Crouch(klek)-Art Basement Project

The Crouch(klek)-Art Basement Project of ICA-Sofia is a new exhibition space, located on the border between the city street and the city building – it is in a typical Sofia basement. The notorious Sofia klek(crouch)-shop, a typical witness to the period of economical and political transformation after 1989, is used as a model. Just like the klek(crouch)-shop situation of shopping, the shows in the ICA-Sofia’s Crouch(klek)-Art Basement Project require the viewer to bend down and crouch, which might be taken as a sign of respect and participation.

The mission of this project is to be a constant “anchor” of contemporary art in our city, which people will hopefully get used to. The Crouch(klek)-Art Basement Project will present works by Bulgarian and international artists, whose work is based on open and accessible visual communication.

3, Fritjof Nansen St., Sofia, every evening from 8 pm till 12 am

From January 31, 2008: Vanessa Beecroft
vb55, Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, 2005
vb61, Still Death! Darfur Still Deaf? Sudan Performance, Venice, 2007

September 14, 2007 – January 30, 2008: Stefan Nikolaev
Minouk le poisson peintre / Minouk, the Painter Fish, 1994-2005

July 25 – September 13, 2007: Peter Kogler
Rats, 2006