Dimitrije Basicevic

Dimitrije Basicevic

Dimitrije Bašičević (1921 in Šid, Serbia – 1987 in Zagreb, Croatia) was an artist, critic and curator, working under the pseudonym Mangelos. He made handmade books, [Dubravka Djurić, Miško Šuvaković, "Impossible Histories", MIT Press, 2003, p219. ISBN 0262042169] sculptures and paintings.

He was co-founder and director of Gallery of Primitive Art in Zagreb. Later he became the director of Centre for Film, Photography and TV. Mangelos shared his anti-art ideas with the Gorgona group. [ [http://www.msu.hr/msuzbirke_gorgona_e.htm msu.hr] ]

His works are held in the collection of the Tate. [ [http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=7741&page=1 tate.org.uk] ]

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* http://www.mbasicevic.net


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