For more than fifteen years, artist Plamen Dejanoff has been archiving the memorabilia of Bulgarian footballer and childhood schoolmate Trifon Ivanov (1965–2016), amassing thousands of medals, trophies, tickets, autograph cards, and other printed matter touched by the mulleted icon. Now, following several presentations of the growing collection in galleries, museums, and professional football stadiums, and as work progresses on a sculpture house dedicated to the legendary center-back in Veliko Tarnovo, Dejanoff debuted a new book, the Trifon Ivanov Museum, in collaboration with Spike at SPARK Art Fair, Vienna.

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PLAMEN DEJANOFF (*1970, Sofia) is an artist living in Vienna. Recent solo exhibitions include Kunsthaus Graz (2023–24); Kunsthalle Wien / Alexander Battenberg Square, Sofia (2018); and Neuer Aachener Kunstverein (2017). Group shows include Francesco Pantaleone Arte Contemporanea, Palermo (2021); Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover (2020); and Musée d'Art Contemporain Lyon (2018).