Momčilo "Moma" Rajin (born 23 February 1954 in Bela Crkva) is a

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n art and music critic, theorist and historian, artist, publisher and cultural facilitator, living and working in

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Biography

He graduated in 1978. at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, Department of History of Art, on the theme "Rock Graphics". Being notable critic and theorist of culture and arts, he was also editor and/or publisher of important Yugoslav pop-culture magazines and journals: ''

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'' and '' Ritam'' (pop-rock music), '' YU strip'' (comics) and '' Moment'' (contemporary arts), etc. He is considered as one of the key people of

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, promoting and influencing bands like "

Idoli Idoli ( sr-Cyrl, Идоли; trans. The Idols) were a Serbian new wave band from Belgrade. They are considered to be one of the most notable acts of the Yugoslav rock scene, and their 1982 album ''Odbrana i poslednji dani'' was on several occas ...

", "

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" and "

Šarlo Akrobata Šarlo Akrobata ( sr-Cyrl, Шарло Акробата, lit= Charlot the Acrobat) were a seminal Serbian new wave/post-punk band from Belgrade. Short-lived but extremely influential, in addition to being one of the most important acts of the Yug ...

", as well as of Serbian/Yugoslav comics, supporting early careers of

Zoran Janjetov Zoran Janjetov ( sr-cyr, Зоран Јањетов; born 23 June 1961) is a Serbian comics artist. Janjetov is among most prominent comics creators of former Yugoslavia, published worldwide. He is best known as the illustrator of '' Avant l'Incal ...

, Rajko Milošević - Gera, Zoran Tucić, Dejan Nenadov or Darko Perović. He was member of art group " Aux Maniere" with Slobodan Šajin (1982-1986).Jovan Despotović
"Momčilo Rajin i Slobodan Šajin – Aux maniere fin de siècle"
Treći program Radio Beograda, February 16, 1984; ''Moment'', no. 2, Belgrade, 1985, str. 44-45 (Serbian)

Bibliography

* Momčilo Rajin. ''Post Pop 1 - Tekstovi 2002-2004'', "Draslar", Beograd, 2006, * Momčilo Rajin. ''Post Pop 2 - Tekstovi 2004-2006'', "Draslar", Beograd, 2006,

References

External links

* Lidija Merenik

in: ''The art at the end of century'' (''Umetnost na kraju veka''), "Clio", Belgrade, 1998. E-book: Project Rastko, 2001. (Serbian)
Audio interview with Momčilo Rajin
"Deca Apokalipse 20" show, Radio Svetigora, Cetinje, Montenegro, 2008. (Serbian)
"Možda sad i nikad više: Momčilo Rajin i Dragan Ambrozić - 20 godina Ritma"
, an interview by Nebojša Marić, "Popoboks" webzine, Belgrade, March 20, 2009. (Serbian)
"Dvadeset godina Paket aranžmana"
''Vreme'', Belgrade, no. 539, May 3, 2001. (Serbian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajin, Momcilo Serbian art critics Serbian music critics Comics critics European art curators Serbian art historians Serbian artists Serbian publishers (people) Living people Cultural historians Mass media theorists Yugoslav music people Serbian comics artists 1954 births People from Bela Crkva