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Book SynopsisThis catalogue for an exhibition at MAXXI Museum in Rome brings together 50 contemporary artists from ex-Yugoslavia whose work explores the history of the region through the action of contemporary heroes, and reflects on issues of acceptance and peaceful coexistence. In thematic sections (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Hope, Risk, the Individual, Otherness, Metamorphosis), the show asks if the legacy of Socialism can help to recover the concept of “common good” in a complex region which has recently endured the tragedy of a civil war and the rise of Nationalism.
Text in English and Italian.
Table of ContentsEssays: Preface by Giovanna Melandri Be Greater than Ourselves! In the Guise of a Preface by Hou Hanru A journey through the exhibition by Giulia Ferracci Bigger than Myself – from Ex-Yugoslavia with Love by Zdenka Badovinac History as a Common. Scenes for a New Heritage in the Art of Ex-Yugoslavia by Marco Scotini The (Non-)Contemporaneity of Heroism by Miklavž Komelj Shock-Workers on Shock-Therapy by Branislav Dimitrijević The Hero Is a Modest Amateur. On Blaise, Bond and Korchagin by Boris Buden Bigger Than Oneself by Tomaž Mastnak Three Fragments on Heroes by Mladen Dolar Postulates of Neohumanism, Or Why Can Reason Only Be Human? by Keti Chukhrov List of artists: FREEDOM Maja Bajević, Djordje Balmazović, Lana Čmajčanin, Group of Anonymous Artists and Activists, Ibro Hasanović, IRWIN, Adela Jušić, Siniša Labrović, Dalibor Martinis, Tobias Putrih, Driton Selmani, Mladen Stilinović, Milica Tomić, Udruženje Kurs EQUALITY Marina Abramović, Božena Končić Badurina, Duga Mavrinac, Vlasta Delimar, Hristina Ivanoska, Sanja Iveković, Gjorgje Jovanovik, Darinka Pop-Mitić, Marta Popivoda, Ana Vujanović, Lala Raščić, Želimir Žilnik BROTHERHOOD Danica Dakić, Igor Grubić, Doruntina Kastrati, Somer Şpat, Marko Tadić,Miro Manojlović HOPE Yane Čalovski, Jasmina Cibic, David Maljković, Luiza Margan, Anja Medved, Nadja Velušček RISK Lenka Djorojević, Matej Stupica, Siniša Ilić, Marko Peljhan, Matthew Biederman, Andrej Škufca, Natalija Vujosević AN INDIVIDUAL Fatmir Mustafa-Karllo, Tomislav Gotovac, Janez Janša, Vladimir Nikolić, Ilija Šoškić ALIENNESS Nika Autor, Alban Muja, Zoran Todorović METAMORPHOSES Jože Barši, Ištvan Huzjan, Gregor Mobius, Marko Pogačnik, Marjetica Potrč, Nada Prlja, Maja Smrekar
