Maja Rakočević Cvijanov, MFA
Date of birth: 25.05.1975.
Residence: Subotica
Adresa: Aleja Maršala Tita 14/29
E-mail: majarakocevic@gmail.com
Sajt: www.majarakocevic.com
Married, with two children
Biography
Education:
2004
Master’s degree in sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade
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2001
Graduated in sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade
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1996
Graduated from the College of Fine and Applied Arts Belgrade
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Since 2004 founder and member of the “dez.org” art association from Belgrade
Since 2002 member of the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia (U.L.U.S.)
Professional work:
Since 2008, sculptor – conservator at the Inter-municipal Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments of Subotica
Since 2005 a freelance artist, ULUS, Belgrade
Awards:
2012
“Dr. Ferenc Bodrogvari” award of the City of Subotica for artistic creativity
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2002
Beorama award at the “Codes of Time” Youth Biennial in Vršac
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2001
Vladeta Petrić award for results in sculpture, the annual exhibition of students of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade
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2000
Pero Gallery award for sculpture, the annual exhibition of students of the Faculty Fine Arts, Belgrade
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2005 and 2003
Finalist for the “Mangelos” award for best young visual artist in Serbia
Promotions, presentations, workshops:
2015
Promotion of catalogue Authentic Maja Rakočević Cvijanov, with Nebojša Milenković,
Dr. Vinko Perčić heritage gallery Subotica
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2013
Promotion of the book Facade Reliefs in the Protected City Centre of Subotica, Maja Rakočević Cvijanov, MFA and Neda Džamić in the form of tourist guide for the Museum Night
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2013
Organization of visits to public monuments of prominent personalities of the city on the occasion of the City Day, MZZSKS in cooperation with the TOGS
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2012
The selection of the exhibition of the DEZ.ORG. art group from Belgrade, “Skladište” gallery, Subotica
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2012
Selection of Ivan Bon’s exhibition “Sculptures for Sound”, “Skladište” gallery, Subotica
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2012
Selection of Milunović’s exhibition “Antimonde”, “Skladište” gallery, Subotica
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2012
Selection of Milica Ružičić’s exhibition “Image”, “Skladište” gallery, Subotica
Purchases and collections:
2014
Purchase of Couple in Transition for the collection of the October Salon, Cultural Centre Belgrade
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2014
Gift for the collection of the October Salon Belgrade Culture Centre – “Lucky Couples” video
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2013
Purchase of Sugar Loaf for the Likovni susret gallery collection, Subotica
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2013
Gift for the collection of the Šumatovačka Centre for Creativity, “Office workers” colour linocut
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2008
Purchase of the Top ten video for the Stadtpark gallery, Krems an der Donau, Austria
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2007 and 2008
Gift relief Before Baby & After Baby to the City Hospital Subotica
Public monuments:
2012
“Map for the Blind and Visually Impaired”, bronze, Subotica
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2012
“The Plumber”, 50 anniversary of the “Vodovod i kanalizacija” PUC, bronze, Subotica
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2011
“Reaper”, a monument to the reapers – 100th anniversary of Dužijanca, painted bronze, Subotica
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2011
“The Quest for the Heights”, a monument to Dren Mandić, a mountaineer, granite, Subotica
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2009
Bust of Paja Jovanović in the Paja Jovanović Park, aluminium, Aleksandrovo, Subotica
Solo exhibitions (selection):
2015
Authentic retrospective exhibition 2000-2015, Dr. Vinko Perčić gallery, Subotica
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2013
“Transition: from the General to the Personal”, multimedia exhibition, the municipality gallery of Vračar, Belgrade
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2013
“Office workers”, multimedia exhibition, Nova gallery, Belgrade
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2010
“After baby”, multimedia exhibition, SULUJ gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
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2009
“Family composition”, Likovni susret gallery, Subotica
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2005
“30th Birthday”, multimedia exhibition, Kuplung gallery, Budapest, Hungary
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2004
“Lucky Couples Confectionery”, master’s works exhibition, Faculty of Fine Arts Gallery, Belgrade
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2003
“Lucky couples”, digital prints, Youth Centre gallery, Belgrade
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2002
