Momčilo Rajin

Momčilo "Moma" Rajin (born February 23, 1954 in Bela Crkva) is a Serbian art and music critic, theorist and historian, artist, publisher and cultural facilitator, living and working in Belgrade.

Momčilo Rajin
BornMomčilo Rajin
February 23, 1954
Bela Crkva, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Area(s)Art and music critic, theorist and historian
Notable works
"Postpop" 1 & 2

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,[1] he was also editor and/or publisher of important Yugoslav pop-culture magazines and journals: Džuboks and Ritam[2] (pop-rock music), YU strip (comics)[3] and Moment (contemporary arts), etc.

He is considered as one of the key people of new wave music in Yugoslavia, promoting and influencing bands like "Idoli", "Električni orgazam" and "Šarlo Akrobata",[4][5] as well as of Serbian/Yugoslav comics, supporting early careers of Zoran Janjetov, Rajko Milošević - Gera, Zoran Tucić, Dejan Nenadov or Darko Perović.[6][7][8]

He was member of art group "Aux Maniere" with Slobodan Šajin (1982-1986).[9]

Bibliography
  • Momčilo Rajin. Post Pop 1 - Tekstovi 2002-2004, "Draslar", Beograd, 2006, ISBN 86-7614-052-9
  • Momčilo Rajin. Post Pop 2 - