Špelca Čopič and her Cooperation with the Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana

Osrednji predmet magistrske naloge je sodelovanje dr. Špelce Čopič, umetnostne zgodovinarke, predavateljice, publicistke in likovne kritičarke, z Moderno galerijo v Ljubljani, osrednjo slovensko nacionalno inštitucijo, namenjeno razstavljanju moderne in sodobne likovne umetnosti. Prvi del naloge je namenjen predstavitvi življenja in opusa Špelce Čopič, v okviru katere smo umetnostno zgodovinarko opredelili tudi kot strokovnjakinjo, predstavili njeno osnovno nazorsko »držo«, pogled na stroko in snov ter na primeru analize njenih kritik razstav sodobne umetnosti orisali njen kritiški profil. V drugem delu je analizirano sodelovanje Čopič z Moderno galerijo. Zanimalo nas je, kako se je formiral njen odnos z inštitucijo, kakšen je bil, kako je do specifičnega sodelovanja sploh prišlo, na kakšen način je potekalo in kdaj se je začrtala njegova forma in vsebina. Opredelili smo vlogo, ki jo je strokovnjakinja odigrala pri organizaciji posamezne razstave, pri kateri je sodelovala, ter njene avtorske deleže pri snovanju in izoblikovanju razstavnega koncepta (selekcija umetniških del, postavitev, spremljevalni dogodki …), pa tudi vsebine razstavnega kataloga. Sklepni del je namenjen valorizaciji njenega prispevka k slovenski umetnostnozgodovinski stroki ter opredelitvi njegove vloge v širšem jugoslovanskem kontekstu. Raziskava temelji na literaturi, arhivskih virih, intervjujih ter zapuščini Čopič, ki jo hrani Moderna galerija v Ljubljani.The main subject of the master\u27s thesis is the collaboration of Špelca Čopič, art historian, lecturer, publicist, and art critic, with The Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana, the central Slovenian national institution dedicated to exhibiting modern and contemporary visual art. The first part of the thesis is dedicated to the presentation of the life and oeuvre of Čopič, in the context of which we defined the art historian as an expert, presented her basic »viewpoint«, her view on the profession and the material. We also outlined her critical profile on the example of an analysis of her critique of an exhibition of contemporary art. The second part of the thesis focused on the analysis of Čopič\u27s collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana itself. We were interested in how her relationship with the institution was formed, what it was like, how the specific collaboration came about in the first place, how it was defined and how it changed and evolved. We characterized the role she played in the organization of the individual exhibition as well as her authorship in the design and development of the exhibition concept (selection of artworks, layout, accompanying events ...) and the content of the exhibition catalogue. The conclusion is intended to evaluate her contribution to the Slovenian art history profession and to define her role in the wider Yugoslav context. The research is based on literature, archival sources, interviews, and the legacy of Čopič kept by The Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana