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Selaković opened the Serbian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković opened the Serbian Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art today, in the presence of the exhibition's author Predrag Đaković, the wife of the President of Serbia Tamara Vučić, and other guests.
TL;DR
- Serbia's Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art was opened by Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković.
- The exhibition, titled "Across Golgotha to the Resurrection," is by artist Predrag Đaković.
- Selaković emphasized the exhibition's engagement with historical responsibility, identity, and the suffering of the 20th century.
- The Minister addressed criticism and what he termed hate speech directed at the exhibition, interpreting it as a sign of its significance.
- He argued that authentic universality in art stems from the specific experiences of a people, countering claims that national character and universal human value are opposed.
- Artist Predrag Đaković explained that his exhibition focuses on Serbia's tragedies from the Balkan Wars to WWII, as well as broader 20th-century European history, using historical artifacts like suitcases from concentration camps.
- Tamara Vučić, wife of the President of Serbia, visited the exhibition and commented on the importance of learning from the past to build the future.