Nebojša Šerić Šoba apstrakcije abstractions NARODNI MUZEJ CRNE GORE ATELJE DADO
Kada sam uzeo papirnu novčanicu od jednog dolara i stavio je pod mikroskop sve je odjednom postalo apstraktno. Svaka scena je postala zasebna cjelina koja se mogla izdvojiti iz pejsaža koji se pomjeranjem novčanice smjenjivao. Različite magnifikacije mikroskopa su davale različite teksture i boje, mikrokosmos nečega što je po svojoj prirodi apstraktno (novac) ali ipak realno u svojoj fizičkoj prisutnosti i značenju. Novac ima svoju estetsku vrijednost, različite novčanice prikazuju identitete država iz kojih dolaze, na njima najčešće vidimo lica, gradove, biljke i životinje. Svaka novčanica ima svoj pređeni put, prljavštinu, koroziju, i bez obzira na stanje u kojem se nalazi i dalje zadržava svoju suštinu i upotrebnu vrijednost. Novac, čija se apstrakna vrijednost (koja je inicijalno bila bazirana na protuvrijednosti u zlatu) mijenja sa turbulencijama svjetskih berzi, je svakodnevna doza apstrakcije/realnosti u kojoj živimo. Zagledajući dublje u njegovu strukturu pojavljuje se apsurd koji samo umjetnost može opravdati Nebojša Šerić Šoba
I placed a dollar bill under a microscope and, suddenly, saw this common object this flat piece of paper which is used every day, passing from hand to wallet in a continuous cycle many hundreds of times each day before reaching my own pocket turn into something abstract. Every position under the lens creates a separate vision extracted from the object s overall landscape, constantly shifting with even the slightest movement, as if it were a living, breathing thing. Different magnifications create different textures and colors, each view a microcosm of the overall object; not only abstract and absurd (how can a small piece of paper or metal represent such power and wealth) but also realistic in that it physically exists and carries such significance and weight. Arguably, money has its aesthetic appeal: banknotes and coins often show detailed images, of their countries, faces of their leaders, native plants and animals. Yet every banknote and coin has its own story, told by the dirt, corrosion, and bacteria it collects in its travels, at the same time retaining its original value. Money (which was originally based on the equivalent in gold) changes every day with the turbulence of world stock markets. A deeper look into Money s tangible properties appears absurd in ways that only art can justify. Nebojsa Seric Shoba
Nebojša Šerić - Šoba je rođen u Sarajevu 1968. Pohađao Školu Primijenjenih Umjetnosti od 1983 do 1987. Pohađao Akademiju Likovnih Umjetnosti u Sarajevu od 1989 do1992. Godine 1999 odlazi za Amsterdam gdje je pohađao Rijksakademie od 2000 do 2002. Šoba je izlagao u mnogobrojnim muzejima i galerijama širom svijeta, uključujući Muzej Moderne Umjetnosti u Parizu; Jeu de Paume, Pariz; Kunsthalle Bern, Švicarska; Deutsches Hygiene Muzej, Drezden, Njemačka; De Appel, Amsterdam, Holandija; Muzej moderne umjetnosti Štokholm, Švedska; Creative Time, Njujork; Exit Art, Njujork; Kunstmuseum, Bohum, Njemačka; Nacionalna Galerija Viktorije, Melburn, Australija; 50-to Bijenale u Veneciji (2003), Italija; MASS MoCA, North Adams, Masačusets, i P.S. 1/Muzej moderne umjetnosti Njujork. Šoba trenutno živi i radi u Njujorku. Born in1968, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Living and working in New York. Selected exhibitions: 2014 Memory Lane, Galerie du Jour Agnes B., Paris, France Digital Naratives, Media Mediterranea Festival, Pula, Croatia 2013 BONE - Festival für Aktionskunst/Performance Art Festival, Bern, Switzerland Within the World the World Within, Konsthal, Landskrona, Sweden From Out to Nowhere, Java Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia&Herzegovina 2012 Sing-Sing, Musée d'art Moderne de Saint-Etienne, France Multimeridijan 12, Pula, Croatia That Passes Between Us, Good Children Gallery, New Orleans, USA 2011 52nd October Salon, Belgrade, Serbia The Quadrilateral Biennial: Out of Left Field, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia Blago Bung #6, Emily Harvey Foundation, New York, USA 2010 Unexpected, Kunstmuseum, Bochum, Germany Battlefields, Dumbo Arts Center, New York, USA Broken down walls of Crimson Salon, SKUC, Ljubljana, Slovenia Photo I, Photo you, Calvert 22, London, UK 2009 10 Years of, Rotor, Graz, Austria Arte, Visioni, Messaggi..., Spazio Gerra, Reggio Emilia, Italy Transformations Fragiles, Atelier de la gare, Locmine, France 2008 Warlord, Smith Stewart Gallery, New York, USA Central Europe Revisited II, Schloss Esterházy, Eisenstadt, Hungary Le revolver à cheveux blancs, Le Musée de l'objet, Blois, France Neo Constructivism: Art, Architecture & Activism, Rutger s Paul Robeson Gallery and NJ School of Architecture Gallery, Newark, USA From here/from there, Webster University s Cecile R. Hunt Gallery, St.Louis, USA 2007 Legal Aliens, Smacked Mellon, New York, USA Now is the winter, Proekt_Fabrika, Moscow, Russia Micro-narratives : tentation des petites réalités, Musée d Art moderne de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
