The third exhibition of the art project of the National Museum of Montenegro “What our struggle gave us” was opened last night in the Montenegrin Art Gallery Miodrag Dado Đurić in Cetinje.
After the exhibition of the works of the so-called of “old” masters, which was opened on July 12 and includes works of art by more than 20 authors from the National Museum of Montenegro’s holdings, and an exhibition of works by reference artists of the contemporary art scene at the invitation of the author of the project, which was opened on August 2. The third exhibition shows the works of younger artists who were selected through the public competition of the National Museum: Aleksandra Božović, Danijela Stanković Drobnjak, Đovana Maković, Edin Ćeranić, Kristina Kusovac, Marija Radusinović, Nikola Balević, Nikola Matičić, Rosa Čukić Ćorović, Sara Jolić, Stefan Bulatović and Stefan Delić.
The project examines how art reacted to the themes of anti-fascism and NOR and its derivatives, how engaged it was in the first post-war years, and how today’s generation of contemporary artists articulates these themes.
Opening the exhibition, the author of the project, director of the National Museum, art historian Dr. Anastazija Miranović said that following historical narratives, members of the young generation of Montenegrin fine artists are maturely reflecting on the events and achievements of NOR and the revolution, boldly contextualizing them with contemporary events and the state of Montenegrin society. .
– Those who are worried about their future do not hesitate to create it on a “healthy” basis, aware that without the legacy of the libertarian past, we are lost in the pluralisms of disorientated everyday life. Reaching for quotes from the history of art, such as Picasso’s dove of peace, or reminiscences of revolutionary posters and symbols of resistance that we face with various faces of contemporary “fascism”, are ways of individual answers to the question: what did our struggle give us? In the time we live in, without a strong value base, it is easy to get lost in the darkness of untruths. The “culture of memory” was suppressed by the “culture of oblivion”, characteristic of Montenegrin society and the Balkan region – said Dr. Anastazija Miranović.
The third in a series of exhibitions on a given topic, according to her, closes the cycle of the project in the attempt of another artistic response, reminder and questioning, a conscious departure from forgetting the true values of the Montenegrin society to which these young people have chosen to belong.
The art project, which the National Museum has been working on for months, is being realized on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Montenegrin national uprising and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the NOB Museum.
All three exhibitions will be on display until the end of August.