JULIJE KNIFER (b. 1924, Osijek, Croatia; d. 2004, Paris, France) is widely considered one of the most important and influential Croatian painters of the 20th century. His work is characterized by geometric form, minimalist composition, and stark contrasts of color. In reducing his work to basic elements he desired to avoid expressive content in search for an “anti-image” or “anti-painting.” The meander, as Knifer named the form he settled on for most of his life, combines vertical and horizontal lines, and would eventually be reduced to black and white. The meander was developed in the later 50s, and he continued to use the form until his death in 2004. For the artist, a meander highlighted rhythm with endless variation between horizontal and vertical that in repetition made notions of chronology and development irrelevant.
In addition to his personal artwork, Knifer in 1959 was one of the founding members of Gorgona, a group of Croatian avant-garde artists and art historians active until 1966 dedicated to redefining art as a concept rather than an object. Knifer has had solo exhibitions at Neue Galerie Graz, Austria (2020); Museum der Wahrnehmung, Graz, Austria (2020); MAMCO, Geneva, Switzerland (2018); Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich (2017); Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia (2014-15); Museum of Slavonia, Osijek, Croatia (2014); Maison de la Culture, Bourges, France (2002); and Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland (2000). His work has featured in group shows at Tate Modern, London (2019); Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (2018); Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin (2018); Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia (2018); Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest (2017); Musée d’Art Contemporain, Nîmes, France (2014); Centre Pompidou, Metz, France (2013); MoMA Library, New York (2012); and Centre Pompidou, Paris (2010). He represented Croatia at the 49th Venice Biennale (2001), and his work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Tate, London; Centre Pompidou, Paris; and the National Gallery, Berlin.
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. Le Méandre comme destin
(23 November 2024 – 11 January 2025)
Peter Freeman, Inc., New York. Julije Knifer: Works from 1950 to 2004
(10 September – 9 November)
Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb.
Julije Knifer – From the Collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art (11 April – 12 May)
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, Graz, Austria. “Anti-Painting”
(13 March – 27 August)
2020 Neue Galerie Graz, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Austria. Uncompromising,
curated by Radmila Iva Janković (11 November 2020 – 22 August 2021). Catalogue.
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, 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)
2014 Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Julije Knifer: Bez kompromisa
(20 September – 6 December 2014). Exhibition travelled: Muzej likovnih umjetnosti,
Osijek, Croatia (12 March – May 2015); Galerija umjetnina Split, Croatia
(3 November – 6 December 2015). Catalogue.
Muzej Slavonije, 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.
2010 ARNDT Berlin, Germany. 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. Julije KNIFER
(14 March – 19 April)
2007 Toulouse, France. Inauguration de la fresque à la station Jean Jaurès du métro de Toulouse
Galerija Kranjčar, Zagreb.
2005 Galerija PM, Zagreb. Julije Knifer – Tomo Savić Gecan
2004 Galerija Rigo, Novigrad, Croatia. Julije Knifer
(30 April – 21 May). Catalogue.
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 49th Biennale di Venezia, Italy. Julije Knifer Croazia / Croatia
(9 June – 4 November). Catalogue.
Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France. Julije Knifer
(opened 22 May)
Centre d'art contemporain Bouvet-Ladubay, Saumur, France. Julije Knifer
(31 March – 16 June)
Galleria Starter, Milan.
2000 Galerie Site Odéon n°5, Paris. Julije Knifer
(29 March – 9 June)
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva. Julije Knifer. Autoportraits 1949-1952
(1 February – 17 June)
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, Geneva. Julije Knifer, peintures murales
(30 June – 4 October)
Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France. Julije Knifer
(7 April – 23 May)
1997 Galleria Rigo, Novigrad, Croatia. Julije Knifer
(22 August – 15 September). Catalogue.
Galerie Schoeller, Düsseldorf. Julije Knifer. Bilder und Zeichnungen
(27 June – 30 August)
Ikona Gallery, Magazzini del Sale Zattere, Venice. Julije Knifer
(13 June – 27 July). Catalogue.
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva. Julije Knifer, dessins et cahiers
(24 April – 1 June)
Galerie Busche, Berlin. Julije Knifer
(15 March – 26 April)
1996 La Box, Bourges, France. Julije Knifer
(7 November – 6 December). Catalogue.
Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva. Christian Floquet et Julije Knifer
(8 October – 10 November)
1994 Galerie Hoffmann, Friedberg, Germany. Julije Knifer. Bilder und Zeichnungen,
Grafik und Künstlerbücher 1959-1994 (9 July – 20 September)
Forum für Kulturaustausch, Stuttgart. Julije Knifer. Neue Arbeiten 1991-1993
(29 April – 12 June). Catalogue.
