Belgrade Museum of Contemporary Art Reopens with Yugoslav Art Survey
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade was reestablished in October 2017 following extensive renovations lasting a decade. To celebrate its revival, the museum debuted the exhibition "Sequences," showcasing around 300 works that trace the artistic evolution of Yugoslavia and Serbia, from the interwar period (1918–1941) to the 1991 dissolution of socialist Yugoslavia. Curated by Dejan Sretenović, the exhibition runs until June 2018 and spans five floors with themes like bourgeois modernism. Featured pieces include Nadežda Petrović's "Funeral in Sićevo" and Marina Abramović's "Freeing the Memory." A future exhibition by Abramović is scheduled for 2019.
Key facts
- Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade reopened after decade-long renovation in October 2017.
- Exhibition 'Sequences' runs from October 2017 to June 2018.
- Showcases 300 works from the museum's collection.
- Curated by Dejan Sretenović.
- Exhibition structured into 18 sequences across five floors.
- Covers art from 1918 to present, focusing on Yugoslavia and Serbia.
- Includes works by Nadežda Petrović, Marina Abramović, and others.
- Planned Marina Abramović exhibition in 2019 negotiated by PM Ana Brnabić.
Entities
Artists
- Nadežda Petrović
- Milo Milunović
- Marijan Trepše
- Ivan Radović
- Jovan Bijelić
- Mihailo S. Petrov
- Ljubomir Micić
- Jo Klek
- Avgust Černigoj
- Eduard Stepančič
- Marko Ristić
- Yves Tanguy
- Max Ernst
- Vjenceslav Rihter
- Koloman Novak
- Balint Szombathi
- Marina Abramović
- Sanja Iveković
- Josip Broz Tito
- Jovanka Broz
- Petar Lubarda
- Vladimir Veličković
- Marij Pregelj
- Francis Bacon
- Dušan Otašević
- Miodrag Mića Popović
- Petar Omčikus
- Goranka Matić
- Tanja Ostojić
- Dejan Sretenović
Institutions
- Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade
- Zemlja (Earth) collective
- Život (Life) group
- EXAT 51
- New Tendencies
- Serbian Government
- Prime Minister Ana Brnabić
Locations
- Belgrade
- Serbia
- Zagreb
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Sićevo
- Yugoslavia
- Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- socialist Yugoslavia
- Germany