Art Box Portal // This year, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the brave Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi (1972), who, under the charge of „spreading propaganda against the state,“ is serving multiple sentences in the infamous prison in Tehran. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to her for „exceptional courage and dedication...
Written by Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // Shirin Neshat (1957), an internationally renowned artist of Iranian origin based in New York, visited MSUB in Belgrade on October 13. As part of the Art Film Program in the „Miodrag B. Protić Hall“, the artist presented her work in visual arts and film, and her film „The Fury“...
Written by Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // The play #Jeanne, directed by the former selector of Bitef, Anja Suša, won this year’s Grand Prix „Mira Trailović. The jury, chaired by Dr. Ana Vujanović, explained: „It is a rich theatrical experience that captivates with its complexity. It’s a fairy tale about classes, heroes, and revolutions, about capitalism...
Written by Ljiljana Maletin Vojvodić // Rarely would anyone resist the voyeuristic temptation to peer at a beach from a safe distance. Especially if an opera is taking place on it. But Sun & Sea (Marina) is not a classical opera, but an opera performance, and the beach is not real but artificial, just like...
Art Box portal // Founded in 1967, on the initiative of Mira Trailović and Jovan Ćirilov, BITEF (Belgrade International Theatre Festival), became one of the biggest and most important European Festivals. This year’s edition of Bitef, the 57th in a row, will be held from October 3rd to October 10th under the slogan ‘Strength, Don’t...
Written by: Dragan Vojvodić // The first Scandinavian retrospective of Ragnar Kjartansson (1976), titled „Epic Waste of Love and Understanding“, was on display from June 9 to October 22 at the Louisiana Museum in Denmark. The exhibition, highlighted as an essential art event of the year by the New York-London-based The Art Newspaper, showcases works...
Art Box portal / Vienna, September 17, 2023. Soon, one of the great exhibitions in Vienna dedicated to the feminist pioneer Valie Export will come to an end. The „VALIE EXPORT. Retrospective“ exhibition, curated by Dr. Walter Moser, commenced at the Albertina Museum on June 23 and will run until October 1, 2023. VALIE EXPORT...
Art Box portal // Have you had the chance to explore Guy Debord’s book „The Society of the Spectacle“ (French: „La société du spectacle“)? This philosophical work, originating in 1967, is a cornerstone of Marxist critical theory authored by Guy Debord, in which he expounds upon the concept of the Spectacle. Recognized as a significant...
Written by Dragan Vojvodić// Copenhagen, Denmark. The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, with a selection from its permanent collection, a famous sculpture park, and a spectacular sea view, invites visitors this (late) summer to experience the installation by Yayoi Kusama and a retrospective of the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson. Louisiana: A Masterpiece of Danish Modernism...