Meet the artist behind our next exhibition Funga Robo: Marko Tadić
@markotadik2 (b. in Sisak) is a visual artist based in Zagreb, working across drawing, collage, animation, and installation. A graduate in painting from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence (2006), Tadić’s practice is centered on the reimagining of discarded historical fragments. Through repurposing found objects — such as old photographs, postcards, books, and maps — he explores the interplay of personal memory and collective history, reflecting on the cyclical nature of history and its potential for renewal. His work is an ongoing exploration of time’s elasticity, shifting between the real and the imagined, the document and the abstraction.
Solo and group exhibitions include: Fridericianum, Kassel; Bozar, Brussels; Steirischer Herbst Festival, Graz; 1st Anren Biennale in China; MSU, Zagreb; MMSU, Rijeka;
NMMU, Zagreb; MSUM, Ljubljana; Parco Arte Vivente (PAV), Torino; EKO 8 International Triennial of Art and Environment; and others.
Tadić represented Croatia at the 57th Venice Biennale with Horizon of Expectations, in collaboration with Tina Gverović.
In addition to his artistic practice, he has been a guest lecturer at NABA in Milan since 2015, and has been teaching at the ALU in Zagreb since 2016. His works are included in collections such as the MSU, Zagreb;
the MMSU, Rijeka; the MAXXI Arte Collection, Rome, the AGI Verona Collection; PAV Torino; Collezione Taurisano; Art Collection Telekom; and others.
Exhibitions depicted:
Né qui, né altrove. On domestication, ArtNoble Gallery, Milano, 2025.
The Future is Out There, Rosa Luxemburg Kunstverein, Berlin, 2025.
Heliopolis, PAV, Torino, 2024.
Kitchen, Kožarić Atelier, MSU, Zagreb, 2024.
Playing a Role, Kula Gallery, Split, 2024.
Degrowth, WHW, HDLU, Zagreb, 2023.
The Aim, Filodramatica, Rijeka, 2023.
Complicity in the Making, Gallery Trnava, 2021.
EKO 8, International Triennial of Art and Environment, A Letter to the Future, 2021.
Prevented Landscapes, Steirischer Herbs, Graz, 2024.
Horizon of Expectations, Venice Biennale, 2017.
The Szechwan Tale Theatre and History 1st Anren Biennale, China, 2017.
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
