Written by Dragan Vojvodić // The Institute for Economics and Peace publishes the Global Peace Index every year based on criteria such as violent crimes, terrorism, international conflicts, and social safety. Often at the top of this list is Iceland, a country that has been declared the safest numerous times. When Iceland is mentioned in...
Written by: Dragan Vojvodić // This year’s edition of the Venice Art Biennale has a pronounced feminist character due to the number of present female artists at the Central Exhibition, the issues they problematize through their works, and the awarded prizes. This historical Biennale, as many perceive it, has not brought anything new in terms...
Written by Merima Aranitović // Every time I greet them in the classroom in the same way. „Good day, how are you today?“ I say. And every time the answer is more or less the same. Today it’s not. Today the answers were different. As well as the behavior of my students. As if they...
Text by Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // WHY READING IS DECREASING The results of PISA testing show that every third student in Serbia is functionally illiterate and unable to apply what they have learned in practice. We don’t need statistics to conclude that young people generally don’t read books, they have a limited vocabulary, many have...
„FARSICKNESS/HOMESICKNESS/HOMELESSNESS (#MEANING OF HOME_2022, Novi Sad, 2022)“ is the third book published by the Creative Educational Center Art Box. It is authored by writer Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić and visual artist Dragan Vojvodić, with design credits given to Dejan Ilić. The book is prepared for publication as an e-edition in English (with an introduction in Serbian)...
Text by Shannon Egan // Titled HOMEMADE, this series of sculptures by Anthony Cervino is comprised of several small-scale, hand-crafted end tables. Each work alludes not simply to interior furnishings, but to the more basic needs and desires of what constitutes a home: warmth, shelter, and belonging. For instance, a ring of stones surrounding the...
Art Box portal // ‘How to Understand New Art Practice’ (Art Box, Novi Sad) is an illustrated guide in Serbian and English, through Novi Sad’s new art practice for young people, and the promotion of this edition will be held on 23 November in the District, as part of the Other? Europe programme arch. In...
„How to Understand New Art Practice“ is an illustrated English-Serbian guide to the Novi Sad New Artistic Practice, authored by Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić and Dragana V. Todoreskov, and designed by Dejan Ilić. It was published by the NGO Art Box in 2021 with the support of Novi Sad 2022 ECoC. ALTERNATIVE AND CRITICAL CULTURAL HERITAGE...
Text by Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // The mission of the ART BOX portal is to support the perspectives of the Other and the Different, to counter stereotypes and discrimination, and to promote activism, education, and innovation among women, youth, marginalized groups, and other citizens through the promotion of contemporary art, culture, and the culture of...
As the Editor-in-Chief of this online portal, writer, women artist, and researcher in culture dedicated to contemporary art, literature, and culture, it is both an honor and a responsibility to serve as a curator of knowledge and a platform for artistic expression. My goal, as well as the goal of the authors and collaborators of...