I am superficial
Cultural station Svilara
Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
September 2019.

The artistic thought of the collective relies on the reexamination of value and meaning of words ,,art’’ and ,,artist’’, formed and influenced by contemporary situational context and art market. Being put in contemporary context, examining art and being art itself, this multimedia performance/exhibition formes the character of a contemporary art piece by promoting the metatalk of the collective. Primary focus is the reexamination of the term ,,prestige’’ by which this exhibit can be perceived like a mirror and the thing staring back is the rhetorical question about the construction of values and criteria in the contemporary consumer society. Moreover, the collective examines the relations between artists and the audience. Communication among the art itself and the performance should encourage the audiences divergent thought and evoke a reaction in order for the exhibition to be rounded and artistics thought implemented, relying on the artistic practice of the twentieth century.
,,Art made me famous’’, a starting point of the exhibition, reminds us of the Conceptual Art movement which states that the art can only fully be understood in the artist’s and viewer’s mind. Additionally, there are 5 portrait photographs, two paintings, Duchamp – like objects, surrealistic automated text and other details that welcome the audience to the relational aesthetic of Nicolas Bourriaud. Altogether they are both seemingly modernistic and are able to pulsate in the contemporary spirit.

Art made me famous
2019.
Cut folia
250 x 91 cm

Art made me famous
2019.
Cut folia
250 x 91 cm

Portraits of artists
2019.
Digital print on forex
70 x 105 cm

Portraits of artists
2019.
Digital print on forex
70 x 105 cm

Temptation
2019.
Velvet
232 x 270 cm / 246 x 270 cm / 224 x 270 cm

Temptation
2019.
Velvet
232 x 270 cm / 246 x 270 cm / 224 x 270 cm

Subtle drama 1
2019.
Mixed media
300 x 180 cm

Subtle drama 2
2019.
Mixed media
300 x 180 cm

Echo of ecstasy
2019.
Cut folia
250 x 180 cm

Echo of ecstasy
2019.
Cut folia
250 x 180 cm

Phenomenology of thought
2019.
Duration of performance: 50 min

Phenomenology of thought
2019.
Duration of performance: 50 min
Review
The exhibition ,,I am superficial” recently held in cultural station “Svilara”, Novi Sad, achieved an interesting atmosphere, a triangle of communication between artworks, visitors and performance which lasted around fifty minutes. Along with ambiental music and tension in the atmosphere due to the performance – similar to the atmosphere in theatres – kept the public eye frozen in one place for a while and created the sense of uncertainty, which was broken by realizing the necessity to look further and connect with other parts of the exhibition. Every piece of art stands as a specific question related to the performance, situated in the center of the exhibition space. There is a question standing above what is now being often seen as ,,prestige’’ in some social surroundings, a question initiated by autoportraits, referring to social networks and now well known expression “selfie”, also gathering the “likes” and connection between art and social medias which was alarmed by artists sentence “Art made me famous”. At last, there is a “surrealist” automatic writing on the wall, leading to inner self-reexamination, and on the other side, the red surface of elegant material is calling for touch.
Sandra Belosevic, Art Historian