Dejan Kaludjerović, born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a contemporary artist whose multidisciplinary practice encompasses painting, drawing, installation, performance, sound, and video. He studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna under Erwin Wurm and earned his MA in visual arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 2004. In recognition of his contributions to visual arts, Kaludjerović was granted honorary Austrian citizenship in 2010.
In 2017, Kaludjerović co-founded Verein K – Kunst, Kultur, Kritik, a Vienna-based arts and cultural organization. He currently serves as a member of the advisory board of the Kunsthalle Exnergasse in Vienna for the 2023–2026 term.
Throughout his career, Kaludjerović has delved into themes such as identity, memory, consumerism, and socio-political dynamics. His work often employs processes like recycling, copying, and reenacting to critique the homogeneity embedded in popular culture.
One of his notable decade long projects, Conversations, (2013-ongoing), based on interviews with children aged 7 to 10 from various socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. By posing simple yet provocative questions, he explores universal and localized perspectives on topics like dreams, fears, power, and politics.
Kaludjerović’s works have been exhibited internationally at numerous solo and group shows in Europe, USA, South America, Australia and Asia: 1st Contemporary Biennial TEA 2024, Tenerife, Spain; 60th Venice Biennale, Vlatka Horvat’s project for the Croatian Pavilion; Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, Texas, USA; Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK; Belgrade Cultural Centre, Belgrade, Serbia; Neuer Berliner Kunstverein kunst forum (n.b.k.), Berlin, Germany; Contemporary Art Center (CAC), Vilnius, Lithuania; Project 88, Mumbai, India; Tromsø Kunstforening, Tromsø, Norway; Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland; Fundacion PRÓA, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Galleria D’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Bergamo, Italy; Museum of Modern Art,Warsaw, Poland; 10th Bucharest Biennale, 8th Sinop Biennale, Steirischer Herbst 21, Graz, Austria; Artium Museum, Spain; Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg; Kunstraum Niederösterreich, DOM Museum and Kunstlerhaus Vienna; LENTOS, Linz; Cultural Centre Belgrade (solo); Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna (solo); Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taiwan; Santa Maria delle Croci Ravenna (solo); Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade (solo); 6th Athens Biennale, 1st and 4th Beijing International Art Bienniale; CAC Vilnius; Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina; Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto, Italy; Essl Museum (solo); Tokyo Wondersite – Institute of Contemporary Arts, Tokyo; Kunstpavillion Innsbruck; 28th International Biennial of Graphic Art, Ljubljana; Kunsthalle Krems; 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th and 55th International October Salon Belgrade; Museum of Modern Art Saint-Etienne; 2nd Sinop Biennale, 2nd Bucharest Biennial of Youndg Artists; Landesgalerie Linz am OÖ Landesmuseum, Linz; Prague Quadriennail and Manifesta 4 (archive project), Frankfurt, Germany and 6th Moscow Biennale – Special Project Alanica. The Experimental Method.
For more information about his exhibitions and projects, visit his official website.
