Darko Fritz’s latest art project entitled Archives in Progress (projects 1987 – 2007) could be seen till 3rd of February in the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka.

The exhibition presents art projects by Darko Fritz dating from 1987 to 2007 and is therefore a retrospective in nature. Particular projects lasted up to five years. The exhibition explores possibilities of artistic usage of archival means (audio-visual media) and ‘pure information’ as an art form and has been conceived as a ‘movie in space’ within a gallery space. This is the first presentation of his works in Rijeka.

The exhibition presents the following projects:                  
The Imitation of Life Studio – 1987 – 1990 (group project: Fritz, Serdarevic)
Cathedral – 1988 (group project: Bakal, Fritz, Juzbasic, Marusic, Premec)                             
3 x Moscow Intershadow -1992                            
Theatre Time -1994                            
Keep the Frequency Clear -1994 – 1995               
Error Reports – 1995 – 1997     
End of the Message – 1995 – 2000                                      
XXX – 1997 – in progress (group project: p.sound remix:network art)
space=space – 1998 – 2003 (group project: 1999 Fritz, Arapovic)
time=money=time= – 2000 – 2001                                                              
Internet Error Messages – 2001 – in progress
Migrant Navigator – 2002 – in progress      

DARKO FRITZ (Zagreb, 1966) – Fritz studied Architecture in Zagreb (1986 – 1989), and at the Department of media art at Rijksakademie in Amsterdam (1990-1992). He exhibited at numerous group and solo exhibitions in Croatia and abroad, and his works can be found in famous collections (Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Museum of Contemporary Art  Zagreb, Museum of the City of Skopje, World Bank Washington, Museum of Arts & Crafts Zagreb, NSB Zagreb). He lives in Amsterdam, Zagreb and on island of Korcula.

More info about Darko Fritz’s art projects: www.darkofritz.net + www.mmsu.hr