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SUMMARY:I Had to Be Present: Oto Bihalji-Merin\, art historian\, editor\, publisher\, art critic and activist
DESCRIPTION:Oto Bihalji-Merin (1904-1993) was a Yugoslav-Jewish art historian\, editor\, publisher\, art critic and activist whose creative life fused multiple languages\, identities and cultures in response to the historical and political contexts of the 20th century and whose legacy lies in his advocacy for art that transcends formal training\, emphasizing human creativity and imagination. \nOto’s youth in Zemun and Berlin deeply shaped his leftist and anti-fascist ideas\, exposing him to avant-garde artistic movements such as Expressionism\, Dada and New Objectivity. In 1928\, with his brother Pavle Bihali\, he co-founded the left-wing publishing house Nolit and the magazine Nova Literatura (New Literature). After spending time in Spain and Paris\, Oto settled in Zürich in 1934\, where he wrote for Die Neue Weltbühne\, Die Deutsche Blätter\, and Savremeni Pogledi\, and associated with artists and writers such as Max Beckmann\, Max Bill\, Wolfgang Langhoff\, Stefan Zweig and Albert Einstein. In the late 1930s he was closely involved with the landmark exhibition Twentieth Century German Art\, shown in London in 1938\, and (under the pseudonym Peter Thoene) wrote the companion volume\, Modern German Art\, the first publication on this subject in English. \nAfter WW2\, Oto Bihalji-Merin wrote extensively about the works of naïve artists. His most famous book\, The World of Naïve Artists (1959)\, is considered to be a foundational text on the subject. He was involved in publishing and editing cultural magazines and books which played a crucial role in shaping the intellectual landscape of Yugoslavia in the mid 20th century. \nThis talk by its curators Senka Latinovic and Miroslav Karic\, introduced by London-based art historian Alexandra Lazar\, coincides with a major exhibition entitled Oto Bihalji-Merin: I Had to Be Present at the Museum of Naive and Marginal Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade. The exhibition celebrates the 120th anniversary of Bihalji-Merin’s birth and runs until 17 February. \nTo book\, click here \nImage: Portrait of Oto Bihalji-Merin\, Photo: Tošo Dabac\, Archive of the Salon Oto Bihalji-Merin
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CATEGORIES:Artforms,Fine Art,Lectures,Literature
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