1993 Villa Arson, Nice, France. Julije Knifer, dessins sur papier (graphite et crayon noir)
(16 October – 12 December)
1992 Villa Arson, Nice, France. Julije Knifer, les œuvres récentes
(23 October – 29 November)
Espace Paul Boyé, Sète, France. Julije Knifer à la Villa Saint-Clair, Sète, 1991-1992
(29 February – 31 March). Catalogue.
Galerie Busche, Cologne.
1991 Galerie Joseph Dutertre, Rennes, France. Julije Knifer, peintures
(9 October – 14 November)
Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
1990 Art Prospective, Geneva. Julije Knifer: Passages
(9–21 November)
Dany Keller Galerie, Munich. Julije Knifer: Mäander 1960-1990
(8 May – 23 June). Catalogue.
Le Consortium, Dijon, France.
Galerie Busche, Cologne.
1989 Galerija Equrna, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Knifer
Catalogue.
1988 Galerie Ingrid Dacic, Tübingen, Germany. Julije Knifer
(23 January – 23 February)
Galerija Karas Gallery, Zagreb.
Exhibition Space, London.
Galerija PM, Zagreb.
1987 Galerija Meander, Apatin, Serbia. Julije Knifer
(opened 15 May)
Galerija Doma JNA, Zagreb. Until the meander
(16 April – 4 May). Catalogue.
Galerie Ingrid Dacic, Tübingen, Germany. Julije Knifer: Mäander 1960-1986
(24 January – 28 February)
1986 Galerie Schoeller, Düsseldorf. Julije Knifer
(6 June – 30 August)
Galerija SC, Zagreb.
1985 Studio D, Tübingen, Germany. Julije Knifer: Mäander 1960-1985
(22 June – 30 July)
Galerie Hoffmann, Friedberg, Germany. Julije Knifer
1984 Galerija Likovnih Umjetnosti, Osijek, Croatia. Julije Knifer
(22 November – December). Catalogue.
Skenderija, doc, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1983 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Julije Knifer
(16 December 1983 – 8 January 1984)
1980 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Julije Knifer: Crtezi 1969-1977
(21 January – 7 February). Catalogue.
1979 Kunsthalle, Tübingen, Germany. Julije Knifer
(1–30 September). Catalogue.
Galerija Meduza, Koper, Slovenia.
(opened 1 June)
Galerija Zodijak, Osijek, Croatia. Julje Knifer
Catalogue.
Galerija Labirint, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
1978 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Julije Knifer
(5–19 November)
Galerija Nova, Zagreb. Julije Knifer: Crtezi 1969-1977
Catalogue.
1977 Gallery of the Student Cultural Centre, Belgrade.
1976 Galleria del Cavallino, Venice. Julije Knifer
(9–31 July)
Nova Gallery, Zagreb.
1974 Atelier Glasmeier, Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
1973 Galerie im Zimmer Theater, Tübingen, Germany. Julije Knifer
(18 June – 15 July)
1970 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Julije Knifer
(24 November – 13 December). Catalogue.
1966 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Julije Knifer
(11–25 January). Catalogue.
1962 Studio G, Zagreb. Knifer 1 2 3 4 5 6
(opened 31 January)
1960 Salon ULUH, Zagreb. Julije Knifer, Djuro Seder
(16–31 January)
1958 Salon ULUH, Zagreb. Knifer / Senecic
(21–31 March)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gallery 406:
Invitation: Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb (3 March – ongoing) [permanent collection]