Digital prints, Remont gallery, Belgrade
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2001
“Tics and Views” exhibition of sculptures and photographs, Dvorište gallery, Pančevo
Group exhibitions (selection):
2015
Night in the City, Museum Night, Skladište gallery, Subotica
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2015
“Bonton: dobro održavanje i lepo ponašanje” New acquisitions in the collection of the October Salon, Cultural Centre, Belgrade
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2014
Work in Progress, an exhibition of the Šumatovačka art collection, Youth Centre gallery, Belgrade
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2014
“Protect me” projection on the facade of the Likovni susret gallery, Museum Night, Subotica
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2014
“Journey to Europe with Heroes and Witnesses”, works by artists from the collection of the October Salon Belgrade Cultural Centre, Likovni susret gallery, Subotica
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2014
“Exhibition of Subotica artists”, House of Arts (Művészetek Háza), Gödöllő, Hungary
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2014
“New: acquisitions from 2010 to the present”, Likovni susret gallery, Subotica
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2013
“Situations: Installations in Vojvodina”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina, Novi Sad
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2013
“Memory of a Space”, site specific, Likovni susret gallery, Subotica
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2012
“Scratch Deeper”, an exhibition of the extended media club members of ULUS, ULUS gallery
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2012
“DEZ.ORG,” an exhibition of dez.org artistic associations, Skladište gallery, Subotica
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2011
“A Book but Different”, City Library gallery, Subotica
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2011
“Museum Night”, an exhibition of sculpture in the exterior, Baš kuća cafe gallery, Subotica
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2011
“No Reservations”, Likovni susret gallery, Subotica
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2010
“NYCCurators at 30 Buzzer” Buzzer gallery 30, Queens, New York, United States
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2010
“Art in Vojvodina 2000 – 2010”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina, Novi Sad
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2010
“UPDATE: Own (Female) Portrait”, Ozon gallery, Belgrade
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2010
“Mixer Festival”, Žito mlin, Belgrade
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2009
(OUT), Museum (out) Box, art in the public space of Styria, Graz, Austria
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2009
“Micro Manoeuvre”, 39th salon of Novi Sad, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Gift Collection of Rajko Mamužić, Novi Sad
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2009
“Urban Bridges” NN19 Gallery, Saarbrücken, Germany
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2008
“Exposition”, presentation of videos, Stadtpark gallery, Krems an der Donau, Austria
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2007
“Re-set”, the MSUV project “Starting the investigations II”, Gallery of Contemporary Art Pančevo
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2006
“13 + 13”, an exhibition of dez.org artistic association, Gallery of Contemporary Art Smederevo
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2005
“Just visiting”, youth scene, art space Walcheturm, Zürich, Switzerland
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2005
“The award for Best Young Artist” finalists, Municipal Library gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
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2005
11th Festival of Digital Arts, Maribor, Slovenia
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2005
38th Youth Winter Salon, Josip-Bepo Benković gallery, Herceg Novi, Montenegro
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2004
“Continental Breakfast”, 45th October Salon, 25th May Museum, Belgrade
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2004
“Retro vision” BELEF, videos, Barutana, Belgrade
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2004
“BORDER / DISORDER”, an international exhibition, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland
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2004
“Quest”, exhibition of young artists from Subotica in Pécs, Hungary
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2004
“Strange Point of Tension”, the National Museum of Montenegro, Cetinje, Montenegro
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2003
“Lucky Couples” video, BELEF, Fortress – Kalemegdan Terrace, Belgrade
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2003
“IN / OUT”, digital art festival, Prague, Czech Republic
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2003
“Serbia, Serbia”, Shambala gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
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2003
“NOT / POSSIBLE presence” Zlatno oko gallery, Novi Sad
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2002
“Zoom in / Zoom out” 43rd October Salon, ULUS gallery, Belgrade
Participation in art colonies, workshops, seminars, discussions (selection):
