Triglav, a happening performed by the Slovenian neo-avant-garde art group OHO in 1968, is today considered one of the key and most recognisable works of contemporary Slovenian art. Due to its iconic character, it has been the subject of numerous artistic reconstructions by various artists. In my undergraduate thesis, I use performance art theory and theories of happening art to analyse the original happening and its two most famous reconstructions ‒ the first by the artistic group IRWIN, and the second by Janez Janša, Janez Janša and Janez Janša. At the same time I draw on the academic literature to develop a definition of artistic reconstruction in the context of performance art, whereby I study its purpose and how it relates to the original work. I find that reconstruction is an important tool in contemporary performance art, and that its purpose is not merely to imitate or preserve the original artwork, but that the process of re-enactment can add new meanings to the original and thereby transform it.
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