2024 Muzeul Național de Artă Contemporană, Bucharest, Romania.
Parallel Lines: High Modernism in Croatia 1949-1998 (12 December 2024 – 13 April 2025)
Galerie Thalberg, Zürich. Max Bill and Artists of His Time – Continuity of Abstract Thought
(2 November 2024 – 15 March 2025)
Muzej moderne i suvremene umjetnosti, Rijeka, Croatia. Continuities and Interruptions
(17 October 2024 – 2 February 2025)
Peter Freeman, Inc., Paris. En travaux
(16–26 October)
Galerie Thalberg, Zürich. Best of Thalberg
(5 September – 26 October)
Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva. MAMCO, from Memory
(3 September – 22 December)
2023 The Warehouse, Dallas. Room by Room: Concepts, Themes and Artists in the Rachofsky Collection
(9 September – 25 November)
galerie frank elbaz, Paris. Collages,
curated by Branka Stipančić (29 April – 17 June)
2022 Gregor Podnar, Vienna. New Entry. Vienna
(27 October – 10 December)
Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Austria. Changes
(8 October 2022 – 29 January 2023)
Peter Freeman, Inc., New York. From Scratch,
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
(14 November 2020 – 30 July 2024)
Espace de l’Art Concret, Mouans-Sartoux, France. Geometries of the Invisible
(27 September 2020 – 3 January 2021)
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London. Order and Rhythm
(16 September – 18 December)
Galerie aKonzept, Berlin. From an Imaginary Collector
(10 January – 21 February)
2019 Profile Foundation, Warsaw. Gorgona: Works From The Marinko Sudac Collection
(14 December 2019 – 25 January 2020)
FRAC Bretagne, Rennes, France. Collection. La composante Peintures
(30 March – 26 May)
Cortesi Gallery, Milan. Zagreb Calling
(28 March – 28 June)
Tate Modern, London. A view From Zagreb: Op and Kinetic Art
(1 February – 12 June)
2018 galerie frank elbaz, Dallas. Group Show
(22 September – 13 October 2018)
PROYECTOS MONCLOVA, Mexico. Recollection – A Journey after 28 Years
(28 June – 25 August)
Muzej moderne i suvremene umjetnosti, 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.
Kinetic and Op Art in Eastern Europe and Latin America 1950s – 1970s (17 March – 9 May)
2017 galerie frank elbaz, Dallas. Investigating the Limits of Painting
(9 September – 28 October)
Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France. Non-Rétrospectif
(10 June – 16 September)
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz. GORGONA
(9 June – 3 September)
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London. Summer Assembly: Modern British and International
(1 June – 28 July)
Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest. Non-Aligned Art
(23 March – 25 June)
galerie frank elbaz, Dallas. 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, Munich. Postwar: Art Between the Pacific and the Atlantic, 1945-1965
(10 October 2016 – 26 March 2017)
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London. Autumn Exhibition
(20 September – 31 October)
Muzej moderne i suvremene umjetnosti, Rijeka, Croatia. The Seventh Heaven
(14 July – 14 August)
Galerie Martin Janda, Vienna. Der “Geist” ist die Memorie
(9 March – 16 April)
Galerija umjetnina Split, Croatia. Julije Knifer and Gorgona Group,
curated by Radmila Iva Janković and Ana Knifer
Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe, Germany. Facing the Future. Art in Europe 1945-1968
2015 Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France. Petits Formats et œuvres Sur Papier
(8 December 2015 – 23 January 2016)
Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin. Julije Knifer / Mladen Stilinović
(19 September – 28 November 2015)
Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York. Knifer, Mangelos, Vaništa
(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)
Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France. De Noir & de Blanc
(20 November – 6 December)
Carré d’Art – Musée d’Art contemporain, Nîmes, France. Personal Cuts:
Art Scene in Zagreb from 1950s to Now (17 October 2014 – 11 January 2015). Catalogue.
Muzej savremene umetnosti, Belgrade. 50 Artists from the Collection of the
Museum of Contemporary Art – Yugoslav Art from 1951 to 1989 (16 October – 7 December)
Galerija Kazamat, Osijek, Croatia. Prizori od svjetla. Za Julija
(July). Catalogue.
Longhouse Projects, New York. the mysterious device was moving forward
(26 June – 16 August)
Neue Galerie Graz, Universalmuseum Joanneum, 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
(11 January – 1 April). Catalogue.
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva. Section des stylites
Academia moderna, Zagreb. Knifer/Stupica
2012 Rex Livingston Art Dealer, Sydney. Selected Secondary Market Investment Works
Lauba, Zagreb. Usudi se probati
Galerija Klovićevi dvori, Zagreb. 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)
Umjetnička galerija 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, 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, Munich. 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, Germany. Changing the World
(30 April – 2 May)
Centre Pompidou, Paris. The Promises of the Past: 1950‑2010,
A Discontinuous History of Art in Former Eastern Europe (14 April – 19 July). Catalogue.
Ecole Supérieure d’art, Metz, France. Listen to your Eyes
(26 February – 18 April)
Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, UK. Modern Times: Responding to Chaos
(16 January – 14 March)
Dany Keller Galerie, Munich. 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, Munich. 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.
Slavonia, Baranja and Sirmium – Sources of European civilization
2008 Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany. Why here is always somewhere else
(3 October – 30 November)
Umjetnička galerija Dubrovnik, Croatia. From the holdings of the museum,
curated by Petra Golušić and Rozana Vojvoda (31 May – 30 June)
Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie, 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 moderne 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
International Centre of Graphic Art, 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. Oltari avangarde
2007 Umjetnička galerija Dubrovnik, Croatia. From the holdings of the museum
(21 June – November)
Neue Galerie Graz, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Austria.
bit international [Nove] Tendencije (28 April – 17 June)
Les Abattoirs de Toulouse, France. Ligne B – Connexion aux Abattoirs
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
Muzej savremene umestonsti Vojvodine, 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)
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands. Living Art – On the Edge of Europe
(1 July – 1 October 2006)
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)
Umjetnička galerija Dubrovnik, Croatia. Selection from the MMAD Collection
(12 June – 11 July)
FRAC Limousin, Limoges, France. Au-delà de la géométrie (art construit, minimal, sériel)
Moderna galerija, 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, Geneva. 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.
