Two young women took a gamble and opened an art gallery in remote Kosovo. It is now one of the most talked-about galleries in Europe:
In late July, during the opening week of
Schendl and Ritter are both Austrian, and have past careers in the Viennese art scene—Ritter worked in the commercial sector and Schendl was on staff at Mumok, the museum of modern art. What possessed them to open a gallery in a country with no collector base and no commercial scene? “There were no family ties, no romance, just a crazy idea,” said Ritter. “We had friends who were artists from Kosovo and the region—we realized it was amazing here.
Two years ago, they opened a space in Brussels called La Maison de Rendez-Vous in partnership with Misako & Rosen from Japan and Park View/ Paul Soto from Los Angeles. The launch of a second, 250 square meter gallery in Prishtina has coincided with the start of Manifesta. Such footfall is atypical. Cultural life in Prishtina is event-driven. Exhibition openings draw big crowds from the local art scene, but casual visits to galleries are rare. Occasionally a group will travel to Kosovo from a European museum or Kunsthalle and pay a visit.
Travel restrictions are a huge issue for Kosovo, and by extension for LambdaLambdaLambda and its artists. Nine years after the end of the Kosovo war, the state declared independence in 2008 from Serbia with the support of the U.S and established itself as a republic. Nevertheless, it remains unrecognized by a handful of countries, most with factional border issues of their own. Travelers must procure an expensive visa to go to the neighboring E.U.
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