Yugoslavia may no longer appear on any physical maps, but it lives on as a cultural project. The lost country’s material and cultural production inspires people to make art and products. These are their stories.
The Monument to the Uprising of the People of Kordun and Banija at Petrova Gora, or Peter’s Mountain, in central Croatia, belongs to the most notorious derelict Yugoslav-era monuments.
Petrova Gora Monument: From Utopia to Dystopia (Podcast Episode 34) Read More ›
Art, bravery, and community in the lesser known corner of the former country.
Artists have used Yugoslav World War II monuments as elements in their works to criticize official policies
How and when did the world’s fascination with Yugoslav socialist monuments begin?
Donald Niebyl discusses the origin story and notoriety of his project, Spomenik Database, and the fetishization of Yugoslav-era World War II monuments.
Ace of Spomenik Database – Donald Niebyl (Podcast Episode 15) Read More ›
Art historian Vladana Putnik Prica of the University of Belgrade discusses inappropriate monuments, foreigners’ interest and generational differences in locals’ perception of spomeniks, and nostalgic songs.
12,000 Monuments (and Nothin’ on Map) – Vladana Putnik Prica (Podcast Episode 8) Read More ›
Sanja Horvatinčić, PhD, a researcher at the Institute of Art History in Zagreb, applies a bottom-up, heritage-from-below methodology to analyze Yugoslav WWII monuments and modernist architecture.
Future Mo(nu)ments – Sanja Horvatinčić (Podcast Episode 5) Read More ›
