STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS, CURATORS and INSTITUTIONS
Notice BoardPosted by Anna Sandgren Thu, February 14, 2008 10:40:27Dear Friends,we are sending a STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS, CURATORS andINSTITUTIONS involved in the exhibition EXCEPTION: Contemporary artscene from Prishtina, scheduled to be open on the 7.02.2008 inBelgrade, Kontekst Gallery FORCED TO CLOSE JUST BEFORE THE OPENING. Thecurators and the institution needs an international support!I send as it was plenty of misinformation the images from the day ofthe opening.The statement is attached below.Very best, Marina Grzinic and Rosa Reitsamer--PLEASE SIGN AND SEND BACK either to Rosa Reitsamer: fem.seq@gmx.at orMarina Grzinic margrz@zrc-sazu.siSTATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS, CURATORS and INSTITUTIONS involved inthe exhibition EXCEPTION: Contemporary art scene from Prishtina,scheduled to be open on the 7.02.2008 in Belgrade, Kontekst GalleryThe statement is a reaction to the fact that the exhibition EXCEPTION,Contemporary art scene from Prishtina (Kosova) that ?was scheduled toopen on 7 February 2008 (and to be on display until 15 February 2008)at KONTEKST Gallery in Belgrade WAS FORCED TO CLOSE JUST BEFORE THEOPENING.The Serbian police that had to intervene just before the opening asthey estimated that ?they cannot guarantee safety to the curators andthe public, after an organized ?group of Serbian nationalist ?forcesattacked the gallery space and even destroyed Dren Maliqi's work Faceto face.The artists taking part in the exhibition are Artan Balaj, Jakup Ferri,Driton Hajredini, Flaka Haliti, Fitore Isufi Koja, Dren Maliqi, AlbanMuja, Vigan Nimani, Nurhan Qehaja, Alketa Xhafa and Lulzim Zeqiri.On 8 February 2008, the curators of the project Vida Knezevic, KristianLukic, Ivana Marjanovic and Gordana Nikolic asked PUBLICLY the Ministryof culture of Serbia and the city of Belgrade to react firmly againstsuch nationalist forces in order to protect the exhibition in thefuture. The curators insist on the right to present the project inBelgrade in the near future.?On 8 February, these violent nationalist forces attacked again, theythrew stones in the ?windows of the KONTEKST gallery and broke them andas well ?they destroyed gallery?s sign on the door.All of us signed under this statement are expressing our support TOARTISTS, CURATORS and INSTITUTIONS ?involved in the exhibitionEXCEPTION: Contemporary art scene from Prishtina.We ask the Serbian Government and the governmental bodies of theSerbian Ministry of Culture as well as the Belgrade city council andcity institutions to ACT and PROTECT (in accordance with the law) theartists, curators and institutions involved in the organization of theexhibition project. Also, we apply to these bodies to ask for theSUPPORT and help inorganizing the reopening of the project and to allow an open nonviolent platform discussion on the topic.The exhibition is an important project by the young generation inSerbia who is willing to see, discuss and understand historical andcurrent relations between Serbia and Kosova.The exhibition was presented previously at the Museum of ContemporaryArt Vojvodina, Novi Sad (22.01 - 05.02.2008). The exhibition is ajoint effort of two organizations Kontekst, Belgrade, and Napon, NoviSad.THE SIGNED STATEMENT WILL BE SEND TO ARTISTS, CURATORS AND INSTITUTIONSINVOLVED IN THE PROJECT, TO SERBIAN'S GOVERMENTAL BODIES, BELGRADE CITYCOUNCIL'S BODIES and SERBIAN MASS MEDIA.SIGNATURES: Sascha Fülscher Kralijce Marije 42 11000 BelgradeSerbiatel. +381 11 32 36 844mob. +381 61 114 91 28sascha@statementblues.com www.rafilm.se/www.freezonebelgrade.org
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