Background
Zabel was born in Ljubljana and studied Philosophy, History of Art and Comparative literature at the University of Ljubljana.
Zabel was born in Ljubljana and studied Philosophy, History of Art and Comparative literature at the University of Ljubljana.
He was curator at the Museum of Modern Art in Ljubljana and one of the most prominent writers on modern and conteporaty art in Slovenia. From 1986 he worked as a curator at the Museum of Modern Artist He wrote numerous art historical essays, literary critiques and worked as a writer and translator.
The Igor Zabel Award for outstanding cultural activities related to the Central and South Eastern European region and the Igor Zabel Competition for innovative curatorial approaches and theoretical research in contemporary visual arts are both named after him.