PAINTING COLLECTION
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro in Podgorica presents its Painting Collection and works from the field of contemporary art by the most significant authors and phenomena on the Montenegrin and international scene in its galleries. The collection of modern and contemporary art paintings, composed of artworks from the former Center for Contemporary Art (which belonged to the fund formed from 1995 to 2022 and has been enriched with new works), holds impressive artworks created in various media and provides insight into artistic phenomena from the 20th century to the present day – from classically treated works in different styles, realistically figurative in character, to postmodern tendencies, engaged painting, and works classified into other stylistic expressions. Since the establishment of the Museum as an autonomous space (where categories of social engagement and responsibility are questioned), the painting collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art has been developing systematically and, through the acquisition of valuable works and purchases with high criteria, enriching itself with contemporary artistic phenomena. The collection contains 135 artworks. By renewing the collections and presenting them through exhibitions, MCAM will enable the audience to gain a better insight into the contemporary scene and a wide range of ideas, interpretations, and techniques, both from our Montenegrin artists and others from the region and abroad.