PLAKART is joining the global network of design associations and organisations, which aim to inspire a support movement in the fight against the pandemic caused by Covid-19 and all related challenges.
For that purpose, as part of this year’s 13th edition of the Skopje Poster Festival, posters by 75 world known designers from 56 countries – including Macedonia, will be exhibited. The whole initiative is realized in cooperation with “Poster Territory” from California, the Czech Graphic Design Association, the Moscow Biennale and the renowned designer Mirko Ilic from New York – known to our audience as one of the most inspiring designers and comic artists from the former Yugoslavia. Presented as well will be students posters that joined the call of our initiative, jointly we will contribute to spread mission goals and the voices of the artists.
Some of the designers that will be represented are: Yossi Lemel (Israel), Mirko Ilic (New York), Javier Borbola (Cuba), Adek Saputra (Indonesia), Peter Poch (Hungary), Tirso Cesar (Italy), Christopher Scott (Ecuador) ), Luis Rivera (Brazil), Erin Bright (USA), Robert Young (Great Britain), Nebojsa Gelevski and Laze Tripkov (Macedonia), Hitoshi Myura (Japan) and others …
The exhibition will be set in MKC Gallery from November 16th to 26th 2020.
According to the recommendations of the Health Commission and the Ministry of Health, there will be no assigned opening date, and all interested parties will be able to visit in accordance with the recommendations for compliance with the measures undertaken due to Covid-19 pandemic in the period from 10 to 20 hours every day.
The project is supported by the Ministry of Culture of Macedonia.