Celebrating 80 years since the liberation of Podgorica, guided by the values and motive of freedom, this year's event December Art Scene DEUS brings a rich and varied program. In addition to the repertoire on the occasion of the Podgorica Day, within the framework of DEUS, there are segments that remind us of positive practices from the past, but also nurture a contemporary, engaged expression, as well as concerts in which DEUS breaks out of the previous framework and expands its activities, is the conclusion of yesterday's conference for the media.
The concerts of the well-known groups "Van Gogh" and "Galija" will be held on Independence Square, organized by DEUS, and within the Podgorica market, in anticipation of Podgorica Day, the secretary of the Secretariat for Culture announced. Snezana Tomanović who also revealed that "Regina" will perform at a surprise concert, and the location will be announced later.
After a 16-year break, the Podgorica Art Gallery will be renovated this year within DEUS, pointed out the director of the Podgorica Museum and Gallery. Ivana Ćupić...
These are just the segments of this year's program for which she is the spokeswoman of the Secretariat for Culture Jelena Đurđić Tomović, said that it will be "a real artistic treasure for Podgorica residents of all ages".
"The program was carefully conceived to present the diversity, quality and richness of artistic creativity, from the local to the international scene," said Đurđić Tomović.
Exhibitions, books, concerts, films, plays...
Secretary Tomanović announced that the 32nd DEUS will begin tonight, with the promotion of the book "Ethnographic Sketches of Montenegro" by Prof. Ph.D Lidija Vujacic, which will be held in the "Risto Stijović" gallery in Podgorica, at 19 p.m. The following will speak at the promotion: Ph.D Srđan Radović, dr Vesna Rasulić Delić and the author.
Until December 27, DEUS will host 30 events in the fields of literature, music, theater, film and visual arts.
"There are seven promotions of literary works, music, art - as part of which the Podgorica art salon will be opened already on December 16. The opening of the exhibition "Small Format Montenegrin Graphics" in the "Art" gallery is planned for December 20, and the exhibition for the XNUMXth Miluna Lutovac in the Pavilion of the Association of Fine Artists of Montenegro. There are also two tributes, on December 18 Voj Stanić in the Risto Stijović gallery, and on the same day Ristu Stijoviću when a photograph of works from the legacy of Risto Stijović will be exhibited on the plateau of the "Radosav Ljumović" National Library. When it comes to the theater segment, we can announce three plays, namely "Death in Dubrovnik" on December 5 in the "Dodest" hall, then a play about peer violence for children and teenagers "Look Inside" on December 26, and the same day, a multi-award winning performance will be performed in the large hall of the CNP Jagoš Marković "Bald singer", Tomanović announced, among other things.
Days of Japanese culture will be held from December 11 to 13, and in addition to the screening of Japanese films, a program has been announced that will introduce visitors to the skills and practices for which Japan is known throughout the world, such as kendo, anime, and haiku poetry. ..
The program "Children in Your Town" will be held on December 11 in the large hall of KIC "Budo Tomović", the folklore show on December 9... Traditionally, at the end of December, on the 22nd and 23rd, the 19th Short Video Show will be held in " Until then".
"This year, the key word for DEUS was 'freedom', because Podgorica is celebrating 80 years since its liberation, which we will mark in different ways. As the Podgorica market is held at the same time as the DEUS, we will organize two concerts on the Independence Square to meet the Podgorica Day, within the Podgorica market, as an entertainment segment of the DEUS. "Van Gogh" will perform on December 18, and "Galija" on the 19th, while "Regina" will hold a surprise concert on the 27th, Tomanović revealed.
The beginning of the continuation of the tradition
After a 16-year hiatus, the Podgorica Art Salon, which transcends the borders of the country, will be restored, Ćupić announced, emphasizing that on December 20, on the occasion of Podgorica Day, an exhibition dedicated to that date will be opened. At this year's Salon, which will open on December 16 and last until January 28, XNUMX artists from the country and abroad will be presented, whose selector is the museum advisor of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina. Sanja Kojić Mladenov who came up with the concept. The salon will be held in the Modern Gallery, both on the ground floor and in the upper part.
"The first exhibition of the Salon, after a long break, aims to gather and present contemporary local and regional artistic practices. Through the manifestation of a long tradition, this year's Salon builds on already achieved results that followed both social, artistic and historical trends, and continues to cover current artistic phenomena, but also methodological approaches and concepts", said Ćupić.
She reminded that the Podgorica Art Salon was established in 1995, when it was conceived to promote Podgorica artists who, through their work and creative activity, have earned a special place in the city's cultural circles. With one interruption in 1999, the tradition of holding the salon continued until 2008, when it was discontinued.
"We are now continuing and extending the Salon, which is held under the symbolic name "Garden of Hope", which starts from the relationship between man and his environment, questions the wealth of diversity, but also the challenges he faces during the search. Through a theme that connects current social processes, the exhibition emphasizes the importance of biodiversity and environmental preservation on the one hand, and at the same time points to the negative aspects of hierarchical thinking and the instrumentalization of others for the sake of one's own interests," said Ćupić.
She expressed the hope that this exhibition and renovation will be "the beginning of the continuation of the tradition", the manifestation that was one of the most significant cultural events in Podgorica.
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