• Tribute Presentation of works by great historic creators of the past decades who represent the artistic milieu in several centres of Central and Eastern Europe. Zdenek Sykora, Stanislav Kolibal, Milan Knizak, Simon Hantai, Roman Opalka, Ilya Kabakov, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Josef Jankovic, Dezso Korniss, Jiri Kolar Crossroads These artists live between their home country and France and are active in the cultural life of their native land. Braco Dimitrievic, Marina Abramovic, Ari Sala, Michael Milunovic, Kalin Dan, Danica Dakic, Maja Bajevic Premise Exhibition of works by young artists expressing in their artistic production the changes taking place in their countries. SubReal, Alma Suljevic, Zbigniew Libera, Milica Tomic, Rosa El-Hassan, Anur, Ivana Keser, Ilona Nemeth, Irwin, Jiri Suruvka, Uros Duric, Oleg Kulig, Dan Perjovschi, Gordana Andelic-Galic Nomad The work of these artists naturally reflects their perpetual wandering. Nebojsa Seric-Soba, Jusuf Hadzifejzovic, Renata Poljak, Akos Birkas, Jiri Georg Dokoupil, Marjetica Potrc, Dean Jokanovic-Toumin Insula Poet-artists, esoteric artists, mystics, beyond times, styles, trends. Karel Malich, Karel Bostik, Tamas Hencze, Goran Petercol, Gyorgy Jovanovics, Miroslav Balka.
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2004 is proving to be a year of radical change in the European Union. The economic, political and cultural integration of ten new countries will inevitably alter Europe's cultural structure, particularly now that the long political and economic separation between East and West no longer prevents the flow of information. This is particularly true of today's cultural scene: on the one hand, there is a nearly universal language fostering communication between countries and continents; on the other, the profoundly dissimilar experiences of Europeans reflect their different historical, cultural and intellectual backgrounds. Passage Europe at the Musee d'Art Moderne in Saint-Etienne Metropole will broach these issues by presenting a selection of work by young contemporary artists from the new members of the European Union. The theme is the present situation in these countries, and who shares in forming today's artistic concepts, alongside a selection of the great historic masters influential in present-day art. Organised around five themes (Tribute, Crossroads, Premise, Nomad, Insula), Passage Europe assembles sixty artists and will offer a new "European-global" point of view, reflecting the true diversity of artistic creation and highlighting the importance of historical, ethnocultural, political and economic conditions.
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