Mladen Miljanović Discusses Monuments in ARTMargins Interview Ahead of Budapest Exhibition
In a conversation with Uroš Čvoro, artist Mladen Miljanović delves into his exploration of monuments and memory practices, featured in a dedicated issue of ARTMargins Online that addresses contemporary approaches to monuments in Central and Eastern Europe. Residing in Banja Luka, Miljanović has tackled these subjects in pieces such as The Garden of Delights (2013) for Bosnia and Herzegovina's pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale and Draft for a 20 Minute Monument (2019) with veterans. His forthcoming exhibition, Realtime Monument, is set to open at Budapest's acb Gallery in March. The special issue underscores regional artistic responses to memorialization, highlighting community engagement and questioning the traditional notion of monument permanence. ARTMargins Online encourages discussions on monumentality within contemporary art.
Key facts
- Mladen Miljanović is interviewed by Uroš Čvoro for ARTMargins Online
- The interview is part of a special issue on contemporary monuments in Central and Eastern Europe
- Miljanović's work includes The Garden of Delights from 2013 for the Bosnia and Herzegovina pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale
- He created Draft for a 20 Minute Monument in 2019 with nine disabled men and war veterans
- Miljanović is based in Banja Luka
- He has an upcoming exhibition Realtime Monument at Budapest acb Gallery in March
- His art explores monuments and memory practices
- The special issue examines regional approaches to memorialization
Entities
Artists
- Mladen Miljanović
- Uroš Čvoro
Institutions
- ARTMargins Online
- Budapest acb Gallery
- Venice Biennale
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national pavilion
Locations
- Banja Luka
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Venice
- Italy
- Central and Eastern Europe