The National Museum of Modern Art is presenting an exhibition titled Büyük Menderes by renowned Split-based artist Mateo Perasović at the Josip Račić Gallery from June 4 to June 29, marking five decades of his exhibition activity. In honor of this important artistic milestone, the museum's director and exhibition curator Branko Franceschi, who also authored the introductory essay in the accompanying bilingual catalogue, has selected 13 recent works in mixed media created between 2023 and 2025.

Although formally trained in traditional printmaking, Perasović — an artist still relatively unknown to the Zagreb audience — has boldly dedicated his professional career to exploring visual phenomena through non-traditional techniques and materials essential to contemporary graphic art. These include laser and ink-jet prints on unconventional surfaces such as mirrors and plexiglass, through which he interprets classical visual motifs like the meander and circle.
Perasović is recognized for his meticulous craftsmanship and a distinctive artistic output that transcends conventional divisions between visual disciplines. As Franceschi notes, his conceptual focus extends beyond formal research to embrace philosophical and cosmic interpretations, expressed through elementary geometric forms, their combinations and stratifications.

The exhibition is realized with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia and the City of Zagreb.
Sponsor: HP – Croatian Post Inc.

The bilingual catalogue (Croatian/English) was designed by Ana Zubić.

Image: Mateo Perasović, BÜYÜK MENDERES / GREAT MEANDER, 2024. / author’s note / painted glass (double-sided), acrylic mirror (gold)
140 x 70 cm / Cover Photo: Mateo Perasović, ACHROMATIC, 2025. / painted glass (double-sided), acrylic mirror (black) 100 x 100 cm /
Photo: Goran Vranić © National Museum of Modern Art, Zagreb
Installation view / Photo: Goran Vranić © Nacionalni muzej moderne umjetnosti, Zagreb