[syndicate] fwd: EXCEPTION, EXHIBITION attacked by violent nationalists IN BELGRADE

[claudia westermann]

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Von: Marina Grzinic
Gesendet: Freitag, 08. Februar 2008 17:48
An: 'claudia westermann'
Betreff: grz: pls fwd EXCEPTION, EXHIBITION attacked by violent nationalists
IN BELGRADE

 

 

IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT 

 

EXCEPTION 

Contemporary art scene from Prishtina

 

ARTISTS: Artan Baljaj, Jakup Feri, Driton Hajredini, Fljaka Haljiti, Fitore
Isufi Koja, Dren Maljici, Aljban Muja, Vigan Nimani, Nurhan Cehaja, Aljketa
Dzafa and  Ljuljzim Zeciri   

 

CURATORS:

Vida Knezevic, Kristian Lukic, Ivana Marjanovic and Gordana Nikolic

 

The Exhibition EXCEPTION, Contemporary art scene from  Prishtina (Kosova)
that  has  been scheduled to open on the 7 of February 2008 in Belgrade at
KONTEKST Gallery  (to be on display until 15. February 2008) was forced to
CLOSE just before the opening. 

 

The Serbian police that had to intervene just before the opening estimated
that it can not guarantee safety to the  artists, curators and the public,
after an organized  group of Serbian nationalist  forces attacked the
gallery space and even destroyed the work Face to face by Dren Maljici.

 

The curators:  Vida Knezevic, Kristian Lukic, Ivana Marjanovic and Gordana
Nikolic have asked PUBLICLY today (8 of February 2008) the Ministry of
culture of Serbia and the city of Belgrade to react firmly against such
nationalist forces in order to protect the artists and the exhibition in the
future. The curators insist on the right to present the project in Belgrade
in the near future.

 

The exhibition was presented previously at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Vojvodina, Novi Sad (22.01 - 05.02.2008.  The exhibition is a joint effort
of two organization Kontekst, Belgrade and Napon, Novi Sad.

 

SUPPORT and inquiry: 

 

KONTEKST galerija

Centar za kulturu "Stari Grad"

Kapetan Misina 6a 

11 000 Beograd

 

www.kontekstgalerija.org <http://www.kontekstgalerija.org/> 

 

 

 

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