2014
“Here and There / Limited Artistic Freedom”, talks at the Likovni susret gallery, Subotica
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2014
“Sculptures of Sugar” workshop was held at the exhibition “New: acquisitions from 2010 to the present”, Likovni susret gallery, Subotica
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2014
“Lajoš Crnaković Palace” forum and discussion at the Likovni susret gallery, Subotica
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2013
“Maternity in neoliberal capitalism”, seminar, REX Cultural Centre, Belgrade
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2006
“Autoplay”, an international meeting of art groups, Kontekst gallery, Belgrade
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2005
“Real Presence – Floating Sites” workshop in cooperation with the 51st Venice Biennial, Venice, Italy
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2004
“How to End Message”, part II of the international workshop (mentor: Milica Tomić), Belgrade
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2003
“How to Send Message”, the international workshop (mentor: Milica Tomić), Helsinki, Finland
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2003
“SPEAK UP!”, the international workshop (mentors: B. Dimitrijević, Mika Hanula) Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade
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2002
“Art Session II”, a workshop organized by Remont, Ečka (mentors: Era Milivojević and Bálint Szombathy)
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2002
“GASTHOFF” the international workshop, (selected by: Biljana Tomić), Frankfurt am Main
Conservation and restoration projects:
2015
The monument to the fallen soldiers of World War II in front of the Culture Centre in Višnjevac
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2015
Bust of Milan Bikar in Central park in Novi Žednik
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2014
Monument to the fallen heroes of the liberation and unification of 1912-1918 on the occasion of the centenary of the First World War
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2013
Karolj Biro monument in Bajski cemetery in Subotica
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2013
Istvan Ivanji tombstone in Bajski cemetery in Subotica
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2013
Monument to the victims of fascism in the Square of the fourth Montenegrin Proletarian Brigade in Lovćenac, municipality of Mali Iđoš
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2013/2012
Ago Mamužić monument in Bajski cemetery in Subotica
2012
Lajoš Vermeš monument in Palić
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2012
Boza Šarčević memorial in Senćanski cemetery in Subotica
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2012
The Holy Trinity Monument in Čantavir – stage I
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2012
Ago Mamužić memorial in Bajski cemetery in Subotica – stage I
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2011
Monument to the murdered Jews, Jewish cemetery, Subotica
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2011
The memorial complex to fallen Red Army soldiers in the Orthodox cemetery
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2010
Ivan Sarić monument, Subotica
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2010
“Žubor života”, NOB monument, Palić
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2009
Angel of Love sculpture, part of the St. Trinity monument, Subotica
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2009
Fallen antifascists in World War II memorial, Subotica
Publications:
2015
Public monuments in the municipality of Subotica 2, Bela Duranci, Vera Gabrić Počuča, Maja Rakočević Cvijanov, MZZSK Subotica
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2013
“The Monument to Lajoš Vermeš” Conservators Society Journal no. 37, DKS Belgrade
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2012
“City Hall in Subotica, 1912-2012” Gordana P.Vujnović, Olga K. Ninkov, Gabor Demeter, Stevan Mačković, Tanja Segedinčev, Aleksandra Jevtić, Maja Rakočević Cvijanov, published by MZZSK Subotica – City library award for the best heritage book in 2012
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2012
“Emberábrázolások Subotica védett központjának szecesszions homlokzatain” (Human Figure on Art Nouveau Facades in the Protected City Centre of Subotica), Bácsország – Vajdasági honismereti szemle, 62 szám, 78-79
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2012
“The Holy Trinity Monument in Subotica”, p. 146-157, Zaštitar no.2, MZZSKS
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2011
“Facade Reliefs in the Protected City Centre of Subotica” publication by Maja Rakočević Cvijanov, MFA and Neda Džamić, publisher: MZZSK Subotica
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2011
“The Monument to Ivan Sarić in Subotica”, p. 190-193, Conservators Society Journal no. 35, DKS Belgrade
References (selection):
2015
“Art as Public Intimacy”, Nebojsa Milenković, foreword to the catalogue of the retrospective exhibition, Authentic Maja Rakočević Cvijanov, Dr. Vinko Perčić gallery, Subotica
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2013
“Towns in Puszta” (Treasures of Puszta, One Region – One Future) Hungary-Serbia IPA Cross-border Co-operation Programme, Public monuments of the modern era – a sculpture in space, Ljubica Vuković Dulić, p. 276-277.