Umjetnička galerija Dubrovnik, Croatia. Silka I object. Zbirka Filip Trade
Umjetnička galerija Dubrovnik, Croatia. Image and Object
Musée d'Art moderne de Saint-Etienne, France. Passage d´Europe
Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel. 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 Centro Cultural, Cascais, Portugal.
Exat 51 1951-1956, Nove Tendencije / New tendencies: 1961-1973 (opened 24 May)
Musée d´Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva. Théâtre de la cruauté (Héautontimoroumenoï)
Musée d´Art Moderne et Contemporain, 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, Croatia. Confrontation and Continuity of the New Tendencies
2000 Espace de l’Art concret, Mouans-Sartoux, France. Lignes de Conduite
(25 November – 4 March 2001)
Espace de l’Art Concret, Mouans-Sartoux, France. Art Concret
(2 July – 29 October). Catalogue.
Varosi Muvészeti Muzeum Képtara, Györ, Hungary. Concrete Art in six countries of
Central Europe from 1945 to these days (28 June – 1 October). Catalogue.
Moderna galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The Art of Eastern Europe in Dialogue with the West
(24 June – 24 September)
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz.
Moderna galerija, 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.
Galleria Vismara Arte, Milan. Knifer, Molnar, Morellet
(3 June – 3 July)
FRAC Bretagne, Châteaugiron, France. Fragments
(3 May – 12 June)
Le Consortium, Dijon, France. This is yesterday – Esto es ayer
(16 February – 25 April)
L’Imagerie, Lannion, France. Fragments
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
1998 Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France. Les artistes de la Galerie
(24 November 1998 – 23 January 1999)
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Le Consortium collectionne
(3 November – 14 December)
Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany.
Abstraktion zwischen 1945 und 1959 (18 October 1998 – 1 January 1999). Catalogue.
Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Quimper, France. Dessiner-Décider
(30 April – 29 May)
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dole, France.
Un Certain Classicisme. Les collections abstraites du FRAC Bretagne (27 March – 24 May)
Château d’Eau, Bourges, France. Le Dessin en Procès
(29 January – 20 February)
Musée de Grenoble, France. Exposition d’été
Le Consortium, Dijon, France. Le Trésor
Musée d´Art Moderne et Contemporain, 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
Centre régional d’art contemporain, Sète, France. Ainsi de suite
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Made in France
Venice, Italy. 47th La Biennale di Venezia: Past, Present, Future
1996 Centre Pompidou, Paris. Dessins: Nouvelles Acquisitions 1992-1996
(9 October 1996 – 6 January 1997). Catalogue.
Musee des Jacobins, Morlaix, France. 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); Galerie Art & Essai Universite Rennes 2, France
(26 August – 7 September). Catalogue.
Musée de Grenoble, France. Histoires de Blanc et Noir
(23 May – 19 August). Exhibition travelled: Stiftung für konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen, Germany
(3 November 1996 – 2 February 1997); Galerie d'art populaire, Prague (7 March – 4 May 1997).
Catalogue.
Dom HDLU, Zagreb. 125 vrhunskih djela hrvatske umjetnosti
(20 February – 10 April). Catalogue.
Istarska sabornica, Poreč, Croatia. XXXI. porečki annals
Narodni Galerie, Prague. Histoires de Blanc et Noir
Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Kmostrukivizam I kneticka umjetnost
Moderna galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 21 medarodni graficni biennale
Le Magasin, Grenoble, France. Morceaux chois du Fond National
1995 Galerie Oniris, Rennes, France.
Julije Knifer, Vera Molnar, François Morellet. Dessins 1970-1990 (9 November – 13 December)
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb. Konstruktivizam i Kineticka Umjetnost
(April – June)
1994 Kunsthalle, Bonn, Germany. Europa-Europa:
Das Jahrhundert der Avantgarde in Mittel- und Osteuropa (27 May – 16 October). Catalogue.
1993 Galerie Georges Verney-Carron, Villeurbanne, France. Julije Knifer/François Morellet
(1 September – 8 October). Catalogue.
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
(6 February – 13 March)
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.