2006 Ahistoric Occasion: Artists Making History, MASS MoCA, USA Artist and weapon / Artysta i bro, LAZNIA - Centre for Contemporary Art, Gdansk What War? - White Box, New York City, NY 2005 Greater New York, P.S 1/MoMA, New York, USA CONFLICT: Perspectives, Positions, Realities in Central European Art, Slough, Baltimore, USA Another Expo - Beyond the nation state, White Box, New York, USA Kidding, Ise Foundation Gallery, New York, USA 2004 Metropolis, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia 10 Commandments, Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden, Germany Any Given Place, Miroslav Kraljevic Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia Cosmopolis 1 Microcosmos X Macrocosmos,Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece 2003 Strangers to ourselves, Canterbury Royal Museum & Art Gallery, U.K. 50th La Bienalle Di Venezia, Italia Lines of Conduct, Raid Projects, L.A., USA Boundless Border, National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), Bucharest, Romania Super! - Transformer, Washington, DC 2002 Basics, Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland Haunted House of Art, Outline, Amsterdam, Nederlands 2001 Tirana Biennal, Tirana, Albania Conflict, De Parel, Amsterdam, Netherlands Never stop the action, Rotor, Graz, Austria Body and the East, Exit Art, New York, New York, USA 2000 Conversations, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Belgrade, Serbia VOILA, le monde dans la tete, Musee d Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris,France L Autre Moitie de L Europe, Jeu de Paume, Paris, France Unlimited - 3, De Appel, Amsterdam, Netherlands Stayin alive, Kunsthalle, Bern, Switzerland 1999 Aspects - Positions, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna, Austria Somewhere Else, A.C.C. Gallery, Weimar, Germany After the Wall, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden Faiseurs d Histoires, Casino, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Tragedy, SKUC Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia The Quest for Identity, Mors Mossa Gallery, Goteborg, Sweden 1998 Beyond The Mirror, SCCA, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Manifesta 2, European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Luxembourg, Luxembourg 1997 Here and There, Obala Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina 1991 Solo exhibition, Zvono Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Selected Bibliography Catalogs Neo Constructivism: Art, Architecture & Activism, catalog, Greater New York, catalog, P.S.1/MoMA, New York, USA Political Minimalism by Claus Biesenbach, Flash Art Magazine no.237 Passage Europe, catalog, Musee D Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne, France Strangers to Ourselves, UK Dreams and Conflicts, Venice Bienalle, Venice, Italy Artistic statement, After Image Magazine, Vol.28, New York, USA L Autre Moitie de L Europe, CD Rom catalog, Jeu de Paume, Paris, France Aspects - Positions, catalog, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna, Austria Unlimited - 3, catalog, De Appel, Amsterdam, Netherlands After the Wall, catalog, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden Kunstforum Magazine, view on Manifesta 2, Germany Sarajevo 2000, catalog, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna, Austria Interview with Lorand Hegyi by Catherine Millet, Art Press Magazine no.239, France Body and the East, catalog, Modern Gallery Ljubljana, Slovenia Manifesta 2, catalog, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Meeting Point, catalog, SCCA Sarajevo, BiH The Edge of Awareness, catalog, Geneva, Switzerland Biennale of Young Artists, catalog, Modern Gallery Rijeka, Croatia Text by Lars Bang Larsen, SIKSI Magazine, The New Europe Issue no. 4, Finland Residencies Scholarships 2000-2002 Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1989-1992 The Academy of Fine Arts Sarajevo / Sculpture Department, Sarajevo, BiH Kontakt Contact shoba1968@gmail.com www.shobaart.com
Izdavač: Narodni muzej Crne Gore Za izdavača: Pavle Pejović Kustos: Mirjana Dabović Pejović Tekst i prevod: Nebojša Šerić Šoba Dizajn: Branka Vujović Štampa: DPC Podgorica Tiraž: 300 Cetinje, avgust septembar 2014.