BIOGRAPHY
1924 Born in Osijek, Croatia.
1950–1956 Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb, Croatia.
1959 Co-founded the Gorgona Group.
2004 Died in Paris, France.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 galerie frank elbaz, Paris. Julije Knifer
(23 November 2024 – 11 January 2025)
Peter Freeman, Inc., New York. Julije Knifer
(10 September – 9 November)
2021 Institut français en Croatie, Zagreb. Julije Knifer – Epigraphies françaises
(6 July – 29 August)
galerie frank elbaz, Paris. Julije Knifer
(3 June – 31 July)
Museum der Wahrnehmung MUWA, Graz, Austria. “Anti-Painting”
(13 March – 27 August)
2020 Neue Galerie Graz, Austria. Uncompromising, curated Radmila Iva Janković
(11 November 2020 – 22 August 2021)
Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York. Meander
(9 January – 15 February)
2018 galerie frank elbaz, Paris. Mural Paintings, curated by Danka Sosic and Zarko Vijatovic
(9 June – 28 July)
Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO), Geneva. Julije Knifer, curated by
Lionel Bovier and Sophie Costes (30 May – 9 September)
2017 Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich. Julije Knifer: I have probably already painted my last
paintings, but maybe not the first ones (26 October 2017 – 14 January 2018)
2016 Galerija Gregor Podnar, Berlin. Elements
(30 April – 18 June)
2015 galerie frank elbaz, Paris. The meander is a form of my freedom
(23 May – 31 July)
Muzej likovnih umjetnosti, Osijek, Croatia. Julije Knifer: Bez kompromisa
(12 March – late April/early May). Catalogue.
2014 Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Julije Knifer: Bez kompromisa
(20 September – 6 December 2014). Exhibition travelled: Galerija umjetnina, Split,
Croatia (3 November – 6 December 2015). Catalogue.
Museum of Slavonia, Osijek, Croatia. Meandri
(3 July – 31 August)
Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York. Julije Knifer
(6 February – 15 March)
Museum der Wahrnehmung, Graz, Austria. Julije Knifer u sklopu izlozbe Quixote
Igora Eskinje
2013 Gallery Adris, Rovinj, Croatia. Julije Knifer: (Osijek 1924 – Pariz 2004)
(11 July – 22 September). Catalogue.
Galerija Academia Moderna, Zagreb, Croatia.
2010 ARNDT, Berlin. Julije Knifer—MEANDER
(9 December 2010 – 12 February 2011)
galerie frank elbaz, Paris. Knifer. Lignes. Autoportraits, curated by Arnauld Pierre
(9 January – 20 February)
2008 Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France.
2007 Toulouse, France. Inauguration de la fresque à la station Jean Jaurès du métro de Toulouse
Galerija Kranjčar, Zagreb, Croatia.
2005 Galerija PM, Zagreb, Croatia. Julije Knifer – Tomo Savić Gecan
2004 Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel.
Galerija Rigo, Novigrad, Croatia.
Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel.
Fondation pour l’Art Contemporain Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon, Annecy, France.
2003 Maison de la Culture, Bourges, France. Julije Knifer
2002 galerie frank elbaz, Paris.
Galerija Likovnih Umjetnosti, Osijek, Croatia.
2001 Venice, Italy. Venice Biennale, Croatian Pavillon
(9 June – 4 November). Catalogue.
Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France.
Galleria Starter, Milan.
2000 Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO), Geneva.
Galerie Site Odéon n°5, Paris.
Galerie Georges Verney-Carron, Villeurbanne, France.
1999 galerie frank elbaz, Paris. Julije Knifer 1959 – 1999: Meandres
(1 April – 29 May). Catalogue.
1998 Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO), Geneva.
1997 Galleria Rigo, Novigrad, Croatia. Julije Knifer
(22 August – 15 September). Catalogue.
Ikona Gallery, Magazzini del Sale Zattere, Venice. Julije Knifer
(13 June – 27 July). Catalogue.
Galerie Schoeller, Düsseldorf.
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO), Geneva.
Galerie Busche, Berlin.
1996 La Box, Bourges, France. Julije Knifer
(7 November – 6 December). Catalogue.
Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO), Geneva. Knifer/Floquet
1995 Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France. Knifer/Molnar/Morellet
1994 Forum für Kulturaustausch, Stuttgart, Germany. IFA
(29 April – 12 June). Catalogue.
Galerie Hoffmann, Friedberg, Germany.
1993 Galerie Verney-Carron, Villeurbanne, France. Knifer/Morellet
(1 September – 8 October). Catalogue.
Villa Arson, Nice, France.
1992 Espace Paul Boyé, Sète, France. Julije Knifer à la Villa Saint-Clair
(29 February – 31 March). Catalogue.
Galerie Busche, Cologne, Germany.
Villa Arson, Nice, France.
1991 Galerie Joseph Dutertre, Rennes, France.
Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
1990 Dany Keller Galerie, Münich. Julije Knifer: Maander 1960 -1990
(8 May – 23 June). Catalogue.
Le Consortium, Dijon, France.
Galerie Busche, Köln, Germany.
Art Prospective, Geneva.
1989 FRAC & Atheneum, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. Gorgona (…Jevsovar,
Knifer…) (3 March – 15 April). Catalogue.
Galerija Equrna, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia.
1988 Galerija Karas Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia.
Exhibition Space, London.
Galerija PM, Zagreb, Croatia.
1987 Galerija Doma JNA, Zagreb, Croatia. Until the meander
(16 April – 4 May). Catalogue.
Galerie Ingrid Dacic, Tübingen, Germany.
Galerija Meander, Apatin, Serbia.
1986 Galerie Schoeller, Düsseldorf.
Galerija SC, Zagreb, Croatia.
1985 Galerie Hoffmann, Friedberg, Germany.
Studio D, Tübingen, Germany.
1984 Galerija Likovnih Umjetnosti, Osijek, Croatia.
Julije Knifer (November – December). Catalogue.
Skenderija, doc, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1983 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia.
1980 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Julije Knifer: Crtezi 1969-1977
(21 January – 7 February). Catalogue.
1979 Kunsthalle, Tübingen, Germany. Julije Knifer
(1–30 September). Catalogue.
Galerija Zodijak, Osijek, Croatia. Julje Knifer. Catalogue.
Galerija Labirint, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Galerija Meduza, Koper, Slovenia.
1978 Galerija Nova, Zagreb, Croatia. Julije Knifer: Crtezi 1969-1977.
Catalogue.
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia.
1977 Gallery of the Student Cultural Centre (SKC), Belgrade, Serbia.
1976 Galleria del Cavallino, Venice.
Nova Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia.
