Interview by Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // I met the Dutch flutist and composer Caroline Ansink a long time ago at an artistic residency in Portugal. Recently, we had the chance to meet again at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. As always, it was a pleasure to talk with her, and afterward, we explored the exhibition...
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Art Box Portal // The Stedelijk Museum, a museum of modern and contemporary art and design, was established as a city museum in 1874. Initially housed in the Rijksmuseum, it was relocated to its building in 1895. The Stedelijk Museum today faces the Museum Square, connecting the Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, and the concert hall...
EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY IN 2024: A NEW YEAR, A NEW COMMITMENT
Art Box portal // As we stand at the dawn of a new year, it’s time to reflect on our habits and set forth new goals. In the spirit of fostering a healthier planet, we present a comprehensive guide to sustainability in 2024. Save Water and Energy at Home Choose showers over baths and install...
A Look back at two productions of SNP Novi Sad in 2023
Written by Milan Đurišić // Once Upon a Time There Was a Country (Bila jednom jedna zemlja) by Dušan Kovačević and The Feather Gatherers (Skupljači perja) by Aleksandar Petrović, Serbian National Theatre – Srpsko narodno pozorište, Novi Sad Dark as a Natural Habitat Our passage to the chamber theatre stage of the Serbian National Theatre,...
MERRY CHRISTMAS, YIWU
Art Box portal // Do you like Christmas movies? Surely, some are your favorites. But have you ever thought about the everyday lives of workers who produce Christmas decorations for the entire world? That’s exactly what the documentary film MERRY CHRISTMAS, YIWU (2020) by Mladen Kovačević is about. MERRY CHRISTMAS, YIWU is an intimate film...
FOTOGRAFISKA’S GOAL: WORLD’S LARGEST PRIVATE MUSEUM
Art Box portal // In the Södermalm area of Stockholm, a special place called Fotografiska thrives. It brings together photography, art, and culture, creating a source of inspiration. Fotografiska, a modern photography center, has been capturing feelings and stories since it started in 2010. It’s located in an old customs house with a unique Art...
JON FOSSE NOBEL LAUREATE IN LITERATURE 2023
Art Box portal // The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 was awarded to Norwegian author and playwriter Jon Fosse (1959), „for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable“. Fosse is the fourth Norwegian writer to get the Nobel. Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson got it in 1903, Knut Hamsun was awarded it in 1920 and Sigrid Undset...
A WOMAN ARTIST’S ‘ROOM OF ONE’S OWN’
Written by: Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) wrote in her essay „A Room of One’s Own“ (1929) that „a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.“ The question then arises: is this assertion still truly accurate? In 2006, I received an unusual invitation from...
„THE VISITORS“: SVALBARD, CLIMATE CHANGE & LOCAL COMMUNITY
Art Box portal // Veronika Lišková‘s documentary „The Visitors“ (2023) immerses viewers in the unique setting of Svalbard, as anthropologist Zdenka Sokolícková and her family relocate to Longyearbyen, Norway. The film, shot over two years, delves into Sokolícková’s study on the impact of climate change on the local community, revealing unexpected social tensions and anxieties....
Road trip: Novi Sad ― Dubrovnik
Written by Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // My recent stay in Dubrovnik took me back to the 80s, to family vacations in Kupari, during the time of the former Yugoslavia. I don’t recall the exact route we took to the sea back then; all I know is that we traveled in a Yugo. However, I still...