BELGRADE, SERBIA Kitsch or an extraordinary piece of art? Depends on who you ask. Serbia s president attended the unveiling on Wednesday night of a grandiose monument to a medieval monk and historic ruler which has come under fire from critics who call it oversized and kitschy. President Aleksandar Vucic s allies say the 23-metre-high (75-foot-high), 70-tonne bronze sculpture of the legendary founder of the Serbian state, Stefan Nemanja, placed on a gilded egg-shaped pedestal in downtown Belgrade will be a new landmark of the Serbian capital. Opponents think the monument is a megalomaniacal and pricy token of Vucic s populist and autocratic rule that should be removed.
Kitsch or Artwork? Recently Unveiled Controversial Monument Has Serbia in Two Minds
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Kitsch or an extraordinary piece of art? Depends on who you ask.
Serbia’s president attended the unveiling on Wednesday night of a grandiose monument to a medieval monk and historic ruler which has come under fire from critics who call it oversized and kitschy. President Aleksandar Vucic’s allies say the 23-meter-high (75-foot-high), 70-ton bronze sculpture of the legendary founder of the Serbian state, Stefan Nemanja, placed on a gilded egg-shaped pedestal in downtown Belgrade will be a new landmark of the Serbian capital.
Kitsch or artwork? Controversial monument unveiled in Serbia
by Dusan Stojanovic, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 28, 2021 5:35 am EDT
Last Updated Jan 28, 2021 at 5:44 am EDT
A new monument of Stefan Nemanja is seen on Sava Square in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Serbia s President Aleksandar Vucic is to unveil a soaring monument of Stefan Nemanja, a 12th century Serbian ruler on Saint Sava Day, January 27. President Aleksandar Vucic s allies say it will be a new symbol of the Serbian capital while opponents think it is a monument to his populist rule. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
BELGRADE, Serbia Kitsch or an extraordinary piece of art? Depends on who you ask.
Dusan Stojanovic
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic walks past a 23-meter-high, 70-ton bronze sculpture of the legendary founder of the Serbian state, Stefan Nemanja, during the unveiling ceremony in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. President Aleksandar Vucic s allies say the bronze sculpture of Stefan Nemanja will be a new landmark of the Serbian capital. Opponents think the monument is a megalomaniac and pricy token of Vucic s populist and autocratic rule that should be removed. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) January 28, 2021 - 7:24 AM
BELGRADE, Serbia - Kitsch or an extraordinary piece of art? Depends on who you ask.
Serbiaâs president attended the unveiling on Wednesday night of a grandiose monument to a medieval monk and historic ruler which has come under fire from critics who call it oversized and kitschy.
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