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Excerpt from a project diary
August 8th 2007.
A letter sent to a local mailing list by Nebojsa Milikic, Program editor of Cultural Center REX:
Dear friends, I would like to inform you about the most beautiful exhibition opening I have attained in last 10 years… the work of Nikoleta Markovic realized in cooperation with residents and placed in the entrance hall of the residential building, lead to an unusual gathering of people from inside and outside of building; meetings of an outstanding sense and energy which are not possible in any other occasion; maybe because Nikoleta’s work has nothing to do with banal building obligations or classical comprehension of artistic practice (cabinets de curiosites), persistently called contemporary art by the people I hang out and cooperate with; and maybe because art and art work inauguration is a ``meeting place``, reaction between real and possible, visible and invisible, repressed and actual … absolutely impossible meetings and interviews in Solunska 36, until yesterday, were for me and as I could see and realize for the most of the participants, the two hours of third world…
Due to that: cheers!August 31st 2007
Unknown neighbor visited REX asking for the Elevator Art author to redecorate the neighborhood buildings faces. September 1st 2007
An interview with Zvonko Djindjic about the credit tag and canvas results that disappeared two days after the implementation of the art work without notifying any officials obout it. The discussion should’ve also cleared out the dilemma and curiosities about Elevator Art money matters: financiers, sponsors, fees, etc. The interview was set up for September 20th 2007.September 6th 2007POLITIKA published an article about last night opening in Duborvacka 24.
A BLIC journalist, inspired with POLITIKA article, organizes an interview with residents from Solunska and Duborvacka, project participants and author.
September 9th 2007
Dragan Todorovic reported a children self initiative to clean up the building surrounding area, inspired by art work and a whole action inside the building.
September 10th 2007
A BLIC article published.
Jasna Zelenovic, a dentist and former president of the Building Assembly in Vojvode Dobrnjca, got informed through an article and got interested in prolonging the project towards her residential comlex.
Dragan Todorovic delieverd contact of another interested party – Veta Nikolic – a neighbor president of a nearby building, for the purpose of project extention.September 11th 2007
Krsmanovic Smiljana (85), from Zemuna, got in touch with Gordanu Diklic from Solunska 36, to for the purpose of donation of 10 original Wiehler goblins to a project author to be to be used as decoration of some / any residential complexes.
During raising money for the illumination of the work in Dubrovacka, the residents expressed a wish for the opening repetition.September 15th 2007.
Project coordinator of Pro Helvetia expressed interest in buying the reprints of the Elevator Art artworks. September 21st 2007
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. and an interview with Krsmanovic Smiljana (together with Gordana Diklic).
September 22th 2007
Zvonko Djindjic interview canceled due to flu.
September 25th 2007
An interview and a visit to Jasna Zelenovic – the residents of her building, inspired with a project were thinking of their own artistic redecoration.
September 29th 2007
An agreement with Dusica Parezanovic, Nebojsa Milikic and Katarina Zivanovic about possibilities of web presentation of elevatorart.info and an open, public discussion about project further development.
October 1st 2007 Applying for artistic and cultural project support from City Secretariat in connection to the Elevator Art project development.
October 11th 2007
www.elevatorart.info presentation
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in cultural Center REX, Wiehler gobelins exhibition followed by an open public discussion about project donation and possible further developments. Presentation was produced and supported by Cultural Center REX.