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2013
“Transition: from the General to the Personal”, Nela Tonković, foreword to the catalogue of the solo exhibition at the Municipality gallery of Vračar, p.2-3
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2010
“The Technology of Moms”, foreword to the catalogue of the solo exhibition After Baby, SULUJ, Belgrade, p.2, author: Tanja Marković
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2009
“Intimate Space of Maja Rakočević Cvijanov”, foreword to the catalogue of the solo exhibition Family Composition, Likovni susret gallery, Subotica, p. 3, author: Ivana Smiljanjić
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2007
Starting the investigation, MSUV, foreword to the catalogue, 68/69, author: Nebojša Milenković, photo p.86 / 87
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2005
Anthology of the Department of History of Modern Art of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, Department of History of Modern Art, Remont, p. 103, photo p. 112
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2005
“Yellow Cab”, December 2005 Belgrade Guide, p. 85, photo and text, author: Darinka Pop Mitić “Of Love and Rules”
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2005
“Likovne besede (Art Words)” Art magazine, Ljubljana, Slovenia, no. 69-70 winter, p. 111-114 “Events on the Serbian Art Scene”, authors: Antea Arizanović and Robert Cesar
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2005
“Remont”, Art magazine, Belgrade, no.11, Autumn, p. 26-27, “Life Made of Chocolate”, by Mirjana Boba Stojadinović
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2004
“Gender Related Art”, “Umelec” international art magazine, Prague, Czech Republic, no. 2/2004, p. 48-53, by Danica Minić
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2004
“Strange Point of Tension”, foreword to the catalogue for the exhibition at the Museum of Cetinje, in Montenegro, p. 7, author: Branko Dimitrijević
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2004
Pro Femina, a magazine for women literature and culture, Belgrade, Fall / Winter 2004 by Olivera Erić, “The Pleasure and Visual Arts” p.205, photo on p.43, 51, 220
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2003
“Information”, the Danish Weekly Gazette. 126, June 3, 2003, the front page and page 6, “Serbisk lykke (Serbian Happiness)” – “Dette er Serbien”
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2002
“Flash Art” the International Art magazine, no. 227, November-December, p. 48, “The October Salon” by Siniša Mitrović
Bibliografija (izbor):
2015.
“ Umetnost kao javna intimnost“, Nebojša Milenković, predgovor za katalog retrospektivne izložbe, Authentic Maja Rakočević Cvijanov, Zavičajna galerija dr. Vinko Perčić, Subotica
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2013.
„Gradovi na pustari“ (Treasures of the Pusyta, One Region – One Future) Hungary-Serbia, IPA Cross-border Co-operation Programme, Javni spomenici modernog doba – skulptura u prostoru“, Ljubica Vuković Dulić, str. 276-277.
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2013.
“ Tranzicija: od opšteg ka ličnom“, Nela Tonković, predgovor za katalog samostalne izložbe u Galeriji opštine Vračar, Beograd str.2-3
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2010.
„Tehnologija mame“, predgovor za katalog samostalne izložbe After baby, SULUJ, Beograd, str.2, autorka: Tanja Marković
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2009.
„Intimni prostor Maje Rakočević Cvijanov“, predgovor za katalog samostalne izložbe Porodične kompozicije, Moderna galerija Likovni susret, Subotica, str. 3, autorka: Ivana Smiljanjić
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2007.
Pokretanje istrage, MSUV, predgovor za katalog, 68/69. autor teksta Nebojša Milenković, foto str.86/87
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2005.
Zbornik katedre za istoriju moderne umetnosti filozofskog fakulteta u Beogradu, Katedra za istoriju moderne umetnosti, Remont, str. 103, foto str. 112
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2005.
“Yelow Cab”, decembar 2005. vodič kroz Beograd, str. 85, foto i tekst, autor Darinka Pop Mitić ”O ljubavi i pravilima”
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2005.
“Likovne besede (Art Words)” Art magazin, Ljubljana, Slovenia, no.69-70 zima, strane 111-114 “Dogajanja na srpskij likovni sceni”, Autori: Antea Arizanović i Robert Cesar
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2005.
“Remont”, umetnički časopis, Beograd, br.11, jesen, strana 26-27, “Život od čokolade”, autor: Mirjana Boba Stojadinović
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2004.
“Gender related art “, “Umelec” internacionalni art magazin, Prag, Češka, br. 2/2004,” str. 48-53, autor: Minić Danica
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2004.
“Čudna tačka tenzije”, predgovor za katalog istoimene izložbe u Muzeju Cetinje, u Crnoj Gori, str. 7, autor: Branko Dimitrijević
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2004.
Pro Femina, časopis za žensku književnost i kulturu, Beograd, jesen/zima 2004. autor Olivera Erić, “Užitak i vizuelne umetnosti” str.205, foto na str.43, 51, 220
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2003.
“Information” danske nedeljne novine br. 126, 03.jun2003, naslovna strana i strana 6, “Serbisk lykke (Srpska sreća)” – “Dette er Serbien”
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2002.
“Flash Art”, internationalni art magazin, br. 227, nov-dec, str. 48,“The October Saloon”, autor: Siniša Mitrović
Related Links:
Drawing as an expression of communication. Contemporary art practices of women artists from Vojvodina
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