Šuvaković, Miško.

[YUGOSLAV AVANT-GARDE – A THEORY OF THE THINKING HAND] Prelaženje forme: nacrt za istoriju crteža. Traversing of form: sketches for the history of drawing.

Belgrade: Galerija Studentskog Kulturnog Centra, 1985. Oblong octavo (15 × 21 cm). Original printed staple-stitched self-wrappers; [8] pp. with illustrations. Light rust to staples; else very good. Item #55552

Rare catalog by Yugoslav conceptual artist and art theorist Miško Šuvaković (b. 1954), published by the Studentski Kulturni Centar in Belgrade. Šuvaković was not only a prominent figure in the Yugoslav Neo-Avant-Garde but also one of its most important chroniclers. In the catalogue, Šuvaković explains his thoughts on the interplay between practical drawing and theoretical understanding; in his view, the two are mutually dependent. He considers drawing to be a discursive practice in which a learning process unfolds. Since the turn of the millennium, Šuvaković has also published internationally recognized standard works on the history of contemporary art in Yugoslavia. The present publication documents his role as an actor in this network. The “Studentski Kulturni Centar” had already existed for about fourteen years as an exhibition space, a collective studio, and a venue for intellectual exchange. Marina Abramović is undoubtedly one of the best-known and most influential protagonists of this network. As a member of the “Group of Six,” she was among the first artists to exhibit at the venue in 1971. The concept of the exhibition, titled “Drangularijum,” was that all participating artists would bring an object that was important to them, but not an artifact they had created themselves. The objects were mostly personal items that the artists were surrounded by on a daily basis. The event was a provocation. For some of the participants, it was the first and last time they were active at the SKC, because they did not share the approach of the young, influential protagonists. The OHO group also exhibited at the SKC. But it wasn’t limited to contributions from Yugoslav contemporary art. The “Studentski Kulturni Centar” made a name for itself internationally as a venue for conceptual art and performance right from the start with “In Another Moment,” featuring works by Joseph Beuys, Daniel Buren, Sol LeWitt, and Lawrence Weiner. (See Seraina Renz, Kunst als Entscheidung: Performance- und Konzeptkunst der 1970er Jahre am Studentischen Kulturzentrum Belgrad, Munich 2018.)

As of April 2026, OCLC lists only one copy worldwide, in North America.

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