As part of the fifth edition of BIENALSUR https://bienalsur.org/en, on 29 November at the Oktogon  NMMU, the site-specific sculptural project “Permanent Illusion” by Italian artist Antonio Della Guardia was presented. On this occasion, the guests were first addressed by Tea Hatadi, Assistant Director of the National Museum of Modern Art, and Benedetta Casini, a member of the Bienalsur curatorial board and curator of the project, spoke about the two works by Della Guardia presented in Zagreb. The event was attended by the Italian Ambassador to Croatia, His Excellency Paolo Trichilo, First Secretary Alberto Scarano, the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute Gian Luca Borghese, and the Chairman of the Management Board of Generali Insurance Croatia, Mario Carini.

After the opening at the Oktogon NMMU, the guests, accompanied by the curator and the artist, walked to the nearby Vranyczany Palace at 1 Hebrang Street to see the artist’s intervention “To Practice a New Reality” on the protective scaffolding film covering the façade of the National Museum of Modern Art during its renovation. In this work, the artist proposes to passers-by a set of physical and vocal exercises that can be performed at various locations throughout Zagreb, with the aim of activating their symbolic and poetic potential.

For those interested in viewing Antonio Della Guardia’s site-specific sculptural project “Permanent Illusion”, enquiries can be directed to the information channels of the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb.

Antonio Della Guardia’s installation “For Practices of a New Reality” on the façade of the National Museum of Modern Art at 1 Hebrang Street will be on view until 8 January 2026.

The realization of the project was made possible through the financial support of: