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Goran Tomcic (Goran Tomčić) is an artist based in Berlin, Germany. His diverse artistic styles and subjects include site-specific installations, temporary structures, text-art, and performative and participatory practices.^[1] ^[2]

Tomcic was born in 1964. He grew up in Croatia, and since 1991 has been based in the USA until he relocated to Germany in 2009. He studied Art History and Comparative Literature at the University of Zagreb ^[3], and holds M.A. in Curatorial Studies at Bard College ^[4], where he graduated with an exhibition of the work of Marjetica Potrč ^[5]^[6]. He is recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including the Pollock- Krasner Grant^[7] (2007), the MacDowell Residency Fellowship ^[8] (1992, 1996), the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe (2020)^[9], and he has been artist-in-residence at many artists residencies. His large-scale installations and projects have been exhibited in museum, galleries and alternative spaces worldwide.^[10] His art can be seen in many collections, including the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (Germany)^[11], KRC Collection (the Netherlands)^[12], CitizenM Hotels (New York, London)^[13] ^[14], Haifa Museum of Art (Israel) ^[15], Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Rijeka (Croatia) ^[16], Valamar Hotels Collection (Croatia)^[17] ^[18], Lapidarium Museum Novigrad (Croatia)^[19], Royal Caribeann International (USA) ^[20].

Since 2015 his artistic practice has been focused on participatory art ^[21], particularly on the “Pompom Nets” project ^[22]; an ongoing, interdisciplinary, process-based art project and a social experiment. The project creates temporary situations and a new ways of being associated. As the main part of this project, the artist has been collaborating with the public, involving diverse communities and various artistic mediums in exhibiting spatial, site-specific installations all over the world: Split, Novigrad, Hvar (Croatia), Venice (Italy), Berlin, Potsdam (Germany), Lisbon, Cais Palafitico da Carrasqueira (Portugal), Cape Coast, Elmina (Ghana), New York City (USA), and Ljubljana, Skofja Loka (Slovenia) ^[23].

References

[1] Stillman, Nick. "Goran Tomcic at Participant Inc". www.artforum.com.

[2] ttps://artfacts.net/artist/goran-tomcic/82325

[3] ttp://www.unizg.hr/homepage/

[4] ttps://ccs.bard.edu/people/roles/11-alumni

[5] ttps://nordenhake.com/artists/marjetica-potrc

[6] ttps://books.google.de/books/about/Theatrum_Mundi.html?id=cBT4xAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

[7] "Goran Tomcic | Works | Pollock Krasner Image Collection". www.pkf-imagecollection.org.

[8] "Goran Tomcic - Artist". MacDowell.

[9] ttps://hangar.com.pt/en/goran-tomcic/

[10] ttps://artfacts.net/artist/goran-tomcic/82325

[11] "Blow Up! The growth of things – works explained".

[12] ttps://independent-collectors.com/collections/krc-collection-going-its-own-way/

[13] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/BwBjNKnl7-U/?hl=hu

[14] ttps://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/citizenm-boutique-luxury-hotel-london-bankside/

[15] ttps://www.hma.org.il/eng/Exhibitions/5364/Queer_Performance:_From_Gilbert_%7Cfamp%7C_George_to_the_Present_Day

[16] ttps://mmsu.hr/?s=goran+tomcic

[17] ttps://porestina.info/otvorena-izlozba-umjetnickih-djela-sudionika-37-i-38-slikarske-kolonije-valamar-riviere/

[18] ttps://www.valamar.com/de/?geo=dach&faza=DriveSales&promo=&campaigntype=BrandSearch&network=g&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu-KiBhCsARIsAPztUF2uJXSGIAqU6N8MwCExFtAyrb3iYMBacjmwpHMFKd_2TllGPLygFk0aAl-JEALw_wcB

[19] ttp://rigo.muzej-lapidarium.hr/?w=izlozbe&g=16&id=147&sl=343

[20] ttps://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-kit/104/symphony-of-the-seas-artwork-a-journey-into-the-unimaginable/

[21] ttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/participatory-art#:~:text=Participatory%20art%20is%20a%20term,become%20participants%20in%20the%20event

[22] ttps://www.dnevnik.si/1043006164/kultura/vizualna-umetnost/intervju-goran-tomcic-participativni-umetnik-nasprotovanje-elitizmu-v-umetnosti

