Yugoslav Art Exhibitions

Yugoslav Art Exhibitions (Serbo-Croatian: Jugoslovenske umetničke izložbe) were a series of South Slavic art exhibitions held in the early 20th century and during the interwar period.[1] The first exhibition was held in 1904 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Serbian Revolution and coronation of the king Peter I of Serbia who wanted to improve his country's international standing after the May Coup.[2] 17 prominent individuals from the Great School (University of Belgrade) were members of the first exhibition's board including Marko Leko, Jovan Cvijić, Mihailo Valtrović, Simo Matavulj, Steva Todorović, Đorđe Jovanović and Miloje Vasić.[2] The first exhibition collected about 500 works from Vlaho Bukovac, Ivan Meštrović, Robert Auer, Branimir Šenoa, Josif Bauer, Robert Frangeš, Anton Ažbe, Paja Jovanović, Uroš Predić, Đorđe Jovanović, Nadežda Petrović, Beta Vukanović, Rista Vukanović, Marko Murat, Ivan Mrkvička and other artists from the region.[3] While the fourth exhibition was originally planned to be hečd in Ljubljana, the Annexation Crisis forced the organizers to move it to Belgrade once again.
Serbo-CroatianSouth Slavicart exhibitionsinterwar periodBelgradeZagrebNovi SadSerbian RevolutionPeter I of SerbiaMay CoupUniversity of BelgradeMarko LekoJovan CvijićMihailo ValtrovićSimo MatavuljSteva TodorovićĐorđe JovanovićMiloje VasićVlaho BukovacIvan MeštrovićRobert AuerBranimir ŠenoaRobert FrangešAnton AžbePaja JovanovićUroš PredićNadežda PetrovićBeta VukanovićRista VukanovićMarko MuratIvan Mrkvičkaintegral YugoslavismLjubljanaAnnexation CrisisArt of YugoslaviaLatinka PerovićMitja VelikonjaFlorian BieberHelsinki Federation for Human Rights Serbia