BiH artist Maja Bajević had an exhibition in New York which was exhibited for four months and closed on 23 February 2013.
The exhibition was called ‘To Be Continued’ and it was exhibited in ‘The James Gallery’.
The installation “To Be Continued” is made up of a machine with the visual appearance of an old-fashioned steam engine. The machine continually emits steam on which political and economic slogans are projected. The slogans become visible only for a short time on the visionary ‘steam curtain’ before dissolving again. Maja Bajević did extensive research for this work, looking for principles that shaped the last century and remain unquestioned even today. The work points to the last utopias of the last century and the uncertainty their failures have made room for.
The slogans are from the last past 100 years, 1911 to 2011. Here are some examples: Big Brother is Watching you! – Our Day Will Come – Freedom Justice and Law – Business as Usual – Join the Army and See the World – Workers of the World Unite! – Art is Dead – Monarchy, Fatherland and Religion – To Each what He Deserves – Better Dead than Red – V for Victory – Victory Will Be Ours – Death for Death – Victory is Your Duty – Death to the Murderer – We Have Clean Hands – We Are Not Afraid – People and Party are One – We Will Die but We Will Be Free – We’ll Take More Care of You – One People, One Empire, One Leader – Connecting People – Joy is Coming – Say it Loud. We are Gay and We are Proud – I Am a Berliner – it’s the Real Thing – We Are the Image of the Future – We Got Him – A Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party – Less is More – Justice is Done – Getting People Together
On press conference which was held in her apartment, Bajević said that the exhibition was planned to open on 1 November, but it was postponed because of the hurricane.
The exhibition happened because of its huge success that it had in Madrid.
Maja Bajević has announced the exhibition ”Miraz” which will be opened tomorrow in the Centre for Contemporary Art in Sarajevo in Collegium Artisticum Gallery.