1974 Atelier Glasmeier, Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
1973 Galerie im Zimmer Theater, Tübingen, Germany.
1970 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Julije Knifer
(24 November – 13 December). Catalogue.
1966 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Julije Knifer
(11–21 January). Catalogue.
1962 Studio G, Zagreb, Croatia.
1960 Salon ULUH, Zagreb, Croatia.
1958 Salon ULUH, Zagreb, Croatia.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 The Warehouse, Dallas, Texas. Room by Room: Concepts, Themes and Artists in the
Rachofsky Collection (9 September – 25 November)
galerie frank elbaz, Paris. Collages: Julije Knifer, Tomislav Gotovac, Mangelos and
Mladen Stilinovic, curated by Branka Stipančić (29 April – 17 June)
2022 Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Austria. Changes
(8 October 2022 – 29 January 2023)
Peter Freeman, New York. From Scratch: Mangelos, Julije Knifer, Július Koller, Mladen
Stilinovic & Goran Trbuljak, curated by Branka Stipančić (3 March – 16 April)
2021 Oniris Gallery, Rennes, France. Oniris – 35 Years
(12 June – 25 September)
2020 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Touching the Void, Collection 1940s–1970s
(opened 14 November)
2019 Tate Modern, London. A view From Zagreb: Op and Kinetic Art
(1 February – 12 June)
2018 PROYECTOS MONCLOVA, Mexico. Recollection – A Journey After 28 Years
(28 June – 25 August)
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia. Instructions for Watching –
What the Body Wants? (4 May – 1 July)
Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin. Hello World. Revision einer Sammlung, Hamburger
Bahnhof (28 April – 26 August)
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow. The Other Trans-Atlantic
(17 March – 9 May)
2017 galerie frank elbaz, Dallas, Texas. Investigating the Limits of Painting
(9 September – 28 October)
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein. Gorgona
(9 June – 3 September)
Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest. Non-Aligned Art
(23 March – 25 June)
galerie frank elbaz, Dallas, Texas. Meandering, Abstractly, curated by Paul Galvez
(14 January – 25 March)
P420, Bologna, Italy. Gorgona Postgorgona
2016 FM Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea, Milan. Non-Aligned Modernity. Eastern-European
Art from the Marinko Sudac Collection (27 October – 23 December)
Haus der Kunst, Münich, Germany. Postwar: Art Between the Pacific and the Atlantic,
1945–1965 (10 October 2016 – 26 March 2017)
Museum of Fine Arts, Split, Croatia. Julije Knifer and Gorgona Group, curated by Radmila
Iva Janković and Ana Knifer
ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Germany.
Facing the Future. Art in Europe 1945–1968
2015 Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York. Knifer, Mangelos, Vanista
(8 September – 3 October)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Transmissions: Art in Eastern Europe and Latin
America 1960–1980 (5 September 2015 – 3 January 2016)
Centre d'Art contemporain Bouvet Ladubay, Saumur, France. Reflets
(13 May – 13 September)
Plateforme Roven dans le Cabinet d’arts graphique, Musée régional d’art contemporain
Languedoc-Roussillon, Sérignan, France. Rituels, répétitions, contraintes, tentations
(15 March – 18 June)
Hono-Lulu, Zürich. Zig Zag
Musée Rath, Geneva. Biens Publics
2014 FRAC Bretagne, Rennes, France. Collection.Un rêve d’éternité
(13 December 2014 – 26 April 2015)
Carré d’Art – Musée d’Art Contemporain, Nîmes, France. Personal Cuts
(17 October 2014 – 11 January 2015)
Galerija Kazamat, Osijek, Croatia. Prizori od svjetla. Za Julija
(July). Catalogue.
Longhouse Projects, New York. The mysterious moving forward
(26 June – 16 August)
Universalmuseum Graz – Nueue Galerie Graz, Austria. Idea and Form: Mathematics and the
Beauty of Science (27 February – 11 May)
2013 Museum of Contemporary Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The Present and Presence: Repetition 4
- Micro-political Situations (28 May – 16 June)
Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France. Transition Noir & Blanc
(26 April – 14 September)
Zak Branicka, Berlin. Gorgona: Please Attend
(18 January – 2 March)
Centre Pompidou, Metz, France. Une brève histoire de lignes
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO), Geneva. Section des stylites
Academia moderna, Zagreb, Croatia. Knifer/Stupica
2012 Rex Livingston Art Dealer, Sydney, Australia. Selected Secondary Market Investment Works
Lauba, Zagreb, Croatia. Usudi se probati
Galerija Klovićevi dvori, Zagreb, Croatia. Apstrakcija – Modernizam i suvremenost
2011 MoMA Library, New York. Scenes from Zagreb: Artist’s Publications of the New Art
Practice (12 December 2011 – 17 February 2012)
Sofia Art Gallery, Bulgaria. Kontakt Collection
(22 October – 27 November)
Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik, Croatia. Treasure of the Museum of Modern Art
Dubrovnik-Croatian art from the end of the 19th Century until the present Day
(6 July – 16 October)
galerie frank elbaz, Paris. Gorgona (…Knifer, Mangelos, Vanista…)
(9 June – 30 July)
Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Spain. Museum of Parallel Narratives.
In the framework of L’Internationale (14 May – 2 October)
FRAC Basse-Normandie, Caen, France. Mortel!
Abbaye, Annecy-le-Vieux, France. Mouvements
DIX291, Paris. Geométries De L’Âme
Dany Keller Galerie, Münich. Kunst der siebziger Jahre
École Régionale des Beaux-Arts Rouen, France. Black Should Bleed To Edge
Galerija Prica, Samobor, Croatia. 2. hrvatski trijenale autoportreta
2010 ARNDT, Berlin. Changing the World
(30 April – 2 May)
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Les Promesses du Passé
(14 April – 19 July)
Ecole Supérieure d’art, Metz, France. Listen to your Eyes
(26 February – 18 April)
Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Modern Times: Responding to Chaos
(16 January – 14 March)
Dany Keller Galerie, Münich. Die Leichtigkeit des Seins Teil 2
Stara tiskara, Pula, Croatia. Moderna (post) moderna
Galerija Likovnih Umjetnosti, Osijek, Croatia. Akvizicije 1990. – 2009.