Centre Pompidou, Paris. Manifeste
(July – September)
Château de Fräissé, Fräissé-des-Corbières, France. Autour d’une passion
(July – August). Catalogue.
Galerie du Théâtre National de Bretagne, Rennes, France. Noir et Blanc
(April – May)
Ernst Museum, Budapest. Croatia: Kortar Horvat
(20 February – 22 March). Catalogue.
Villa Arson, Nice, France. Les Mystère de l’Auberge Espagnole
1991 Château d’Oiron, France.
1990 Le Consortium, Dijon, France. Julije Knifer, Richard Paul Lohse
(14 September – 27 October)
Ancienne Usine Plainpalais, Geneva. Passages: Cinq installations d’art
(18 May – 30 June). Catalogue.
Kunstverein, Salzburg, Germany.
1989 FRAC & Atheneum, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
Gorgona (…Jevsovar, Knifer…) (3 March – 15 April). Catalogue.
1988 Karas Galerija, Zagreb. 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 Kunsthaus Nürnberg, Germany. Konkret Sieben
(2 July – 1 August)
Musée de Grenoble, France. Panorama du XXe siècle
1986 Galerija Karas, Zagreb. Geometrije
(24 September – 12 October). Catalogue.
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. U susret Muzeju suvremene umjetnosti.
30 godina Galerije suvremene umjetnosti (21 August – 30 September). Catalogue.
Hoffmann Galerie, Friedberg, Germany. Die Ecke
Galerija Studentskog kulturnog centra, Belgrade.
Marijan Jevsovar, Julije Knifer, Ivan Kozaric, Djuro Seder, Josip Vanista
Muzej Suvremene Umjetnosti, Zagreb. 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 Palazzo Reale, Milan. L’Ultima avanguardia
(4 November 1983 – 27 February 1984)
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Le minimalisme en Yougoslavie
(10–27 March). Catalogue.
Koprivnica, Croatia. Centar za kulturu Koprivnica
Hedendaagse-Kunst, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Jugoslawische Konstruktivismus 1921-1981
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 (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:
Muzej Savremene Umetnosti, Belgrade (April). Catalogue.
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Akvizicije 20
1981 Moderna galerija, Zagreb. 16. zagrebacki salon: Apstrakne tendencije u Hrvatskoj 1951-1961
(15 May – 15 June). Catalogue.
Muzej grada Motovuna, 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 São Paolo
Radnicki univerzitet, Centar za kulturu, Belgrade. Slika = Slika
Galerija Nova, Zagreb. Nove pojave u hrvatskoj umjetnosti
Museo National de Arte, La Paz, Bolivia. Jugoslavenska sekcja na Bienalu São Paolo
Muzej Savremene Umetnosti, Belgrade. Medunarodna izlozba likovnih umetnosti Beograd ’80
Galerija Karas, Zagreb. Listovi
Exhibition travelled: Mestna galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Muzej Savremene Umetnosti, Belgrade. Jugoslovensko slikarsto seste decenije
Galerija Nova, Zagreb. Nove pojave u hrvatskom slikarstvu
Catalogue.
Umjetnički paviljon, Zagreb. 15. zagrebacki Salon
1979 Heidelberg, Germany. 1. Biennale der Europäischen Grafik
(5 August – 7 October). Catalogue.
Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. 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. Od Babica do Knifera
Moderna Galerija, 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
Kunstverein, Frechen, Germany. 5. Internationale Grafik Biennale
Galerija SC, Zagreb. Minimalna glazba
Centar za multimedijalna istrazivanja, Zagreb. Atributivne vjezbe
Umjetnički paviljon, Zagreb. 13. zagrebacki Salodacic zivojinn
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. 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. Gorgona
(June). Catalogue.
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Gorgona
(10 March – 3 April)
Zuzoric/Salon Muzeja savremene umetnosti, Belgrade.
Museo Civico di Villa, Mirabello, Varese, Italy.
Sul Concetto di Serie Secondo simposium del Centro internazionale d’arte costruttiva
Umjetnički paviljon Cvijeta Zuzoric, Belgrade.
5. beogradski trijenale jugoslovenske likovne umetnosti
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
1976 Venice, Italy. La biennale di Venezia: 37. Esposizione internaionale d’arte
(13 July – 10 October). Catalogue.
The Turnpike Gallery, Lancashire, UK.
