Career
He was a right wing presidential candidate in 2003. He is considered 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 by the Yugoslavian government. Zidić was a director of Modern Gallery in Zagreb from 1989 to 2008.
From 2002-2014, he was the president of Matica hrvatska.