Nebojsa Milikic's American Dream, and a good-bye event,
Monday, August 4, from 7-9 pm at Outpost.
During his residency in Los Angeles, Nebojsa Milikic decided to lend his mind and thoughts to a supposed average immigrant's personality. His intention was to reflect upon the notion of the 'American Dream.' The results of this experiment are being presented through the public display of dreams that the artist has had since his arrival in America and through a series of self-portraits that represent him realizing his ideas and fantasies about possible lives or situations he could have lived or experienced in America.
As a supplement to Nebojsa Milikic's cultural exchange in Los Angeles, he and local artist, Nicole Capps, translated one episode of an "Alan Ford" comic - a mythical underground must in former Yugoslavia, Italy (where the comic originates from), Turkey and Poland. This comic book is interesting for casting a specific critical yet affirmative approach to American society. There is a local legend in Belgrade that they were forbidden in the U.S. The first episode that presents the genesis of Superhiccup - a villain that protects the rich from the exploitation of the poor - is available in pdf format. Download the only known English translation of the first episode of the Alan Ford comic book here. Another episode is currently being prepared and will be up-loaded on our web site soon.
http://www.outpost-art.org/now.php
There will a good-bye event at Outpost on Monday, August 4 from 7-9 pm that you are welcome to attend. Nebojsa Milikic will present some advantages of South-East-European cooking along with a curiosity-cabinet show of the goods he purchased in L.A., most of them for much cheaper than in Europe, and the rest under the cultural pressure of being in the dream-capital of the world.
Nebojsa Milikic lives and works in Belgrade, Serbia. As an artist and cultural worker, his artistic practice merges with social and political activism. His work often requires the participation of others, taking the form of radio shows, workshops, and social research at home and abroad. Areas of interest include societies in transition, euro-east/euro-west problems, finding new communicative skills and standards, and bringing contemporary art to places where it is not expected.
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?OutpostforContempora/3c57a4f2d4/c198243fb6/1b3bf8eb6e
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