2009 Den Niederlanden und der Schweiz, Gesellschaft für Kunst und Gestaltung, Bonn,
Germany. 1/1 ...... 1/100 - Editionen aus Deutschland, den Niederlanden und der Schweiz
Galéria Jana Koniarka, Trnava, Slovakia. Minimal Shift
Dany Keller Galerie, Münich. Editionen der Galerie seit 1970
MMC Luka, Pula, Croatia. Kriza
Umjetnicka galerija Dumbrovnik, Croatia. Iz fundusa Umjetnicke galerije Dumbrovnik –
Djela od kraja 19. Do pocetka 21. stoljeca
Galerija Klovićevi dvori, Zagreb, Croatia. Slavonia, Baranja and Sirmium - sources of
European civilization
2008 Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany. Why here is always somewhere else
(3 October – 30 November)
Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland. As soon as I open my eyes I see a film
(25 April – 22 June)
Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany. bit international. [Nove]
tendencije – Computer und visuelle Forschung Zagreb 1961-1973
(23 February 2008 – 18 January 2009)
Muzej modern I suvremene umjetnosti, Rijeka, Croatia. Formalno – angažirano
(15 February – 15 June)
Paksi Képtár, Paks, Hungary. Atelier - Edition Fanal
The Gallery of Fine Arts, Split, Croatia. Odsutni / Prisutni
Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik, Croatia. From the holdings of the museum, curated by
Petra Golušić and Rozana Vojvoda (31 May – 30 June)
International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC), Ljubljana, Slovenia. Rational Eye,
Geometric, Optical, Kinetic and Programmed Art
Creski muzej – Palaca Arsan, Cres, Croatia. Grafika XX. stoljeća iz Zbirke Solis
Galerija Klovićevi dvori, Zagreb, Croatia. Oltari avangarde
2007 Neue Galerie Graz, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Austria. bit international
[Nove]Tendencije (28 April – 17 June)
Les Abattoirs de Toulouse, France. Ligne B - Connexion aux Abattoirs
Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik, Croatia. From the holdings of the museum
(21 June – November)
Neue Galerie Graz, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Austria. Rückblende. Die Fotosammlung
der Neuen Galerie Graz
Vasarely Museum, Budapest. White-Black
Leopold Hoesch Museum, Düren, Germany. Die Neuen Tendenzen. Eine europäische
Kuenstlerbewegung 1961-1973
Museum of Contemporary Art, Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia. Svakodnevni zivot stolica iz
kolekcije Macura
MMC Luka, Pula, Croatia. From the holdings of the museum and collection of Istria
2006 Museum für Konkrete Kunst, Ingolstadt, Germany. Die Neuen Tendenzen
(29 September 2006 – 7 January 2007)
The Russian Museum, Marble Palace, Saint Petersburg. Essence of Life Art: Graphic Art of
Conceptual Artists of Russia and Eastern Europe (15 June – 17 July)
Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik, Croatia. Selection from the MMAD Collection
(12 June – 11 July)
FRAC Limousin, Limoges, France. Au-delà de la géométrie (art construit, minimal, sériel)
Muzej modern umetnosti, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Arteast Collection 2000+23
Galerie Schrade & Blashofer, Karlsruhe, Germany. Sammeln und Entdecken
Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Austria. Kontakt - ... aus der Sammlung
der Erste Bank-Gruppe
2005 Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest. Essence of Life – Essence of Art, curated
by Jadran Adamović (8 September – 9 October). Exhibition travelled: The State Tretyakov
Gallery, Moscow; State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
Musée d´art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO), Geneva, Switzerland.
Julije Knifer –Rémy Zaugg: In memoriam
Karl Ernst Osthaus – Museum Hagen, Germany. East Art Map
Karlin Hall, Thamova, Prague. Prague Biennale 2
2004 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California. Beyond Geometry: Experiments in Form, 1940s-70s
(13 June – 3 October)
Fondation pour l’Art Contemporain Claudine et JeanMarc Salomon, Alex, France.
Julije Knifer (20 March – 23 May). Catalogue.
Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France.
Umjetnicka galerija Dubrovnik, Croatia. Silka I object. Zbirka Filip Trade
Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik, Croatia. Image and Object
Musée d'Art moderne de Saint-Etienne, France. Passage d´Europe
Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland. François Morellet - Julije Knifer
2003 Collection FRAC Basse-Normandie, Caen, France.
Musée des Nantes, Collection FRAC, Bourgogne, France.
Galerie Gisèla Linder, Basel. Linien
FRAC Bretagne, Rennes, France. Un choix dans les acquisitions récentes
Le Ring, Nantes, France. Acquisitions
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Brest, France. Le Diable Evidemment
Galerie Lahumière, Paris. Le noir est une couleur
Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel. Multiples
Überblicke, Kunstpalais Erlangen, Germany. Kunst zeigt, was man nicht sieht. Die
Städtische Sammlung Erlangen
2002 Espace d’Art Contemporain, Paris. Maquis
(19 September – 24 November). Catalogue.
Musée de Grenoble, France. L’Art d’aujourd’hui
Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Ravenna, Italy. Appunti sull’Arte Contemporanea Croata
2001 Musée d´Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO), Geneva. Théâtre de la cruauté
(Héautontimoroumenoï)
Musée d´Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO), Geneva. Formes du simple 2
Centre Pompidou, Paris. De Artaud ... à Twombly
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Oeuvres sur papier: Acquisitions 1996 – 2001
Venice, Italy. Biennale di Venezia: 49th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale
Vismara Arte, Milan. Bianco e nero
Galleria Starter, Milan. Opposizione Croata: Julije Knifer – Ivan Picelj
The Poreč Annale, Poreč, Croatia. Confrontation and Continuity of the New Tendencies
Centro Cultural, Cascais, Portugal. Exat 51 1951-1956, Nove Tendencije / New tendencies:
1961-1973
2000 Espace de l’Art Concret, Mouans-Sartoux, France. Art Concret
(2 June – 29 October). Catalogue.
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein.
Espace de l’Art concret, Mouans-Sartoux, France. Lignes de Conduite
Varosi Muvészeti Muzeum Képtara, Györ, Hungary. Concrete Art in six countries of Central
Europe from 1945 to these days (28 June – 1 October). Catalogue.
Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 2000 + Arteast Collection, The Art of Eastern
Europe from 1960 to the Present
FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
Fundación Joan Miró, Barcelona. Art in Central Europe 1949 – 1999
Galerie Georges Verney-Carron, Lyon, France. Partage
Musée D’art Roger Quilliot, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Passé compose / Futur antérieur
1999 Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Austria. Aspekte/Positionen - 50 Jahren
Kunst aus Mitteleuropa 1949-1999 (18 December 1999 – 27 February 2000). Exhibition
travelled: Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest (23 March – 28 May 2000).
Catalogue.
L’Imagerie, Lannion, France. Fragments
Galleria Vismara Arte, Milan. Knifer, Molnar, Morellet
Musée de l’Hôtel Dieu, Mantes-La-Jolie, France. Rayures, Acte II
Musée des Vannes, France. Estampes et Art Géométrique
Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France. Les Artistes de la Galerie
Das Richard Haizmann Museum, Basel. Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau. Positionen der konkreten
und kontruktiven Kunst
Le Consortium, Dijon, France. This is yesterday – Esto es ayer
1998 Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany. Abstraktion zwischen 1945
und 1959 (18 October 1998 – 1 January 1999). Catalogue.
