My Work in "I am Jugoslovenka!" Book

I recently received the Slovenian version of the book “‘I am Jugoslovenka!’: Feminist performance politics during and after Yugoslav Socialism” by Jasmina Tumbas.

‘“I am Jugoslovenka” argues that queer-feminist artistic and political resistance were paradoxically enabled by socialist Yugoslavia’s unique history of patriarchy and women’s emancipation. Spanning performance and conceptual art, video works, film and pop music, lesbian activism and press photos of female snipers in the Yugoslav wars, the book analyses feminist resistance in a range of performative actions that manifest the radical embodiment of Yugoslavia’s anti-fascist, transnational and feminist legacies. It covers celebrated and lesser-known artists from the 1970s to today, including Marina Abramovic, Sanja Ivekovic, Vlasta Delimar, Tanja Ostojic, Selma Selman and Helena Janecic, along with music legends Lepa Brena and Esma Redžepova. “I am Jugoslovenka” tells a unique story of women’s resistance through the intersection of feminism, socialism and nationalism in East European visual culture."’

I’m pleased that one of my posters and illustrations, which I created in former Yugoslavia between 1979 and 1981, are included in the book.

 

Below, you can see larger versions of the images from the spreads.

 

Poster for Erica Jong: Fear of Flying, a one-woman play by Rada Đuričin. 1981.

 

"The Ideology of the Hometown Girl," illustration accompanying an article in Start Magazine. 1979.

 

"Why Women Love Fairy-Tales," an illustration accompanying an article in Start Magazine. 1980
 

 

Illustration for Tor Book Cover

Two alternative illustrations for the cover of the book "Audit of the Collapse and Convalescence of Minds" by Renan Bernardo.

 

"A neuroauditor must find out why three artificial minds--a military drone controller, a counseling chatbot, and a dating app--are failing in their jobs."

The story is about the limits of sentience and about forgiving yourself.

 

This short story book is published by Tor Books. Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group, a publishing company based in New York City. It primarily publishes science fiction and fantasy titles.

The book was art directed by Shreya Gupta.

 

 

 

Hedda Gabler Selected for the International Poster Biennial in Mexico

I am pleased to let you know that my poster Hedda Gabler for the JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater in Belgrade, Serbia was selected for the Official Selection of the 19th International Poster Biennial in Mexico.

"Your work was selected from thousands of submissions received from around the world through an evaluation process conducted by our International Selection Committee. It is an honor to include your poster as part of this edition of the Biennial.

We sincerely thank you for your participation and for the trust you have placed in this project. Thanks to the commitment and talent of designers, artists, and students from dozens of countries, this edition has reached a record number of participants, strengthening the international dialogue around poster design and enriching the graphic archive that the Biennial has built over more than three decades."

 

Nightmares and Daydreams: A.C. 2020 Available For Pre-Order

I am pleased to let you know that, I’ve just received the first copies of my series of visual essays “A.C. 2020,” which has been collected and published for the first time for a worldwide audience as “Nightmares and Daydreams: A.C. 2020.”

Featuring a new foreword by Steven Heller and a new afterword by Dave McKean, the new English-language edition by U.K.-based publisher SelfMadeHero will be available exclusively in hardcover. The series was originally published in Croatian in 2025. 

You can pre-order the book on Amazon here, which will release on September 3rd in the U.K. and September 29th in North America. 

 

 

Graphis Poster Awards 2027

I'm proud to announce that my posters have been awarded by the prestigious Graphis Poster Awards 2027, the Platinum Award for the poster Hedda Gabler, Gold Award for the poster Richard II, Silver Award for the poster Eldorado, and Honorable Mention for the poster The People's Deputy, placing them among the most distinguished achievements in this year's poster competition. All four posters were created for JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater in Belgrade, Serbia.

"After a rigorous review by our distinguished panel of world-renowned design leaders, your submission stood out for its clarity of concept, strength of visual language, and excellence in poster design execution. This recognition reflects the highest standards of contemporary graphic communication and affirms your place within Graphis's global community of leading designers.

As an award winner, your work will be prominently featured in the prestigious Graphis Poster Annual 2027 Digital Book and showcased across our official platforms, including the Graphis website and social media channels, helping strengthen your portfolio's international presence.” – Graphis

You can see more of my posters here.

Neo-Nazi Vandalism

Within a few days of my posters for the 15th Miroslav Krleža Festival being put up around Zagreb, Croatia, they were torn up and vandalized. This is not the first time. This has been happening for the past three years. The posters for the Miroslav Krleža Festival are probably the most vandalized posters in Zagreb in recent years.

Miroslav Krleža (1893-1981) was a Croatian writer, widely considered the greatest of the 20th century. I created his portrait with his characteristic hat, and because one of his most famous novels is titled Zastave (The Flags), I made his profile from all of the incarnations of the Croatian flag during his lifetime.

In the past, neo-Nazis and nationalists have satisfied themselves by tearing up posters, scratching off Krleža's name and the red stars, and carving a swastika next to one of them. This time, they were not satisfied just with drawing a swastika. This time, they decided to add two more symbols of hatred to the swastika. Letter U with a cross, symbol of the Ustaša, a Croatian fascist movement that nominally ruled the Independent State of Croatia during World War II. And the number 88. 88 is a neo Nazi and white supremacist numerical code for "Heil Hitler." H is the eighth letter of the alphabet, so 88 = HH = Heil Hitler.

And all on the main square, Ban Jelačić Square in the center of Zagreb. 

Here are the reactions of two major Croatian newspapers to this vandalism, Jutarnji list and Večernji list.

Kunstbibliothek Posters Donation

Some time ago, the Kunstbibliothek-Staatliche Museen zu Berlin requested some of my posters for their collection. On June 22nd, while visiting Berlin, I delivered about 60 of my posters to them.

The Kunstbibliothek is one of the largest museum libraries dedicated to all facets of art history and cultural studies. Above and beyond this, however, it also boasts valuable collections on the history of architecture, photography, graphic design, fashion, book art, and media art. It's extremely diverse, vast holdings include works in a wide variety of media: first editions and historical postcards, illustrated placards and posters, fashion designs, architectural drawings and models, bequests of photograph collections, and Fluxus assemblages. Together, the library and the various museum collections it contains represent the full spectrum of source material on the history of art.

You can see some of the donated posters here.