The City Art Gallery, Dublin. Aspects ’75 – Contemporary Yugoslav Art
Exhibition travelled: The Ulster Museum, Belfast, UK; The Third Eye Center, Glasgow
Gallery of Dom Omladine, Belgrade. Works on Paper
Association of Science-Tecnology Centers, Washington, D.C. Contemporary Yugoslav Prints
Zavicajni muzej, Porestine, Poreč, Croatia. XVI poreč annals
Kabinet grafike JAZU, Zagreb. 9. zagrebacka izlozba jugoslavenske grafike
Gradski muzej, Sombor, Serbia. 16. likovna jesen
Galerie St. Johann, Saabrücken, Germany. Dokumentation einer Ausstellugsreihe 1976-1975
1975 The Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh. Aspects 75
(27 September – 25 October). Catalogue.
Galerija Karas, Zagreb. HDLU – Novosti iz suvreme hrvatske umjetnosti
(8 May – 8 June). Catalogue.
Zavicajini muzej, Rovinj, Croatia. Pokloni i otkupi 1975
Atelier Rolf Glasmaier, Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Dokumentation einer Austellungsreihe 1969-1971
Studio Galerije Forum, Zagreb. Aukcija za studentsku akciju Solidarnost 72
Izlozbeni salon, Doma JNA, Institut Ruder Boskovic, Zagreb. Susret znanosti i umjetnosti
Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Vienna. Aspekye: Gegenwärtige Kunst aus Jugoslawien
Studio Galerije Forum, Zagreb. Aukcija za studentsku akciju Solidarnost 72
Muzej savremene umetnosti, Belgrade. Oblici geometrizma u savremenoj grafici
Moderna galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 11. medunarodni biennale grafike
1974 Gelerija Studentskog kulturnog centra, Belgrade. Slike – Paintings
(16 June – 5 July). Catalogue.
Galerija studentskog kulturnog centra, Belgrade. Izolozba apstraktnog slikarstva
Umjetnički 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
HDLU – Galerija Karas, Umjetnički paviljon, Zagreb. Likovne teme danas
Erholungshaus Beyer, Leverkusen, Jahrhundert Halle, Hoechst, Germany.
Jugoslavische Kunst der Gegenwart
1973 São Paolo, Brazil. XIII Biennale de São Paolo
(October – November). Catalogue.
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. Contemporary Yugoslavian Art
King Stephen Museum, Budapest. Kortars Jugoslav Festzet
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK.
Yugoslavian Contemporary Painting and Sculpture
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Nove Tendecije 5
Francavilla mare, Pescara, Italy. 27 Premio Michetti
Moderna Galerija, 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. Jugoslavenska grafika 1965-1972
Kabinet grafike JAZU, Zagreb. 7. zagrebacka izlozba jugoslavenske grafike
La Gare Centrale, Brussels. Graveerkunst von Kroataë 1967-1971
Exhibition travelled: Koninklijke Akademie voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent;
Peer Limburgs Ontomoettingscentrum vor Plastiche Kunst, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
NaMa - Galerija Kvatric, Zagreb. 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. 4. beogradski trijenale jugoslavenske umetnosti
1969 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Nove Tendecije 4
(5 May – 30 June)
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
1968 Umjetnički paviljon, Zagreb. 3. zagrebacki Salon
1967 Beogradski sajam, Serbia. 3. tijenale likovnih umetnosti
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Akvizicje 5
Montreal, Canada. Expo 67
1966 Ljubljana, Slovenia. 2 BIO
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Akvizicije 4
Umjetnički paviljon, Zagreb. 2. Zagrebacki Salon
Burgenländische Landesregierung, Eisenstadt, Austria. Moderne Kroatische Kunst
1965 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Akvizicije 3
Galerija likovne umjetnosti Osijek, Croatia. 22 suvremena hrvatska slikara
Bern, Switzerland. Actuel 65
1964 Beogradski sajam, Serbia. 2. trijenale likovnih umetnosti
Museum Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany. 2. Neue Tendenzen
1963 Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Nove Tendecije 2
(1 August – 15 September)
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. 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 Galerie Denise René, Paris. Art Abstrait Constructif International
(December 1961 – February 1962)
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Nove Tendecije 1
(3 August – 14 September). Catalogue.
Beogradski sajam Belgrade, Serbia. 2. trijenale likovnik umetnosti
(25 May – 25 June). Catalogue.
Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb. Slikastvo i skulptura 1961
(15 May – 14 June)
Muzej moderne i suvremene umjetnosti, Rijeka, Croatia. Salon 61
Studio F, Ulm, Germany. Jugoslawische Maleri
1960 Umjetnički paviljon, Zagreb. Izlozba ULUH-a
Umjetnički paviljon Mali Kalemegdan, Belgrade. Izlozba ULUH-a
1959 Umjetnički pavillon, Zagreb. ULUH
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2022 Rabinowitz, Cay Sophie, ed. Julije Knifer: Collages for Meanders
(New York: OSMOS Books, 2022).
