Marko Ristić, La vie mobile (1), 1926. Collage on paper, 20,6 × 26,5 cm. Legacy of Marko Ristić – Gift of Marko, Ševa, Mara Ristić. Courtesy Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade. Photo: Bojana Janjić MoCAB
Milica Tomić: Notes on Surreal Serbian Arts and Politics
Tour of the Exhibition Future of Melancholia at Halle für Kunst Steiermark
Burgring 2, 8020 Graz
3 April, 18:00
In this talk, Milica Tomić will guide visitors through the exhibition, focusing on the Belgrade surrealist group of the 1920s around Marko Ristić (*1902 Belgrade, † 1984 Belgrade) and the neo-surrealist artists Radomir Reljić and Leonid Šeika (*1932 in Belgrade, † 1970in Belgrade), who was also a member of the artist group Mediala. In addition, she will also address the current volatile situation in Belgrade and Serbia, which has been marked by numerous protests lead by students, the education and cultural sectors and civil society in favor of a properly functioning judiciary and institutions, and against corruption and autocratic political structures.