A Rough Guide to Belgrade: Belgrade Art Scene
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<p>Curator en kunstcriticus <b>Jelena Vesic</b> (1974) stelt voor deze avond een speciaal videoprogramma samen waarin de rol van de kunst in de samenleving en in de publieke ruimte centraal staat. Wat is de rol van de kunstenaar in een globaliserende wereld, en aan welke veranderingen is die onderhevig in de razendsnel veranderende voormalig socialistische staten in Oost Europa? <br />De avond wordt versterkt met bijdragen van soundperformer <b>DJ Lukatoyboy</b> (1981) die sinds 2000 Belgrado bestookt met zijn electronische muziekexperimenten.</p><p>Zie hieronder en de artikelen hier rechts voor meer informatie over het programma, de artiesten en hun werk.</p>
<p><b>STORIES FROM THE NEIGHBOURHOOD</b> <br />video| talk | performance </p><p><b>Video works by</b>: Association Apsolutno [Serbia], Goran Devic [Croatia], Jakup Ferri [Kosovo], Zsolt Kovacs [Serbia], David Maljkovic [Croatia], Milena Maksimovic [Serbia] Nikoleta Markovic [Serbia], Vladimir Nikolic [Serbia], Lulzim Zeqiri [Kosovo], Vera Vecanski [Serbia] <br /><b>Live sound performance</b>: Luka Toyboy <br /><b>Introduced and Curated by</b> Jelena Vesic </p><p>The current program provides a subjective and fragmentary overview of recent artistic production in the countries of Former Yugoslavia. It is presented in the form of micro-sections and small stories that tackle the grand narratives of ideology, modernity, and contemporary art. It does not purport to become yet another geopolitical exhibit based upon the discourses of ‘sameness’ and ‘otherness’. Quite the opposite, the context of multiculturalism and the identity-based concept of culture become the frameworks in which displayed artworks intervene and to which they refer from the very outset. </p><p><b>Program schedule:</b> <br /><b>*Intro</b>: Kneel down, move your lips in prayer, and you will believe! <br />- Vladimir Nikolic: Rhythm, 2001; Media: Video installation; 10'45'' </p><p><b>*Part 1: Back to the Future</b> <br />- Association Apsolutno, Absolutely Dead, 1995, 7' 15'' <br />- David Maljkovic, Scene for New Heritage I, 2004, 6' <br />- David Maljkovic, Scene for New Heritage II (Second Coming), 2005, 4' 53" <br />- Goran Devic, Imported Crows, 22' * Tv Break: Fiction is what makes reality more interesting than fiction! <br />- Milena Maksimovic, 23 2 76, 2001, 7' 50" </p><p><b>* Part 2: Lazy Artists</b> <br />- Vera Vecanski & Vladimir Nikolic, How to Become Great Artist, 2001, 9'10'' <br />- Jakup Ferri, Jakup come back, 2003, 1'45'' <br />- Lulzim Zeqiri, Heroes, 2003, 3'40'' - Zsolt Kovacs & Nikoleta Markovic, Choose Life, 2001, 24' </p><p><b>* Sign out: Screaming Fields of Sonic Life<br /></b> - Luka Toyboy, sound performance - live, ca. 30' </p><p>*** Introductions and comments before and during by Jelena Vesic *** </p><p><b>Jelena Vesic</b> (b.1974) Curator and Art Critic based in Belgrade Graduated from Art History Department, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade. Attended School for History and Theory of Images, Centre for Contemporary Arts, Belgrade and Curatorial Training Program, De Appel, Amsterdam. Curated various exhibitions such as: Crying of Lot 46 486 800, 3rd Yugoslav Biennial of Young Artists, Vrsac, 1998 ; Insomnia, Center for Contemporary Art, Belgrade, 2000; Inside/Outside, Zacheta Gallery, Warsaw, 2001; Under Construction, Zamek Ujazdowsky, Warsaw, 2002 Painting : Concept = Yellow : Cat; Salon of Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, 2003 ; Sculpture Gardens, Fusebox, Washington DC, 2003; POSTcolony, Artistic Colony, Kalenic 2004; Untitled as yet, 6th Yugoslav Biennial of young artists, Vrsac 2004; Radiodays, 10th exhibition of Curatorial Training Program, De Appel, Amsterdam 2005; Stories from Neighbourhood, Kunsthalle Tallinn, Estonia, 2005; No More Reality [ongoing exhibition and research project: STEP 1: Exhibition of Different Radio Models (Ligna) Cultural Centre Rex, Belgrade 2005, STEP 2: Video exhibition + music performance + lectures & talks, Centre for Cultural Decontamination, Belgrade, 2006]. Colaborated with various art magazines in Yugoslavia and abroad such as: 3+4, Belgrade; Moment, Novi Sad; Praesens, Budapest; Umelec, Prague; Flesh Art, Milano; Remont, Belgrade; Idea, Cluj, Version, Paris... Editor of Prelom (Break), Journal for Images and Politics. <a href="http://www.prelomkolektiv.org">www.prelomkolektiv.org</a></p><p>Aanvang | 20.30 uur<br />Entree | 3,- euro<br />Voertaal | Engels</p>
