The exhibition What’s Art Got to Do With It? is an analysis of the artist’s previous projects and examinations of the roles taken on by works of art. The accent is not so much on exposing the theoretical or art-historical framework, direct application in the art market, or the perception of an art work within or outside the context of museums and galleries, but on highlighting the consequences of contextualising a work of art and positioning it in relation to different social paradigms. In the exhibition What’s Art Got to Do With It? the art work assumes the role of a status symbol or investment, entertainment, décor, therapy and social act. Somehow the exhibition mirrors the artist’s awareness and examination of the question of whether artists can consistently and significantly criticise the art system within their works without accepting its mechanisms. Therefore, the exhibition seeks to show that an increasing number of institutions are forced to adapt their programmes according to cultural policy guidelines and the demands of the art market. The categorisation of institutions which must prove and legitimise the quality of its programmes through the media, the number of programme units and the number of visitors is also questionable. The exhibition reveals changes in Matej Košir’s art, while opening up new aspects with regard to form. While previous projects by Košir may have been based on him expressing himself through photography, he has now renounced this approach and seeks new opportunities to express himself through ideas, objects and sound. >>