Château d’Eau, Bourges, France. Le Dessin en Procès
Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Quimper, France. Dessiner-Décider
Musée de Grenoble, France. Exposition d’été
Le Consortium, Dijon, France. Le Trésor
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dole, France. Un Certain Classicisme
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Le Consortium collectionne
Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France. Les artistes de la Galerie
Musée d´Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO), Geneva. Julije Knifer – Peinture
murale
1997 Villa Pisani, Venice. Gorgona, Gorgonic, Gorgonian
(14 June – 30 September). Catalogue.
Coddard de Fides Gallery, Perth, Australia. Reduction
Miesne kulturne centrum, Bratislava, Slovakia. Geografia – Geometria
Narodni Galerie, Prague. Histoires de Blanc et Noir
Centre régional d’art contemporain, Sète, France. Ainsi de suite
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Made in France
47th International Art Exhibition | La Biennale di Venezia, Italy. Past, Present, Future
1996 Istarska sabornica, Poreč, Croatia. XXXI. porečki annals
Musee des Jacobins, Morlaix. Panoramas 1981-1996: La collection du FRAC Bretagne
(6 July – 11 November). Exhibition travelled: Grand Hotel du Golf et des Panoramas,
Saint-Briac, France (7 July – 1 August); La Criee, centre d’art contemporain, Rennes,
France (9 July – 31 August); Gallerie Art & Essai Universite Rennes 2, France
(26 August – 7 September). Catalogue.
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Dessins: Nouvelles Acquisitions 1992 – 1996
(9 October 1996 – 6 January 1997). Catalogue.
Dom HDLU, Zagreb, Croatia. 125 vrhunskih djela hrvatske umjetnosti
(20 February – 10 April). Catalogue.
Musée de Grenoble, France. Histoires de Blanc et Noir (23 May – 19 August). Catalogue.
Narodni Galerie, Prague. Histoires de Blanc et Noir
Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Kmostrukivizam I kneticka umjetnost
Muzej modern umetnosti, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 21 medarodni graficni biennale
Le Magasin, Grenoble, France. Morceaux chois du Fond National
1995 Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia. Konstruktivizam i Kineticka Umjetnost
1994 Kunsthalle, Bonn, Germany. Europa-Europa: Das Jahrhundert der Avantgarde in Mittel-
und Osteuropa (27 May – 16 October). Catalogue.
1993 Centre Pompidou, Paris. Noir Dessin
(7 July – 26 September). Catalogue.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. The Horse who Sings: Radical Art from Croatia
(17–27 March). Catalogue.
Galerie Sophia Ungers, Cologne. Charlton-Knifer-Knoebel-Mosset-Nixon
Galerie Hoffmann, Friedberg, Germany. Blick in Archiv
1992 Tribune Trigon, Graz, Austria. Identität: Differenz – 1940 – 1990. Eine Topographie der
Moderne (3 October – 8 November). Catalogue.
Château de Fraissé, France. Autour d’une passion
(July – August). Catalogue.
Ernst Museum, Budapest. Croatia: Kortar Horvat
(20 February – 22 March). Catalogue.
Galerie du Théâtre National de Bretagne, Rennes, France. Noir et Blanc
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Manifeste
Villa Arson, Nice, France. Les Mystère de l’Auberge Espagnole
1991 Château d’Oiron, France.
1990 Ancienne Usine Plainpalais, Geneva. Passages: Cinq installations d’art
(18 May – 30 June). Catalogue.
Kunstverein, Salzburg, Germany.
Le Consortium, Dijon, France. Julije Knifer, Richard Paul Lohse
1989 Université de Bougogne, Dijon, France. Gorgona
1988 Karas Galerija, Zagreb, Croatia. Knifer i Kulmer
(15–30 June). Catalogue.
Centre Cultural La Beneficencia, Valence, France. Alfons Roig i els seus Arnics
Exhibition Space, London. Haft, Knifer, Pearson
1987 Musée de Grenoble, France. Panorama du XXe siècle
1986 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. U susret Muzeju suvremene umjetnosti. 30
godina Galerije suvremene umjetnosti (21 August – 30 September). Catalogue.
Kunsthaus, Nürnberg, Germany. Konkrert Sieben
Hoffmann Galerie, Friedberg, Germany. Die Ecke
Galerija Studentskog kulturnog centra, Belgrade, Serbia. Marijan Jevsovar, Julije Knifer, Ivan
Kozaric, Djuro Seder, Josip Vanista
Galerija Karas, Zagreb, Croatia. Geometrije
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia. Jugoslovenska grafika 1950-1980
1985 Galerija likovnih umjetnosti, Osijek, Croatia. Marijan Jevsovar, Julije Knifer, Ivan Kozaric,
Djuro Seder, Josip Vanista. Catalogue.
Galerie des arts plastiques, Osijek, Slovenia. Biennale Slavonaca
1983 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Le minimalisme en Yougoslavie
(10–27 March). Catalogue.
Koprivnica, Croatia. Centar za kulturu Koprivnica
Hedendaagse-Kunst, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Jugoslawische Konstruktivismus 1921-1981
Palazzo Reale, Milan. L’Ultima avanguardia
1982 Galerija Likovnih Umjetnosti, Osijek, Croatia. Primjeri primarnog i analitickog slikarstva u
Jugoslaviji 1974 – 1980) (November 1982). Exhibition travelled: Muzej grada Koprivnice,
Croatia (December 1982); Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia (January 1983);
Obalne galerije, Piran, Slovenia (February – March 1983); Collegium artisticum, Sarajevo,
Bosnia. Catalogue.
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Inovacije u hrvatskoj umjetnosti sedamdesetih
godina (March). Exhibition travelled: Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Serbia
(April). Catalogue.
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Akvizicije 20
1981 Moderna galerija, Zagreb. 16. zagrebacki salon: Apstrakne tendencije u Hrvatskoj 1951 –
1961 (15 May – 15 June). Catalogue.
Muzej grada Motovuna, Motovun, Croatia. 7. Motovunski likovni susreti – Transformacije
papira, Muzej grada Motovuna
Galerija Likovnih Umjetnosti, Osijek, Croatia. VIII. Biennale Slavonaca
1980 São Paulo, Brazil. XVI Biennale de Sao Paolo
Radnicki univerzitet, Centar za kulturu, Belgrade, Serbia. Slika = Slika
Galerija Nova, Zagreb, Croatia. Nove pojave u hrvatskoj umjetnosti
Museo National de Arte, La Paz, Bolivia. Jugoslavenska sekcja na Bienalu Sao
Paolo
Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Serbia. Medunarodna izlozba likovnih umetnosti
Beograd ’80
Galerija Karas, Zagreb, Croatia. Listovi.