2014 Julije Knifer: bez kompromisa / Uncompromising
(Zagreb: Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, 2014). Exhibition catalogue.
Perica, Blaženka. Prizori od svjetla, za Julija (Osijek: HDLU Osijek, 2014).
Stipančić, Branka, ed. Personal Cuts: Art à Zagreb de 1950 à nos jours / Art Scene in Zagreb
from 1950s to Now (Nîmes: Carré d'Art-Musée d'art contemporain, 2014). Exhibition catalogue.
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).
2010 Macel, Christine, and Natasa Petresin-Bachelez, eds.
Promises of the Past: A Discontinuous History of Art in Former Eastern Europe
(Zürich: JRP Ringier, 2010). Exhibition catalogue.
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: 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.
Zonnenberg, Nathalie, et al. Living Art – On the Edge of Europe
(Bielefeld: Kerber Verlag, 2006). Exhibition catalogue.
2004 Baby, Vincent, et al. Lignes et meanders (Alex: 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.
Maković, Zvonko. Julije Knifer (Novigrad-Cittanova: Galerije Rigo, 2004). Exhibition catalogue.
Mifka, Ljerka. Zlatna vječnost kugle: Eseji I kritike (Zagreb: Ex libris, 2004).
2003 Denegri, Jerko. Prilozi za drugu liniju: Kronika jednog kriyičarskog zalaganja
(Zagreb: Horetzky, 2003).
2002 Corne, Éric, 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.
Maković, Zvonko. Julije Knifer (Zagreb: Meandar – Studiošić, 2002).
Milovac, Tihomir, et al. Neprilagođeni: Konceptualističke stragije u hrvatskoj
(Zagreb: Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, 2002). Exhibition catalogue.
2001 Maković, Zvonko. Julije Knifer, Croazia (Zagreb: Ministero della cultura della Repubblica di Croazia;
Venezia: Fondazione Querini Stampalia, 2001). Exhibition catalogue.
Pierre, Arnauld. Julije Knifer: Méandres (Paris: Adam Biro, 2001).
2000 Aspekte, Positionen: 50 Jahre Kunst aus Mitteleuropa 1949-1999
(Vienna: Museum Moderner Kunst Stifung Lundwig Wien, 2000). Exhibition catalogue.
Denegri, Jerko. Umjetnost konstruktivnog pristupa EXAT 51 I Nove tendencije
(Zagreb: Horetsky, 2000).
Herbert, Line, et al. Art Concret (Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux;
Mouns-Sartoux: Espace de a’art concret, 2000). Exhibition catalogue.
Susovski, Marijan, et al. Concrete art in Central European countries from 1945 to these days
(Gyor: Városi Muvészeti Múzeum Gyor, 2000). Exhibition catalogue.
1999 Huitorel, Jean-Marc. Les Règles du jeu: Le peintre et la contrainte
(Caen: FRAN Basse – Normandie, 1999). Exhibition catalogue.
Pierre, Arnauld. Julije Knifer 1959-1999: Méandres (Paris: Galerie Frank, 1999).
1998 Gassen, Richard W., ed. Kunst im Aufbruch: Abstraction zwischen 1945 und 1959
(Ostfildern-Ruit: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1998). Exhibition catalogue.
1997 Gattin, Marija, ed. Gorgona Goronesco Goronico
(Venice: A.I.A.P UNESCO Comitato Italiano, 1997). Exhibition catalogue.
Julije Knifer (Venice: Ikona Gallery, 1997). Exhibition catalogue.
Maković, Zvonko. Julije Knifer (Novigrad: Pučko otvoreno učilište, 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). Exhibition catalogue.
Dessins: Acquisitions 1992-1996 (Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1996).
Exhibition catalogue.
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.
1994 Radaković, Žarko. Knifer: Povest o Juliju Kniferu (Belgrade: Radio B92, 1994).
Stanislawski, 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.
Winkler, Monica, ed. Julije Knifer: Neue Arbeiten 1991-1993
(Stuttgart: Forum für Auslandsbeziehungen, 1994). Exhibition catalogue.
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 Des Gachons, Patrick. Autour d’une passion 4
(Fraïsseé-des-Corbieres: Château du Fracïssé, 1992). Exhibition catalogue.
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.
Matičević, Davor. Croatia: Kortárs Horvat Muvészet (Budapest: Ernst Múzeum, 1992).
Exhibition catalogue.
1990 Breuille, Jean-Philippe. Dictionaire de la peinture allemande et d’Europe centrale
(Paris: Larousee, 1990).
