Jelena Vesić discusses 2009 exhibition Political Practices of (Post-)Yugoslav Art at Museum of Yugoslav History
In 2009, the Museum of Yugoslav History in Belgrade hosted an exhibition titled Political Practices of (Post-)Yugoslav Art: RETROSPECTIVE 01, co-curated by Jelena Vesić alongside a group of curators, theorists, researchers, artists, and activists. This initiative, led by kuda.org, WHW, Prelom kolektiv, and SCCA/pro.ba, comprised nine sections and showcased six contemporary artworks, including those by David Maljković and Hito Steyerl. The exhibition explored themes such as Partisan Art, Socialist Modernism, and New Artistic Practices. Vesić characterized it as a collective approach that challenges conventional retrospectives, critiques the politics of historicization and Yugo-nostalgia, and encourages independent research into overlooked histories and collaborative exhibition efforts.
Key facts
- Exhibition Political Practices of (Post-)Yugoslav Art: RETROSPECTIVE 01 presented at Museum of Yugoslav History in Belgrade in 2009
- Co-curated by Jelena Vesić with collective of independent curators, theorists, researchers, artists and activists
- Project initiated by four organizations: kuda.org (Novi Sad), WHW (Zagreb), Prelom kolektiv (Belgrade), SCCA/pro.ba (Sarajevo)
- Exhibition featured nine investigative sections and six contemporary artworks
- Examined three historical references: Partisan Art, Socialist Modernism, and New Artistic Practices
- Opposed Yugo-nostalgia and dominant historical narratives about Yugoslav art
- Used contemporary art discourse to critique politics of historicization
- Interview published on ARTMargins Online on September 28, 2012
Entities
Artists
- Jelena Vesić
- Nikola Dedić
- Aneta Stojnić
- Miklavž Komelj
- Lidija Radojević
- Tanja Velagić
- Jože Barši
- Ana Janevski
- David Maljković
- Hito Steyerl
- Darinka Pop-Mitić
- Igor Grubić
- Rena Raedle
- Vladan Jeremić
- Tanja Lažetić
- Dejan Habicht
- Vojin Bakić
- Vladimir Tatlin
- Boris Buden
- Pastko Močnik
- Griselda Pollock
- Peter Osborne
- Miško Šuvaković
- Ana Vujanović
Institutions
- Museum of Yugoslav History
- ARTMargins Online
- kuda.org
- WHW
- Prelom kolektiv
- SCCA/pro.ba
- DeLVe
- Student Cultural Centre
- Prelom, Journal of Images and Politics
- Red Thread – Journal for Social Theory, Contemporary Art and Activism
- Manifesta Journal
Locations
- Belgrade
- Serbia
- Novi Sad
- Zagreb
- Croatia
- Sarajevo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Eastern Europe
- Yugoslavia
- USSR
Sources
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