Dimitrije Basicevic
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Dimitrije Bašičeviċ (Born 1921 in Šid, Serbia, died 1987 in Zagreb, Croatia) was an artist, critic and curator, working under the pseudonym Mangelos. He made handmade books,[1] 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.[2]
His works are held in the collection of the Tate.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Dubravka Djurić, Miško Šuvaković, Impossible Histories, MIT Press, 2003, p219. ISBN 0262042169
- ^ msu.hr
- ^ tate.org.uk