Exhibition travelled: Mestna galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Serbia. Jugoslovensko slikarsto seste decenije
Galerija Nova, Zagreb, Croatia. Nove pojave u hrvatskom slikarstvuu.
Catalogue.
Umjetnicki paviljon, Zagreb, Croatia. 15. zagrebacki Salon
1979 Heidelberg, Germany. 1. Biennale der Europäischen Grafik
(5 August – 7 October). Catalogue.
Museum of Modern Art, Zagreb, Croatia. Likovne nagrade INA ’79
The National Museum of Modern Art, Osaka, Japan. The 11th International Biennal
Exhibition of Prints in Tokyo
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Graficki zavod Hrvatske, Zagreb, Croatia. Od Babica do Knifera
Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 13. medunarodni graficki biennale
São Paolo, Brazil. XV Bienal de São Paulo
1978 Galerija Meduza, Koper, Slovenia. Mala silka
Zavod za obrazovanje, Graficki skolski centar, Drustveni dom, Zuprude, Dukat, OKI, Piva,
Astra, Chromos, Slavija, Zagreb. Od babica do Knifera
Museum Oswall, Dormunt, Germany. Tendenzen in der Jugoslawischen Kunst von heute.
Exhibition travelled: Kunsthalle, Nürnberg, Germany; Staatlische Museum, Berlin,
Germany.
Kunstverein, Frechen, Germany. 5. Internationale Grafik Biennale
Galerija SC, Zagreb, Croatia. Minimalna glazba
Centar za multimedijalna istrazivanja, Zagreb, Croatia. Atributivne vjezbe
Umjetnički paviljon, Zagreb, Croatia. 13. zagrebacki Salodacic zivojinn
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Nova umjetnicka praksa 1966-1978.
Catalogue.
1977 Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria. Trigon 77
(8 October – 13 November). Catalogue.
Galerija studentskog kulturnog centra, Belgrade, Serbia. Gorgona
(June). Catalogue.
Zuzoric/Salon Muzeja savremene umetnosti, Belgrade, Serbia.
Museo Civico di Villa, Mirabello, Varese, Italy. Sul Concetto di Serie Secondo simposium
del Centro internazionale d’arte costruttiva
Umjetnički paviljon, Cvijeta Zuzoric/Salon of Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade,
Serbia. 5. beogradski trijenale jugoslovenske likovne umetnosti
Umjetnički paviljon Cvijeta Zuzoric, Belgrade, Serbia.
Rathaus, Mainz, Germany. Moderne Kunst in Kroatien
Centro storico, Bergamo, Italy.
Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Mantova, Italy.
Umjetnicki paviljon, Zagreb, Mantova. Otkup umjetnina 1976
Galerija Karas, Zagreb, Mantova. Aktualnosti u hrvtskoj likovnoj umjetnosti
Muersea Civico di Villa Mirabello, Verese, Italy. Sul Concetto di Serie. Secondo symposium
del Centro internazionale d’arte construttiva
1976 The Turnpike Gallery, Lancashire, Leigh, United Kingdom.
The City Art Gallery, Dublin. Aspects ’75 – Contemporary Yugoslav Art.
Exhibition travelled: The Ulster Museum, Belfast, UK; The Third Eye Center, Glasgow,
UK.
Gallery of Dom Omladine, Belgrade, Serbia. Works on Paper
Association of Science-Tecnology Centers, Washington DC. Contemporary Yugoslav Prints
Zavicajni muzej, Porestine, Poreč, Croatia. XVI poreč annals
Kabinet grafike JAZU, Zagreb, Croatia. 9. zagrebacka izlozba jugoslavenske grafike
Gradski muzej, Sombor, Serbia. 16. likovna jesen
Venice, Italy. La biennale di Venezia: 37. Esposizione internaionale d’arte
(13 July – 10 October). Catalogue.
Galerie St. Johann, Saabrücken, Germany. Dokumentation einer Ausstellugsreihe 1976-
1975
1975 Zavicajini muzej, Rovinj, Croatia. Pokloni i otkupi 1975
Atelier Rolf Glasmaier, Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Dokumentation einer Austellungsreihe
1969 – 1971
Galerija Karas, Zagreb. HDLU – Novosti iz suvreme hrvatske umjetnosti
(8 May – 8 June). Catalogue.
Studio Galerije Forum, Zagreb. Aukcija za studentsku akciju Solidarnost 72
The Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh. Aspects 75
(27 September – 25 October). Catalogue.
Izlozbeni salon, Doma JNA, Institut Ruder Boskovic, Zagreb. Susret znanosti i
umjetnosti
Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Vienna, Austria. Aspekye: Gegenwärtige Kunst aus
Jugoslawien
Studio Galerije Forum Zagreb, Croatia. Aukcija za studentsku akciju Solidarnost 72
Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade, Serbia. Oblici geometrizma u savremenoj grafici
Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 11. medunarodni biennale grafike
1974 Galerija studentskog kulturnog centra, Belgrade, Serbia. Izolozba apstraktnog slikarstva
Umketnicki salon, Split, Croatia. 1. bijenale suvremene hrvatske grafike
Muzej na sovremenata, Umenost, Skopje, Macedonia. 100 dela na Sovremenata hrvatska
umetnost
Frechen, Germany. 3. Internationale Grafik Biennale
Gelerija Studentskog kulturnog centra, Belgrade. Slike – Paintings
(16 June – 5 July). Catalogue.
HDLU - Galerija Karas, Umjetnički paviljon, Zagreb. Likovne teme danas
Erholungshaus Beyer, Leverkusen, Jahrhundert Halle, Hoechst, Germany. Jugoslavische
Kunst der Gegenwart
1973 The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan. Contemporary Yugoslavian Art
King Stephen Museum, Budapest. Kortars Jugoslav Festzet
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, United Kingdom. Yugoslavian Contemporary
Painting and Sculpture
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Nove Tendecije 5
Sao Paolo, Brazil. XIII Biennale de Sao Paolo
(October – November). Catalogue.
