Marina Grzinic Analyzes Post-Socialist Symbolism in Ex-Yugoslavia for ARTMargins Online
In September 2000, ARTMargins Online published an article by Marina Grzinic analyzing symbolic markers of historical change in Eastern Europe and the former Yugoslavia. Grzinic, writing from Ljubljana, examines how different perspectives define historical transitions. Western viewpoints often cite the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall as a pivotal moment, while within the ex-Yugoslavian context, the death of Josip Broz Tito in 1980 serves as a more significant demarcation. The article, titled "Synthesis: Retro-Avant-Garde, or, Mapping Post-Socialism in Ex-Yugoslavia," questions how to symbolize the emerging global order. Grzinic references author Sol Yurick's characterization of this new world as post-industrialist, postmodern, post-nationalist, post-neocolonial, post-structural, and defined by porous borders. The piece critically explores the search for definitive endpoints and beginnings in historical narratives, particularly regarding the post-socialist condition. It was published in the online platform's September 2000 issue.
Key facts
- The article was published in September 2000.
- Marina Grzinic is the author, writing from Ljubljana.
- The article title is "Synthesis: Retro-Avant-Garde, or, Mapping Post-Socialism in Ex-Yugoslavia".
- It analyzes symbolic points marking historical change in Eastern Europe.
- From a Western perspective, the fall of the Berlin Wall is a key symbol.
- From an ex-Yugoslavian perspective, Tito's death in 1980 is pivotal.
- The article questions how to symbolize the developing "new world order".
- It references Sol Yurick's description of the era as post-industrialist, postmodern, and defined by porous borders.
Entities
Artists
- Marina Grzinic
- Sol Yurick
Institutions
- ARTMargins Online
Locations
- Ljubljana
- Eastern Europe
- Ex-Yugoslavia
- Western Europe
- Berlin