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ARTMargins Roundtable Examines Solidarity Art Collections From Skopje to Santiago

publication · 2026-10-17

The ARTMargins Online roundtable, edited by Aida Bičakčić, was published on October 16, 2026, following a discussion in September 2025 by the Working Group Cultures of World Socialism. The roundtable explores solidarity art collections from various locations, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje, which houses over 5,300 artworks, and the Art Gallery in Banja Luka, established in 1971 with a core collection of about 750 donated works. Additionally, it highlights the Museo de la Solidaridad, inaugurated in May 1972 with Salvador Allende, and the Ars Aevi Collection, comprising around 150 works.

Key facts

  • The ARTMargins Online roundtable was published on October 16, 2026, edited by Aida Bičakčić
  • The roundtable stems from a September 2025 discussion held within the Working Group Cultures of World Socialism
  • MoCA Skopje was formally established on February 12, 1964, following the July 26, 1963 earthquake, and its building opened in 1970
  • MoCA Skopje's collection now holds more than 5,300 artworks
  • The Art Gallery in Banja Luka was founded in 1971 after the October 27, 1969 earthquake, with around 750 donated works forming its core
  • A 1971 donation from the Hungarian People's Republic brought 103 works to Banja Luka
  • The Museo de la Solidaridad was inaugurated in May 1972 with Salvador Allende present, and more than 650 works arrived within two years
  • MIRSA gathered over 1,100 works from 10 countries during fifteen years of operation abroad
  • The Ars Aevi Collection comprises about 150 works in ten sub-collections created between 1994 and 2012

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • ARTMargins Online
  • Working Group Cultures of World Socialism
  • Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje
  • Art Gallery in Banja Luka
  • Museum of Contemporary Art of Republika Srpska
  • Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende
  • Museum of Contemporary Art Ars Aevi
  • City Museums of Sarajevo
  • City Museum of Sarajevo
  • Contemporary Art Centre of Montenegro
  • Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Koroška
  • Gallery for Peace
  • Non-Aligned Movement
  • International Association of Art
  • Kunsthalle Wien
  • National Gallery in Prague
  • Association of Yugoslav Artists
  • Association of Artists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Skenderija Hall
  • Viceroy Palace Cultural Center
  • Group Zero
  • IPARTERV
  • Istanbul Art Academy
  • Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
  • Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral
  • UNCTAD III
  • Casa de las Américas
  • International Association of Art Critics
  • Universidad de Chile
  • Instituto de Arte Latinoamericano
  • Comité Internacional de Solidaridad Artística con Chile
  • Museo Internacional de la Resistencia Salvador Allende
  • Helsingin Taidehalli
  • Moderna Galerija Ljubljana
  • Museum of Revolution/History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sarajevo 2000
  • Jugoslovenska Dokumenta
  • Sarajevo Biennial of Contemporary Art
  • Spazio Umano Contemporary Art Center
  • Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci
  • Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation
  • Querini Stampalia Foundation
  • Obala Art Center
  • Obala Gallery
  • Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Vienna
  • University of Zagreb
  • Commission for the Preservation of the National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Carnegie International
  • University Ca' Foscari Venezia
  • University of Toronto Press
  • Verso
  • Skira Editore
  • Arsenale Editrice Venezia
  • Oslobođenje

Locations

  • Skopje
  • North Macedonia
  • Banja Luka
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Republika Srpska
  • Sarajevo
  • Santiago de Chile
  • Chile
  • Yugoslavia
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
  • Montenegro
  • Slovenia
  • Austria
  • Vienna
  • Prague
  • Czech Republic
  • Niš
  • Serbia
  • Germany
  • Federal Republic of Germany
  • Italy
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Switzerland
  • Norway
  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary
  • Turkey
  • India
  • Iraq
  • Mexico
  • Cambodia
  • Cuba
  • Havana
  • Spain
  • United States
  • Poland
  • Japan
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Colombia
  • Finland
  • Panama
  • Sweden
  • Algeria
  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
  • Palestine
  • Nicaragua
  • Avignon
  • Prato
  • Venice
  • Pittsburgh
  • Zagreb
  • Croatia

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