Francavilla mare, Pescara, Italy. 27 Premio Michetti
Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 10. medunarodni grafike biennale
1972 Denmarks Teknische Museum, Helsingor, Sweden. Nye Tendenser i Jugoslavie Billekunst
Museum Boymans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. De consequensies van de
Machine
Muzej savremene umenosti, Belgrade, Serbia. Jugoslavenska grafika 1965-1972
Kabinet grafike JAZU, Zagreb. 7. zagrebacka izlozba jugoslavenske grafike
La Gare Centrale, Brussels, Belgium. Graveerkunst von Kroataë 1967-1971. Exhibition
travelled: Koninklijke Akademie voor Schone Kunsten, Gent, Belgium; Peer Limburgs
Ontomoettingscentrum vor Plastiche Kunst, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
NaMa - Galerija Kvatric, Zagreb, Serbia. 100 djela 72 umjetnika
Motovun, Croatia. Prvi likovni susret
1971 Landesmuseum Mainz, Germany. 10 Künstler aus Zagreb – Neue Tendenz. Exhibition
travelled: Recklinghausen, Germany; Ludwigshafen, Germany; Oberhausen, Germany.
1970 Muzej savremene umetnosti, Belgrade, Serbia. 4. beogradski trijenale jugoslavenske
umetnosti
1969 Musée Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Bologna, Italy. Arte figurativa Zagrabese d’oggi
Halmanshof, Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Neue Tendenz-Ausstellung der Jugoslawischen
Künstler
McGraw Hill Inc., New York. Contemporary Art in Yougoslavia
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Nove Tendecije 4
1968 Umjetnički paviljon, Zagreb, Croatia. 3. zagrebacki Salon
1967 Beogradski sajam, Belgrade, Serbia. 3. tijenale likovnih umetnosti
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Akvizicje 5
Montréal, Québec, Canada. Expo 67
1966 Ljubljana, Slovenia. 2 BIO
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Akvizicije 4
Umjetnički paviljon, Zagreb, Croatia. 2. Zagrebacki Salon
Burgenländische Landesregierung, Eisenstadt, Austria. Moderne Kroatische Kunst
1965 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Akvizicije 3
Galerija likovne umjetnosti Osijek, Croatia. 22 suvremena hrvatska slikara
Bern, Switzerland. Actuel 65
1964 Beogradski sajam, Belgrade, Serbia. 2. trijenale likovnih umetnosti
Museum Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany. 2. Neue Tendenzen
1963 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Akvizicje 1
Studentski centar, Zagreb. Panorama decenija hrvatskog slikarstva 1952-1962.
Catalogue.
Biennale Internazionale d’Arte, San Marino, Italy. Oltre l’informale: IV
1962 Galerija umjetnina, Split, Croatia. Krajinosti
Likovna jesen, Sombor, Serbia.
Städt, Museum Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany. Konstruktivisten
1961 Museum of Modern Art, Rijeka, Croatia. Salon 61
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Slikarstvo i skulptura 1961
Studio F, Ulm, Germany. Jugoslawische Maleri
Galerie Denise René, Paris. Art Abstrait Constructif International
Beogradski sajam Belgrade, Serbia. 2. trijenale likovnik umetnosti
(25 May – 25 June). Catalogue.
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb, Croatia. Nove Tendecije 1
(3 August – 14 September). Catalogue.
1960 Umjetnički paviljon, Zagreb, Croatia. Izlozba ULUH-a
Umjetnički paviljon Mali Kalemegdan, Belgrade. Izlozba ULUH-a
1959 Umjetnicki pavillon, Zagreb. ULUH
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2022 Rabinowitz, Cay Sophie, ed. Julije Knifer: Collages for Meanders (New York: OSMOS
Books, 2022).
2014 Julije Knifer: Uncompromising (Zagreb: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2014).
Exhibition catalogue.
Perica, Blaženka. Prizori od svjetla, za Julija (Osijek: HDLU Osijek, 2014).
2013 Zidić, Igor. Julije Knifer: (Oijek 1924 – Pariz 2004) (Zagreb: Adris grupa, 2013).
2012 Koščević, Želimir. Kritije, predgovori, razgovori: 1962-2011 (Zagreb: Durieux, 2012).
2011 Stipančić, Branka. Mišljenje je forma energije: Eseji I intervjui iz suvremene hrvatske
umjetnosti (Zagreb: Arkzin: Hrvatska sekcija AICA, 2011).
2009 Briska Uzelac, Sonja. Vizualni tekst: Studije iz teorije umjetnosti (Zagreb: Centar za vizualne
studije, 2008).
Perica, Blaženka. Odsutni – prisutni (Split: Galerija umjetnina Split; Zagreb: Kranjčar,
2009). Exhibition catalogue.
2008 Pesic, Peter. Beyond Geometry: Classic papers from Riemann to Einstein (Mineola, New
York: Dover Publications, 2007).
2007 Barré, Françoise. Joindre et Rejoindre: L’art et le metro de Toulouse (Paris: Éditions du
Panama, 2007).
2006 Stipaničić, Branka. O nepoznatim radovima: Boris Cvjetanović, Antonio Gotovac-Lauer
(Tomislav Gotovac), Sanja Iveković, Željko Jerman, Julije Knifer, Vlado Martek, Dalibor
Martinis, Mladen Stilinović, Goran Trbuljak, Josip Vaništa (Zagreb: Galerija Nova;
Dubrovnik: Galerija Otok, Art radionica Lazareti, 2006). Exhibition catalogue.
2004 Mifka, Ljerka. Zlatna vječnost kugle: Eseji I kritike (Zagreb: Ex libris, 2004).
Baby, Vincent, et al. Lignes et meanders (Alex, France: Fondation pour l’Art Contemporain
Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon, 2004). Exhibition catalogue.
Koščević, Želimir, ed. Enigma objekta = Enigme de la modernité: kolekcija Nacionalnog
muzeja modern umjetnoti Centra Pompidou, Paris (Zagreb: Muzej suvremene umjetnosti,
2004). Exhibition catalogue.
2003 Denegri, Jerko. Prilozi za drugu liniju: Kronika jednog kriyičarskog zalaganja (Zagreb:
Horetzky, 2003).
2002 Maković, Zvonko. Julije Knifer (Zagreb: Meandar – Studiošić, 2002).
Corne, Eric, et al. Maquis: Julije Knifer, Yvan Salomone, Paola Yacoub, Michel Lasserre,
Fionrenza Menini, Gary Hill (Brussels: La Lettre volée; Paris: Le Plateau: Fonds regional
d’art contemporain d’lle-de-France, 2002). Exhibition catalogue.
Milovac, Tihomir, et al. Neprilagođeni: Konceptualističke stragije u hrvatskoj: conceptualist
strategies in Croatian contemporary art (Zagreb: Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, 2002).
Exhibition catalogue.
2001 Pierre, Arnauld. Julije Knifer: Méandres (Paris: Adam Biro, 2001).
Maković, Zvonko. Julije Knifer, Croazia (Zagreb: Ministero della cultura della Repubblica di
Croazia; Venezia: Fondazione Querini Stampalia, 2001). Exhibition catalogue.
