10.02.2012.

Two new exhibitions in the Central Military Club

In the galleries of the Central Military Club two exhibitions were opened on Friday evening - "Poetics and the fate of 20th century " and the photo exhibition " Belgrade 1945-1955 in the lens of military photojournalists”.

At the opening Lt. Col. Slavoljub Markovic, Director of Media Center's "Odbrana", and art historian Nikola Kusovac as well as Vidoje Golubovic gave their opening remarks.

Lt. Col. Markovic reminded the guests on the work of the Gallery in 2011: "Last year we had as guests the important museums and galleries in the country, and tonight we will be showing our art collection and photo archive of the Media Center." In the end, he thanked the visitors who came to the gallery despite the relentless winter.

The exhibition "Poetics and the fate of 20th century " was a guest in the" Memorial collection of Pavle Beljanski "in Novi Sad and in the gallery" Synagogue "of the National Museum in Nis until recently, and now they are back to the main gallery. The exhibition is a representative selection of works from the art collections of the House of the Serbian Army. The authors, an art historian Nikola Kusovac and curator of the Central Military House Gallery Milorad Bubanja had a difficult task to choose 46 paintings among 1,500 exhibits, which is the numbers of works of art the Media center possesses, with the signatures of Yugoslav artists.

"Everything of artistic value Yugoslavia has been assembled under the roof of this house. We collected 1500 paintings, sculptures, prints, watercolors, all thanks to the serious work, "as art historian Kusovac stated stressing the importance of the exhibition at a time when the doors of many galleries and museums are closed.

The Small Gallery hosts the exhibition of photographs "Belgrade 1945-1955 in the lens of military photojournalists " The exhibition includes 63 photographs from the photo archives of the Media Center "Odbrana", which occurred ten years after the Second World War, and represent a unique reminder of Belgrade as it once was - its people, street , squares, buildings and architectures. The author of the exhibition is Zoran Milovanovic, and scenes of post-war Belgrade were made eternal by former military photographers Danilo Gagovic, Nikola Radasinovic and Dusan Pavicevic.

"We can argue whether the photos are art, but they prove to be invaluable," said Dr. Golubovic, one of the best experts on the history of capital, and concluded that the exhibition is a truly happy event for the citizens of Belgrade - "for those who like Belgrade, and there are many of them.

Exhibitions will be open until 10 March 2012, every day except on Sundays and holidays, from 11.00 to 19.00 hours.