Igor Zidić

Who is Igor Zidić?

Igor Zidić is a Croatian art historian, art critic, poet and essayist. He is considered one of the foremost authorities on visual arts in Croatia and a top expert on Croatian modern art.

Zidić was born in Split, where he graduated from the Classical Gymnasium. He obtained a diploma in art history and comparative literature from the University of Zagreb in 1964. Zidić became the editor of Hrvatski tjednik in 1971, but lost his job after the magazine was shut down in a government crackdown on the Croatian Spring movement.

Zidić was a director of Modern Gallery in Zagreb from 1989 to 2008. Since 2002, he is the president of Matica hrvatska.