2000 Aspekte, Positionen: 50 Jahre Kunst aus Mitteleuropa 1949-1999 (Vienna: Museum
Moderner Kunst Stifung Lundwig Wien, 2000. Exhibition catalogue.
Herbert, Line, et al. Art Concret (Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux; Mouns-Sartoux:
Espace de a’art concret, 2000). Exhibition catalogue.
Denegri, Jerko. Umjetnost konstruktivnog pristupa EXAT 51 I Nove tendencije (Zagreb:
Horetsky, 2000).
Susovski, Marijan, et al. Concrete art in Central European countries from 1945 to these days
(Gyor: Városi Muvészeti Múzeum Gyor, 2000). Exhibition catalogue.
1999 Pierre, Arnauld. Julije Knifer 1959 – 1999: Méandres (Paris: Galerie Frank, 1999).
Huitorel, Jean-Marc. Les Règles du jeu: Le peintre et la contrainte (Caen: FRAN Basse –
Normandie, 1999). Exhibition catalogue.
1998 Gassen, Richard W., ed. Kunst im Aufbruch: Abstraction zwischen 1945 und 1959
(Ostfildern-Ruit: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1998). Exhibition catalogue.
1997 Julije Knifer (Venice: Ikona Gallery, 1997). Exhibition catalogue.
Maković, Zvonko. Julije Knifer (Novigrad: Pučko otvoreno učilište, 1997). Exhibition
catalogue.
Gattin, Marija, ed. Gorgona Goronesco Goronico (Venice: A.I.A.P UNESCO Comitato
Italiano, 1997). Exhibition catalogue.
Marsaud-Perrodin, Roselyne. Panoramas 1981-1996: La collection du FRAC Bretagne
(Rennes: FRAC Bretagne, 1997). Exhibition catalogue.
1996 Besacier, Hubert. Julije Knifer (Bourges: La Box, 1996).
Pierre, Arnauld. Histories de Blanc et Noir: Hommage à Aurélie Nemours (Grenoble: Musée
de Grenoble, 1996). Exhibition catalogue.
Rus, Zdenko, ed. 125 urhunskih djela hrvatske umjetnosti (Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo
likovnih umjetnika, 1996). Exhibition catalogue.
Dessins: Acquisitions 1992-1996 (Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1996). Exhibition
catalogue.
1994 Winkler, Monica, ed. Julije Knifer: Neue Arbeiten 1991-1993 (Stuttgart: Forum für
Auslandsbeziehungen, 1994). Exhibition catalogue.
Stanislawskim Ryszard and Christoph Brockhaus, eds. Europa Europa: Das Jahrhundert der
Avantgarde in Mittel-und Osteuropa (Bonn: Stiftung Kunst und Kultur des Landes
Nordrheim-Westfalen, 1994). Exhibition catalogue.
Radaković, Žarko. Knifer: Povest o Juliju Kniferu (Belgrade: Radio B92, 1994).
1993 Bernadac, Marie-Laure, et al., eds. Noir dessin (Paris: Èditions du Centre Georges
Pompidou, 1993). Exhibition catalogue.
Pique, Pascal. Julije Knifer / François Morellet (DRAC Rhône-Alpes; Sète: Villa Saint-Clair;
Villeurbanne: Galerie Georges Verney-Carron, 1993). Exhibition catalogue.
The Horse Who Sings: Radical Art from Croatia (Sydney: Museum of Contemporary Art,
1993). Exhibition catalogue.
1992 Identität, Differenz: Tribüne Trigon, 1940-1990, eine Topografie der Moderne
(Künstlerhaus: Neue Galerie; Graz: Stadtmuseum Graz, 1992). Exhibition catalogue.
Marcadé, Jean-Claude. Julije Knifer (Sète: Mouvelle Vague, 1992). Exhibition catalogue.
Des Gachons, Patrick. Autour d’une passion 4 (Fraïsseé-des-Corbieres: Château du Fracïssé,
1992). Exhibition catalogue.
Matičević, Davor. Croatia: Kortárs Horvat Muvészet (Budapest: Ernst Múzeum, 1992).
Exhibition catalogue.
1990 Radaković, Žarko. Passages: Mary Derungs, Suzan Frecon, Daan van Golden, Julije Knifer,
Kurt Kocherscheidt (Geneva: Art prospective; Bern: Editions Bentelli, 1990). Exhibition
catalogue.
Kittelmann, Udo, ed. Julije Knifer: Mäander 1960-1990 (Münich: Dany Keller Galerie,
1990). Exhibition catalogue.
Breuille, Jean-Philippe. Dictionaire de la peinture allemande et d’Europe centrale (Paris:
Larousee, 1990).
Kolekcija franjevaćkog samostana Široki Brijeg FRA-YU-KULT – Frakcija jugoslavenske
culture (Široki Brijeg: Muzej Široki Brijeg, 1990).
1989 Gorgona (... Jevsovar, Knifer ...) (Dijon: Art Plus Université, 1989). Exhibition catalogue.
Koščević, Želimir. Julije Knifer (Zagreb: Galerije grada Zagreba, 1989). Exhibition
catalogue.
1988 Knifer I Kulmer: Kontinuitet I diskontinuitet u hrvatskoj umjetnosti (Zagreb: Galeria Karas,
1988). Exhibition catalogue.
1987 Maković, Zvonko. Knifer, do meandra (Zagreb: Galerija Doma JNA, 1987). Exhibition
catalogue.
Kusik, Vlastimir. Jugoslovenska dokumenta ’87 (Sarajevo: Olimpijski centar “Skenderija”,
1987). Exhibition catalogue.
1986 U sesret Muzeju suvremene umjetnosti: 30 godina Galerija suvremene umjetnosti (Zagreb:
MTM, 1986). Exhibition catalogue.
1985 Kusik, Vlastimir and Ješa Denegri. Marijan Jevšovar, Julije Knifer, Ivan Kožarić, Đuro Seder,
Josip Vaništa (Osijek: Gelerija likovnih umjetnosti, 1985). Exhibition catalogue.
1984 Julije Knifer (Osijek: Galerija likovnih umjetnosti, 1984). Exhibition catalogue.
Silke (Tübingen 1972 - 1982) i crteži Julije Knifera (Osijek: Galerija likovnih umjetnosti,
1984). Exhibition catalogue.
1983 Susovski, Marijan, ed. Minimalizam u Jugoslaviji (Zagreb: Galerija suvremene umjetnosti,
1983). Exhibition catalogue.
