29.04.2015.

Exhibition â��Poetics and fate of the 20th centuryâ�� opened in Sombor

The exhibition “Poetics and fate of the 20th century” from the Collection of the Central Military Club of Serbia has been opened tonight for the audience of Sombor, after it had been seen by 20,000 people since its formation in Novi Sad, Nis, Pozarevac, Jagodina, and Zrenjanin. The Gallery of Laza Kostic Cultural Center in Sombor hosts this unique collection of the Central Military Club, which consists of previously rarely displayed paintings by artists such as Vlah Bukovac, Jovan Bijelic, Ljuba Babic, Lazar Vujaklija,, Ljuba Ivanovic, Petar Lubarda, Pedja Milosavljevic, Sava Sumanovic, Kosta Hakman, and many others.

The opening of the exhibition was attended by Srdjan Aleksic, Director of Laza Kostic Cultural Center, critic Sava Stepanov, and Director of Odbrana Media Center Stevica S Karapandzin, who stressed that the works displayed in this exhibition are just a small part of the works stored in the Gallery of the Central Military Club, which contains over 1,500 works by finest artists. The artists that held exhibitions at he Grand Gallery of the Central Military Club gifted their works to this institution, owing to which this collection was formed.

Critic Sava Stepanov stressed the importance of the exhibition of art created during the 20th century, pointing out that, with their analysis “we can perceive the development of fine arts in the territory of former Yugoslavia”.

The exhibition “Poetics and fate of the 20th century”, which represents the greatest national treasure, will be opened at the Gallery of Laza Kostic Cultural Center in Sombor until 14th May 2015.