[23] ttps://www.gorantomcic.com/pompom-nets

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-'''Goran Tomcic''' (Goran Tomčić) is an artist based in Berlin. His diverse artistic styles and subjects include site-specific installations, temporary structures, text-art, and performative and participatory practices.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artforum.com/picks/goran-tomcic-8439|title=Goran Tomcic at Participant Inc.|first=Nick|last=Stillman|website=www.artforum.com}}</ref>  <ref>https://artfacts.net/artist/goran-tomcic/82325</ref>
+'''Goran Tomcic''' (Goran Tomčić) is an artist based in Berlin, Germany. His diverse artistic styles and subjects include site-specific installations, temporary structures, text-art, and performative and participatory practices.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artforum.com/picks/goran-tomcic-8439|title=Goran Tomcic at Participant Inc.|first=Nick|last=Stillman|website=www.artforum.com}}</ref>  <ref>https://artfacts.net/artist/goran-tomcic/82325</ref>
-Tomcic was born in 1964. He grew up in Croatia, and since 1991 has been based in the USA until he relocated to Germany in 2009. He studied Art History and Comparative Literature at the University of Zagreb, and holds M.A. in Curatorial Studies at Bard College <ref>https://ccs.bard.edu/people/roles/11-alumni</ref>, where he graduated with an exhibition of the work of Marjetica Potrč <ref>https://books.google.de/books/about/Theatrum_Mundi.html?id=cBT4xAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y</ref>. He is recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including the Pollock- Krasner Grant<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pkf-imagecollection.org/artist/Goran_Tomcic/works/|title=Goran Tomcic &#124; Works &#124; Pollock Krasner Image Collection|website=www.pkf-imagecollection.org}}</ref> (2007), the MacDowell Residency Fellowship <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macdowell.org/artists/goran-tomcic|title=Goran Tomcic - Artist|website=MacDowell}}</ref> (1992, 1996), the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe (2020)<ref>https://hangar.com.pt/en/goran-tomcic/</ref>, and he has been artist-in-residence at many artists residencies. His large-scale installations and projects have been exhibited in museum, galleries and alternative spaces worldwide.<ref>https://artfacts.net/artist/goran-tomcic/82325</ref> His art can be seen in many collections, including the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (Germany)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kunstmuseum.de/en/blow-up-the-growth-of-things-works-explained/|title=Blow Up! The growth of things – works explained}}</ref>, KRC Collection (the Netherlands)<ref>https://independent-collectors.com/collections/krc-collection-going-its-own-way/</ref>, CitizenM Hotels (New York, London)<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BwBjNKnl7-U/?hl=hu</ref> <ref>https://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/citizenm-boutique-luxury-hotel-london-bankside/</ref>, Haifa Museum of Art (Israel) <ref>https://www.hma.org.il/eng/Exhibitions/5364/Queer_Performance:_From_Gilbert_%7Cfamp%7C_George_to_the_Present_Day</ref>, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Rijeka (Croatia) <ref>https://mmsu.hr/?s=goran+tomcic</ref>, Valamar Hotels Collection (Croatia)<ref>https://porestina.info/otvorena-izlozba-umjetnickih-djela-sudionika-37-i-38-slikarske-kolonije-valamar-riviere/</ref> <ref>https://www.valamar.com/de/?geo=dach&faza=DriveSales&promo=&campaigntype=BrandSearch&network=g&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu-KiBhCsARIsAPztUF2uJXSGIAqU6N8MwCExFtAyrb3iYMBacjmwpHMFKd_2TllGPLygFk0aAl-JEALw_wcB</ref>, Lapidarium Museum Novigrad (Croatia)<ref>http://rigo.muzej-lapidarium.hr/?w=izlozbe&g=16&id=147&sl=343</ref>, Royal Caribeann International (USA) <ref>https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-kit/104/symphony-of-the-seas-artwork-a-journey-into-the-unimaginable/</ref>.