1982 Kusik, Vlastimir. Primjeri primarnog i analitičkog slikarstva u Jugoslaviji 1974-1980 (Osijek:
Galerija likovnih umjetnosti, 1982). Exhibition catalogue.
Susovski, Marijan, ed. Primjeri primarnog I analitičkog slikarstva u Jugoslaviji 1974-1980
(Oijek: Galerija likovnih umjetnosti, 1982). Exhibition catalogue.
1980 Susovski, Marijan, ed. Julije Knifer: Crteži 1959-1979 (Zagreb: Galerija suvremene
umjetnosti, 1980). Exhibition catalogue.
Šibenik, Ljerka, ed. Nove pojave u hrvatskom slikarstvu (Zagreb: Galerija Nova, 1980).
Exhibition catalogue.
Apstraktne tendencije u Hrvatskoj 1951-1961: kritička retrospektiva (Zagreb: Moderna
galerija, 1980). Exhibition catalogue.
1979 Julije Knifer (Osijek: Galerija Zodijak, Centar Radničkog sveučilsta Božidar Maslarić, 1979).
Exhibition catalogue.
Julije Knifer (Tübingen: Kunsthalle, 1979). Exhibition catalogue.
Julije Knifer: Meandri (Piran: Obalne galerije, 1979). Exhibition catalogue.
Biennale der Europäischen Grafik 1 (Baden-Baden: Druckerei und Verlag Wesel, 1979).
Exhibition catalogue.
1978 Šibenik, Ljerka, ed. Julije Knifer: Crteži 1969-1977 (Zagreb: Galerija Nova, Centar rza
kulturnu djelatnost Saveza socijalističke omladine, 1978). Exhibition catalogue.
Matičević, Davor. Nova umjetnička praksa 1966-1978 (Zagreb: Galerija grada Zagreba,
1978). Exhibition catalogue.
Sekovanić, Stevan S., ed. 10 memorijal Nadežde Petrović (Cacak: Umetnička galleria
“Nadežda Petrović”, 1978). Exhibition catalogue.
1977 Gorgona (Belgrade: Studentski kulturni centar, 1977). Exhibition catalogue.
Trigon 77: Der kreative Prozess: Dreiländerbiennale Italien, Jugoslawien, Österreich (Graz:
Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, 1977).
1976 Dacić, Živojin. Arbeitsprozess Tübingen 1975 (Tübingen: Edition Dacić, 1976). Exhibition
catalogue.
Horvat-Pintarić, Vera. Galleria del Cavallino (Venice: Galleria del Cavallino, 1976).
Exhibition catalogue.
1975 10. zagrebački salon: HDLU – Poceči (Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo likonih umjetnika, 1975).
Exhibition catalogue.
Aspects ’75: Contemporary Yugoslav Art (Edinburgh: The Richard Demarco Gallery,
1975). Exhibition catalogue.
1974 Blažević, Dunja, ed. Silke: Julije Knifer, Vlado Kristl, Josip Zanetti, Braco Dimitrijevic,
Gergelij Urkom, Radomir Damnjan, Rasa Todosiljevic (Belgrade: Studentski kulturni
centar, 1974). Exhibition catalogue.
1. bijenale suvremene hrvatske grafike (Split: Umjetnički salon, 1974). Exhibition catalogue.
1973 Bek, Božo, ed. Dobrović, Knifer, Richter. Yugoslavaia: XII Bienal de São Paulo. (São Paulo:
Museu de arte moderna, 1973). Exhibition catalogue.
1970 Bek, Božo, ed. Julije Knifer (Zagreb: Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, 1970). Exhibition
catalogue.
1966 Bek, Božo, ed. Julije Knifer (Zagreb: Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, 1966). Exhibition
catalogue.
1963 Zidić, Igor. Eseji (Zagreb: Studentski centar Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 1963). Exhibition
catalogue.
Meštrović, Matko and Radoslav Putar. Nove tendencije 2 (Zagreb: Galerije grada Zagreba,
1963). Exhibition catalogue.
1962 Seuphor, Michel. Art abstrait constructif international (Paris: Galerie Denise René, 1962).
Exhibition catalogue.
1961 Čelebonović, Aleksa, ed. I trijenale likovnih umetnosti (Belgrade: Novi dani, 1961).
Exhibition catalogue.
Meštrović, Matko and Radoslav Putar. Nove Tendecije 1 (Zagreb: Galerija suvremene
umjetnosti, 1961). Exhibition catalogue.
SELECTED REVIEWS
2020 Wetzler, Rachel. “Julije Knifer’s Anti-Paintings Make a Virtue of Monotony,”
Art in America (13 February 2020)
2018 Pic, Rafael. “Follow the Meander,” Daily Art (June 2018)
Batovic, Martina. “On the Road with Knifer,” Dorotheum (April 2018)
2015 Verhagen, Eric. “Julije Knifer,” artpress (September 2015)
Sutton, Kate. “Julije Knifer,” Artforum (March 2015)
2013 Hobernan, Mara. “Une bréve histoire des lignes: Centre Pompidou-Metz,” Artforum (2013)
2014 Aurelle, Cédric. “Personal cuts in the art of Zagreb,” Daily Art (11 December 2014)
MacAdam, Barbara A. “Julije Knifer,” ARTnews (April 2014)
Yau, John. “Julije Knifer’s Unstable and Expansive Geometry,” Hyperallergic (15 March 2014)
“Julije Knifer,” The New Yorker (10 March 2014)
2005 Knifer, Julije. “Prepiska između Julije Knifer i Francoisa Moretella, ljeto 1993,” Čovjek i
proctor (2005)
2001 Millet, Catherine. “Venise: 49 Biennale,” Art Press (2001), 12-14.
“Biennale de Venise: artistes et pavillons incontournables,” Beaux Arts Magazine (2001)
1991 Krešimir, Purgar. “Interview: Julije Knifer,” Flash Art International (1991), 122-124.
1986 Knifer, Julije. “Bilješke,” Postgorgona, Bilten (1986)
1983 Knifer, Julije. “Zapisi,” Život umjetnosti (1983), 28-34.
Knifer, Julije. “Molba Jugoslavenskoj akademiji znanosti i umjetnosti u Zagrebu,”
Život umjetnosti (1983), 35-37.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Tate Modern, London
Centre Pompidou, Paris
The National Gallery, Berlin
Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, Canada
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka
Museum of Modern Art, Zagreb
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
Collection Le Consortium, Dijon
Espace de l’Art Concret, France
Fonds National d’Art Contemporain (FNAC), Paris
FRAC Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France
Frac Bretagne, Rennes, France
Frac Normandie à Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France
Musée de Grenoble, France
Museum Folkwang, Essen
Kunstmuseum Lichtenstein, Liechtenstein
Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO), Geneva