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X NENAD DŽONI RACKOVIĆ Nenad Džoni Racković skoro 30 godina slovi za jednog od najkontroverznijih umetnika koji svojim radom konstantno pomera granice, kako samog umetničkog delovanja tako i medija u kojima radi. Od Rackovićevih prvih izložbi u Studentskom kulturnom centru, preko beogradske andergraund scene kasnih osamdesetih, zatim filmova, pozorišnih predstava i performansa tokom burnih devedesetih, radio-nastupa na 892, kultnih romana, pa sve do intenzivnih iskustava klupske i skejt supkulture, red je o jednom krajnje autohtonom i originalnom konceptu u kome bez ikakve dileme prepoznajemo autora sa integritetom i stavom, umetnika koji živi svoju umetnost.

Miroslav Karić

X SAŠA MARKOVIĆ MIKROB (1959-2010) Saša Marković Mikrob bio je samosvojna pojava na našoj umetničkoj sceni po tome što je svoju produkciju zasnovao na šest principa kojih se pridržavao tokom cele karijere: umetnost mora biti narativna, svima pristupačna, zabavna i smešna, dosledna, lokalno orijentisana i proizvedena jeftinim sredstvima. Na tim osnovama izgradio je umetnički idiom koji je spajao njegov životni habitus sa umetničkim izražavanjem, refleksiju svakodnevne društvene i političke stvarnosti sa ličnom mitologijom, autoironijski govor u prvom lieu sa govorom o drugima, vizuelni i tekstualni jezik, proizvodnju slika i performativno ponasanje, itd. Njegova umetnost je samonikla, rođena u miljeu beogradske supkulture u kojem se kretao, ali je istovremeno snažno konvenirala temama i preokupaeijama sveta savremene umetnosti.

X NENAD JOHNNY RACKOVIĆ For almost 30 years Nenad Racković has been known as one of the most controversial artists whose work constantly pushes the frontiers of the artistic activity itself and the media he works for. From his first exhibitions at the Students’ Cultural Centre, Belgrade’s underground scene in the late 1980 s to films, theatre productions and performances in the turbulent 1990 s to radio appearances on 892, cult novels to intensive experience in the club and skate subculture we have before us a highly autochthonous and original concept in which we assuredly recognise an author with integrity and attitude, an artist living his art.

Miroslav Karić

X SAŠA MARKOVIĆ MIKROB (1959-2010) Saša Marković Mikrob was a phenomenon standing on its own on our artistic stage because his work was based on six principles he observed throughout his career: art has to be narrative, accessible to all, amusing and funny, consistent, oriented locally and made with cheap resources, This was the foundation of his artistic idiom which fused his life with artistic expression, reflections on the daily social and political reality and personal mythology, self-ironical speech in the first person with speech about others, visual and textual language, production of paintings and performative behaviour etc. His art is original, born out of Belgrade’s subculture to in which he belonged, yet it simultaneously reflects the topics and concerns of the modern artistic world.