27th International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawns – Rdeče Zore – March 2026, ACC Metelkova mesto, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Lazar Simeunović: Unaligned

Monday, 2 March 2026 at 7 p.m.

The gallery will be closed during the performance and will reopen at approximately 7:45 p.m. Thank you for your understanding. Kindly invited to join us at 7 p.m.

Alkatraz Gallery,

ACC Metelkova mesto,

1000 Ljubljana

In Slovene

Free admission

Lazar Simeunović: Unaligned

Lazar Simeunović also used drag in his unique femmage to Tanja Ostojić, a video performance entitled Unaligned, which shall be presented live in a similar version at the exhibition opening event. In it, just like the artist Ostojić did over twenty-five years ago, he searches for a husband with an EU passport. The artwork highlights the everyday situation of the LGBTIQ+ population in Serbia, meanwhile drawing attention to numerous issues in the art system and the labour market, such as marginalisation and the increasing poverty of artists and sexual minorities worldwide. At the same time, alluding to the Movement of Non-Aligned, the author critiques economic, sexual and social structures that restrict creativity. In other words, in capitalism creative freedom too often comes at the expense of autonomy. The work of art Non-Aligned as a tool of empowerment and weapon against social pressures on creation, employs drag approach of performative seduction. The sound of walking in high heels is the background to the narrative of the demand for a dignified life. The latter is articulated through convention of the social contract – marriage on one’s (woman’s) own terms in the name of feminism. The self-confidence with which she asserts her inalienable right to dignity does not waver. It is precisely this sovereignty, supported by sophisticated sound and visual structure that creates an intense presence and does not allow for indifference or averted gaze.

After the performance there will be the opening of the exhibition Petja Muck, Lazar Simeunović, Nal Kocjan, Nuka Horvat: Unframed Subjects

Visual artist Lazar Simeunović (2001, Serbia) works between Ljubljana and Belgrade, where he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, and is currently completing his master’s degree at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana. He has held three solo and about 20 group exhibitions in Serbia, Slovenia and Poland. He is the cultural editor of the Kvir Zona festival, where he works as a curator. He is a member of the Queer Front and ULUS organizations as well as the Culture Committee of Pride in Belgrade.

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Organisation: 27th International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawn (Arts and Culture Association KUD Mreža)

Coproduction: Association TransAkcija

Curated by: Ana Grobler, Lučka Zajc

Proofreading: Sonja Benčina

Translation: Ana Makuc

Design for the Alkatraz Gallery: Nuri Vidrih

Graphic Design: Janu Krohm

Media Contacts: Saša Nemec, rdece.zore@gmail.com

Financial Support: The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the City Municipality of Ljubljana – Department of Culture

Many thanks to: Miha Bizjak (ŠKUC)

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<BACK	Lazar Simeunović: Unaligned Lazar Simeunović: Unaligned Monday, 2 March 2026 at 7 p.m. The gallery will be closed during the performance and will reopen at approximately 7:45 p.m. Thank you for your understanding. Kindly invited to join us at 7 p.m. Alkatraz Gallery, ACC Metelkova mesto, 1000 Ljubljana *In Slovene* Free admission Lazar Simeunović: Unaligned Lazar Simeunović also used drag in his unique femmage to Tanja Ostojić, a video performance entitled Unaligned, which shall be presented live in a similar version at the exhibition opening event. In it, just like the artist Ostojić did over twenty-five years ago, he searches for a husband with an EU passport. The artwork highlights the everyday situation of the LGBTIQ+ population in Serbia, meanwhile drawing attention to numerous issues in the art system and the labour market, such as marginalisation and the increasing poverty of artists and sexual minorities worldwide. At the same time, alluding to the Movement of Non-Aligned, the author critiques economic, sexual and social structures that restrict creativity. In other words, in capitalism creative freedom too often comes at the expense of autonomy. The work of art Non-Aligned as a tool of empowerment and weapon against social pressures on creation, employs drag approach of performative seduction. The sound of walking in high heels is the background to the narrative of the demand for a dignified life. The latter is articulated through convention of the social contract – marriage on one’s (woman’s) own terms in the name of feminism. The self-confidence with which she asserts her inalienable right to dignity does not waver. It is precisely this sovereignty, supported by sophisticated sound and visual structure that creates an intense presence and does not allow for indifference or averted gaze. After the performance there will be the opening of the exhibition Petja Muck, Lazar Simeunović, Nal Kocjan, Nuka Horvat: Unframed Subjects Visual artist Lazar Simeunović (2001, Serbia) works between Ljubljana and Belgrade, where he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, and is currently completing his master’s degree at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana. He has held three solo and about 20 group exhibitions in Serbia, Slovenia and Poland. He is the cultural editor of the Kvir Zona festival, where he works as a curator. He is a member of the Queer Front and ULUS organizations as well as the Culture Committee of Pride in Belgrade. Event on Facebook Info Organisation: 27th International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawn (Arts and Culture Association KUD Mreža) Coproduction: Association TransAkcija Curated by: Ana Grobler, Lučka Zajc Proofreading: Sonja Benčina Translation: Ana Makuc Design for the Alkatraz Gallery: Nuri Vidrih Graphic Design: Janu Krohm Media Contacts: Saša Nemec, rdece.zore@gmail.com Financial Support: The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the City Municipality of Ljubljana – Department of Culture Many thanks to: Miha Bizjak (ŠKUC) Donations	MARCH 2ND 19:00 Lazar Simeunović: Unaligned