+Tomcic was born in 1964. He grew up in Croatia, and since 1991 has been based in the USA until he relocated to Germany in 2009. He studied Art History and Comparative Literature at the University of Zagreb <ref>http://www.unizg.hr/homepage/</ref>, and holds M.A. in Curatorial Studies at Bard College <ref>https://ccs.bard.edu/people/roles/11-alumni</ref>, where he graduated with an exhibition of the work of Marjetica Potrč  <ref>https://nordenhake.com/artists/marjetica-potrc</ref><ref>https://books.google.de/books/about/Theatrum_Mundi.html?id=cBT4xAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y</ref>. He is recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including the Pollock- Krasner Grant<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pkf-imagecollection.org/artist/Goran_Tomcic/works/|title=Goran Tomcic &#124; Works &#124; Pollock Krasner Image Collection|website=www.pkf-imagecollection.org}}</ref> (2007), the MacDowell Residency Fellowship <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macdowell.org/artists/goran-tomcic|title=Goran Tomcic - Artist|website=MacDowell}}</ref> (1992, 1996), the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe (2020)<ref>https://hangar.com.pt/en/goran-tomcic/</ref>, and he has been artist-in-residence at many artists residencies. His large-scale installations and projects have been exhibited in museum, galleries and alternative spaces worldwide.<ref>https://artfacts.net/artist/goran-tomcic/82325</ref> His art can be seen in many collections, including the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (Germany)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kunstmuseum.de/en/blow-up-the-growth-of-things-works-explained/|title=Blow Up! The growth of things – works explained}}</ref>, KRC Collection (the Netherlands)<ref>https://independent-collectors.com/collections/krc-collection-going-its-own-way/</ref>, CitizenM Hotels (New York, London)<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BwBjNKnl7-U/?hl=hu</ref> <ref>https://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/citizenm-boutique-luxury-hotel-london-bankside/</ref>, Haifa Museum of Art (Israel) <ref>https://www.hma.org.il/eng/Exhibitions/5364/Queer_Performance:_From_Gilbert_%7Cfamp%7C_George_to_the_Present_Day</ref>, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Rijeka (Croatia) <ref>https://mmsu.hr/?s=goran+tomcic</ref>, Valamar Hotels Collection (Croatia)<ref>https://porestina.info/otvorena-izlozba-umjetnickih-djela-sudionika-37-i-38-slikarske-kolonije-valamar-riviere/</ref> <ref>https://www.valamar.com/de/?geo=dach&faza=DriveSales&promo=&campaigntype=BrandSearch&network=g&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu-KiBhCsARIsAPztUF2uJXSGIAqU6N8MwCExFtAyrb3iYMBacjmwpHMFKd_2TllGPLygFk0aAl-JEALw_wcB</ref>, Lapidarium Museum Novigrad (Croatia)<ref>http://rigo.muzej-lapidarium.hr/?w=izlozbe&g=16&id=147&sl=343</ref>, Royal Caribeann International (USA) <ref>https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-kit/104/symphony-of-the-seas-artwork-a-journey-into-the-unimaginable/</ref>.
-Since 2015 his artistic practice has been focused on participatory art, particularly on the “Pompom Nets” project; an ongoing, interdisciplinary, process-based art project and a social experiment. The project creates temporary situations and a new ways of being associated. As the main part of this project, the artist has been collaborating with the public, involving diverse communities and various artistic mediums in exhibiting spatial, site-specific installations all over the world: Split, Novigrad, Hvar (Croatia), Venice (Italy), Berlin, Potsdam (Germany), Lisbon, Cais Palafitico da Carrasqueira (Portugal), Cape Coast, Elmina (Ghana), New York City (USA), and Ljubljana, Skofja Loka (Slovenia) <ref>https://www.gorantomcic.com/pompom-nets</ref>.
+Since 2015 his artistic practice has been focused on participatory art <ref>https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/participatory-art#:~:text=Participatory%20art%20is%20a%20term,become%20participants%20in%20the%20event</ref>, particularly on the “Pompom Nets” project <ref>https://www.dnevnik.si/1043006164/kultura/vizualna-umetnost/intervju-goran-tomcic-participativni-umetnik-nasprotovanje-elitizmu-v-umetnosti</ref>; an ongoing, interdisciplinary, process-based art project and a social experiment. The project creates temporary situations and a new ways of being associated. As the main part of this project, the artist has been collaborating with the public, involving diverse communities and various artistic mediums in exhibiting spatial, site-specific installations all over the world: Split, Novigrad, Hvar (Croatia), Venice (Italy), Berlin, Potsdam (Germany), Lisbon, Cais Palafitico da Carrasqueira (Portugal), Cape Coast, Elmina (Ghana), New York City (USA), and Ljubljana, Skofja Loka (Slovenia) <ref>https://www.gorantomcic.com/pompom-nets</ref>.
 == References ==