Kittelmann, Udo, ed. Julije Knifer: Mäander 1960-1990
(Munich: Dany Keller Galerie, 1990). Exhibition catalogue.
Kolekcija franjevaćkog samostana Široki Brijeg FRA-YU-KULT – Frakcija jugoslavenske culture
(Široki Brijeg: Muzej Široki Brijeg, 1990).
Radaković, Žarko. Passages: Mary Derungs, Suzan Frecon, Daan van Golden, Julije Knifer,
Kurt Kocherscheidt (Geneva: Art prospective; Bern: Editions Bentelli, 1990). Exhibition catalogue.
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 Kusik, Vlastimir. Jugoslovenska dokumenta ’87 (Sarajevo: Olimpijski centar “Skenderija”, 1987).
Exhibition catalogue.
Maković, Zvonko. Knifer, do meandra (Zagreb: Galerija Doma JNA, 1987). Exhibition catalogue.
1986 Stipančić, Branka. Geometrije: Julije Knifer, Mangelos, Edita Schubert, Branko Lepen, Goran Petercol
(Zagreb: Galerija Karas, 1986). Exhibition catalogue.
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 Apstraktne tendencije u Hrvatskoj 1951-1961: kritička retrospektiva
(Zagreb: Moderna galerija, 1980). Exhibition catalogue.
Šibenik, Ljerka, ed. Nove pojave u hrvatskom slikarstvu (Zagreb: Galerija Nova, 1980).
Exhibition catalogue.
Susovski, Marijan, ed. Julije Knifer: Crteži 1959-1979
(Zagreb: Galerija suvremene umjetnosti, 1980). Exhibition catalogue.
1979 Biennale der Europäischen Grafik 1 (Baden-Baden: Druckerei und Verlag Wesel, 1979).
Exhibition catalogue.
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.
1978 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.
Šibenik, Ljerka, ed. Julije Knifer: Crteži 1969-1977 (Zagreb: Galerija Nova,
Centar rza kulturnu djelatnost Saveza socijalističke omladine, 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 1. bijenale suvremene hrvatske grafike (Split: Umjetnički salon, 1974). Exhibition catalogue.
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.
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 Meštrović, Matko and Radoslav Putar. Nove tendencije 2 (Zagreb: Galerije grada Zagreba, 1963).
Exhibition catalogue.
Zidić, Igor. Eseji (Zagreb: Studentski centar Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 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 Batovic, Martina. “On the Road with Knifer,” Dorotheum (April 2018).
Pic, Rafael. “Follow the Meander,” Daily Art (June 2018).
2015 Sutton, Kate. “Julije Knifer,” Artforum (March 2015).
Verhagen, Eric. “Julije Knifer,” artpress (September 2015).
2014 Aurelle, Cédric. “Personal cuts in the art of Zagreb,” Daily Art (11 December 2014).
“Julije Knifer,” The New Yorker (10 March 2014).
MacAdam, Barbara A. “Julije Knifer,” ARTnews (April 2014).
Yau, John. “Julije Knifer’s Unstable and Expansive Geometry,” Hyperallergic (15 March 2014).
2013 Hobernan, Mara. “Une bréve histoire des lignes: Centre Pompidou-Metz,” Artforum (2013).
2005 Knifer, Julije. “Prepiska između Julije Knifer i Francoisa Moretella, ljeto 1993,”
Čovjek i proctor (2005).
2001 “Biennale de Venise: artistes et pavillons incontournables,” Beaux Arts Magazine (2001).
Millet, Catherine. “Venise: 49 Biennale,” Art Press (2001), pp. 12–14.
1991 Krešimir, Purgar. “Interview: Julije Knifer,” Flash Art International (1991), pp. 122–124.
1986 Knifer, Julije. “Bilješke,” Postgorgona, Bilten (1986).
1983 Knifer, Julije. “Molba Jugoslavenskoj akademiji znanosti i umjetnosti u Zagrebu,”
Život umjetnosti (1983), pp. 35–37.
Knifer, Julije. “Zapisi,” Život umjetnosti (1983), pp. 28–34.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Centre Pompidou, Paris
Collection Le Consortium, Dijon, France
Espace de l’Art Concret, Mouans-Sartoux, France
Fonds National d’Art Contemporain (FNAC), Paris
FRAC Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
FRAC Bretagne, Rennes, France
FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France
FRAC Normandie à Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France
Kunstmuseum Lichtenstein, Vaduz
Moderna Galerija, Zagreb
Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, Canada
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO), Geneva
Musée de Grenoble, France
Museum Folkwang, Essen
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Muzej moderne i suvremene umjetnosti, Rijeka, Croatia
Muzej savremene umetnosti, Belgrade
Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb
Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Tate Modern, London