You must be attentive and patient, and seek cultural content that provides knowledge and new perspectives, as well as promoting a more just world
Culture is not an autonomous entity, but rather a segment of the system in which we accept to live and work. As such, I get the impression that sometimes (perhaps even often) its orientation is actually in the service of “stressful events” and the general further dehumanisation of human relations and society. Human life is already subjugated to profit to such an extent that, as someone already said some thirty years ago, commodity (i.e. power) can no longer be criticised by anyone: neither as a general system, nor at least as specific junk that corporation bosses decide to put on the market at some point. So, this is the state of affairs today; a vicious circle that also includes cultural content. You must be extremely attentive and have patience, and seek the contents that offer knowledge, open different perspectives and are founded on the notion of a more just world.
I recommend applying by 31 July for the Pešter Plateau afforestation action in late August, part of an art project by Dušica Dražić. This is an important cultural initiative
When it comes to exhibitions, by the end of this summer you will have been able to see in Belgrade the exhibition Kun – Artist, Labourer, Fighter, then also Hedgehog’s Home – Inventing a Better World, Emotional Maps by Vesna Pavlović, Before the Time and Outside – a retrospective exhibition by Vladan Radovanović, an exhibition of works of international artists addressing the eternal subject of body and space, curated by Dragana Kovačić, and the must-see exhibition The Rotten Smell is You, where you can also see a segment of preserved Merlinka works.
Summer in the city is best spent with periodical trips out of the city, so one should visit Šodroš, Venčac, Gornje Nedeljice, Bor or Zrenjanin. I strongly recommend that you apply by 31st July to join the afforestation of the Pešter Plateau, which will be organised in late August as part of an art project by Dušica Dražić. This is also an important segment of culture.
Culture is certainly an integral part of education and upbringing. It should not be an escape from reality, as it can contribute to better understanding that reality. However, if you ask me, culture is the location and space of resistance.