Subjective Histories Examines Self-Archiving as Political Strategy in Central-East European Art
In 2020, Veda published 'Subjective Histories: Self-historicization as Artistic Practice in Central-East Europe,' edited by Daniel Grúň, which comprises ten essays exploring how artists establish personal archives to counter state narratives. Featured artists include Július Koller from Slovakia, Goran Đorđević from Serbia, Tomislav Gotovac from Croatia, Czech artists Petr Štembera and Jiří Valoch, Polish artist Zofia Kulik, Romanian artist Alina Lupaș, and Slovak artist Peter Bartoš. This collection reflects on Piotr Piotrowski's influence and contains Emese Kürti's examination of Budapest's Artpool Art Research Center. Additionally, Ivana Bago discusses the connection between self-historicization and the Bosnian War through the work of Milica Tomić. The cover showcases Peter Sit's photograph of Matej Gavula alongside APART Collective's 2015 performance 'Sunday.'
Key facts
- The book 'Subjective Histories: Self-historicization as Artistic Practice in Central-East Europe' was published in 2020 by Veda in Bratislava.
- Editor Daniel Grúň co-founded the Július Koller Society, an experimental art space in Bratislava.
- The volume contains ten essays examining artists' self-archiving practices as political resistance against state narratives.
- Case studies include artists from Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, and Hungary.
- The cover photograph by Peter Sit documents Matej Gavula and APART Collective's 2015 performance 'Sunday' in Bratislava.
- Essays connect to Piotr Piotrowski's legacy and publications like 'Globalizing East European Art Histories' (Routledge, 2018).
- Ivana Bago's concluding essay discusses Milica Tomić's 'Four Faces of Omarska' working group in relation to the Bosnian War (1992-1995).
- The book is organized around four thematic planes: institutional strategies, subversive practices, archive and place, and archive and history.
Entities
Artists
- Daniel Grúň
- Matej Gavula
- Július Koller
- Goran Đorđević
- Tomislav Gotovac
- Petr Štembera
- Jiří Valoch
- Zofia Kulik
- Alina Lupaș
- Peter Bartoš
- Milica Tomić
- Peter Sit
- Kathrin Rhomberg
- Georg Schöllhammer
- Branislav Dimitrijević
- Darko Šimičić
- Hana Buddeus
- Jana Písaříková
- Edit András
- Alina Șerban
- Mira Keratová
- Emese Kürti
- Ivana Bago
- Piotr Piotrowski
- Beáta Hock
- Anu Allas
- Katalin Cseh-Varga
- Adam Czirak
- Flóra Gadó
- Michel Foucault
Institutions
- Veda
- Július Koller Society
- MUMOK
- APART Collective
- Artpool Art Research Center
- Four Faces of Omarska working group
- Routledge
- Budapest Gallery
- Eötvös Loránd University
- TIC Gallery
- Julius Koller Society
- OFF-Biennale Budapest
- MeetFactory
- Brno House of Arts
- KAI Tallinn
- East Art Mags
- Studio of Young Artists’ Association
- Budapest Metropolitan University
- Café Babel
- University of Bergen
- ARTMargins Online
Locations
- Bratislava
- Slovakia
- Vienna
- Austria
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Omarska
- Brno
- Czech Republic
- Prague
- Tallinn
- Estonia
- Romania
- Poland
- Bergen
- Norway