Born in 1947 in Belgrade (Serbia) and died in 2016 in Pula (Croatia). He lived and worked in Zagreb (Croatia).
Mladen Stilinović is one of the main representatives of the Yugoslav conceptual movement that emerged in the 1970s. His work combines texts and symbols in a critical approach aimed at emptying signs of all ideology, particularly those used during the period of socialism. Since the collapse of federal Yugoslavia, his work has focused on major contemporary myths such as money, time, work, language and power.
For Mladen Stilinović, art is not about “doing”, but rather about a certain way of “being”. Questioning the productivity of the artist linked to the market economy, he opts for laziness. An active and positive laziness, conducive to breaking down mental barriers and renewing our vision and thinking.