{"id":155481,"date":"2018-05-21T23:01:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T03:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/?p=155481"},"modified":"2018-05-21T23:01:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T03:01:08","slug":"opening-of-slovak-serbian-display-of-naive-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2018\/05\/21\/opening-of-slovak-serbian-display-of-naive-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening of Slovak-Serbian Display of Naive Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.87&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Opening of Slovak-Serbian Display of Naive Art<\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-meta vcard\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"updated\">21 May 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.87&#8243; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/05\/DdxOQ2aV4AEorJ3.jpg&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;on&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.87&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8211; As delivered &#8211;<\/em><\/h4>\n<h2>Statement by H.E. Mr. Miroslav Laj\u010d\u00e1k, President of the 72<sup>nd<\/sup> Session of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly, at\u00a0Opening of Slovak-Serbian Display of Naive Art<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Thank you, Ambassadors Mlyn\u00e1r and Milanovi\u0107,<\/em><\/p>\n<div><em>Under-Secretary General Smale,<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends,<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It is a great pleasure for me to deliver opening remarks at the \u201cArt Exhibition of Slovak Na\u00efve Art in Serbia\u201d.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I have to make a confession: I am not seeing this amazing artwork for the first time. I was fortunate to serve as the Slovak Ambassador to Serbia and I have been to Kova\u010dica many times. And so, I have enough firsthand experience to say that this artwork makes the beauty of Serbian towns and countrysides, and Slovak traditions, come alive. But, tonight has an added pleasure for me &#8211; since it is the first time I am seeing these pieces in the United Nations.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The na\u00efve art from Kova\u010dica is famous worldwide. It has been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world. There is no coincidence, that the Kova\u010dica Gallery of Pavel Babka was proclaimed a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO world heritage centre for its publications and naive paintings in 2001. And I am really happy, that the founder of the Babka Kova\u010dica Galleries and Foundation &#8211; Mr. Pavel Babka, could be with us tonight.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Now, the term of this art itself \u2013 na\u00efve \u2013 has many meanings and connotations. And, the one I like the best is: natural and unaffected. Because, this artwork really does capture natural life of real people. The costumes. The traditions. The relationships. The little rituals of everyday life for Slovaks, in Serbia &#8211; at that time.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>There are stories, behind this art. There is humanity, behind this art. There is life, behind this art. And this is what the United Nations is about. Not the processes and procedures and meetings. But the life, the humanity and the people, they are all for. So, I am glad we can see them, all around us, this evening.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>To conclude, I want to thank the Serbian and Slovak Missions, for bringing us together this evening. This exhibit is an example of diplomacy through art and humanity. 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