Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980

Monument to the Uprising of the People of Kordun and Banija, Petrova Gora, Croatia (1979–81), Berislav Šerbetić and Vojin Bakić.
Monument to the Uprising of the People of Kordun and Banija, Petrova Gora, Croatia (1979–81), Berislav Šerbetić and Vojin Bakić. © Valentin Jeck, commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art

“Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980” is making its debut at MoMA in New York this Sunday, July 15. “Toward a Concrete Utopia” is the first major U.S. exhibition that examines the distinctive works of Yugoslavia's architects that attracted global interest during the country's 45-year lifespan.

Edvard Ravnikar. Revolution Square (today Republic Square), Ljubljana, Slovenia. 1960–74. View of the Square.
Edvard Ravnikar. Revolution Square (today Republic Square), Ljubljana, Slovenia. 1960–74. View of the Square. © Valentin Jeck, commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art
Miodrag Živković, Monument to the Battle of Sutjeska, 1965–71, Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina. View of the western exposure.
Miodrag Živković, Monument to the Battle of Sutjeska, 1965–71, Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina. View of the western exposure. © Valentin Jeck, commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2017.