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30 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2014 THIS WEEK CULTURE | TV | FILM CINEMA LISTINGS FOOD | WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK Art from the fringes IN collaboration with the Museum of Naïve and Marginal Art (MNMA), Jagodina, Serbia, the newly set up Serbian Cultural Informa- tion Centre in Malta is currently showcas- ing an exhibition of 'Naïve and Marginal Art from Serbia' at the Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Val- letta. The exhibition will be on display until December 6. Speaking to MaltaToday, MNMA director Nina Krstić said that she hopes the exhibi- tion would be a catalyst for future cultural collaboration between Malta and Serbia. Broadly defined the artistic genre of 'outsider art' encompasses visual art created by artists who do not have any formal artistic training, but whose work – by dint of both its intrinsic formal strength and idiosyncratic, striking flavour – is deemed worthy of interest. The exhibition will feature a generous spread of works from the 60s to the nough- ties, gathering some of the key pieces from the MNMA. Krstić believes the exhibition will be of par- ticular interest not just to the Serbian com- munity in Malta, but also to the Maltese pub- lic. "Outsider art often finds it impetus in inde- pendent endeavour – it tends to be made by artists who exist outside of the established ar- tistic circles and educational institutions. And I get the sense that plenty of Maltese artists operate in the same way: through their own initiative," Krstić said. The MNMA was founded in 1960. The Mu- seum researches, collects, keeps and protects Currently on display at Pjazza Teatru Rjal in Valletta, 'Naïve and Marginal Art from Serbia' showcases striking works by Serbian artists operating 'off the grid' of the elite cultural establishment. Museum director Nina Krstic tells TEODOR RELJIC about this showcase, while remaining hopeful that it will lead to a more concrete collaboration between Serbian and Maltese artists in the near future JOSKIN SILJAN, Anybody here, 2008 EMERIK FEJES, Belgrade, circa 1967 SLOBODAN ZIVANOVIC, Tree of life, 2004 BARBERIEN, Self portrait with flower, 2006 MNMA director, Nina Krstic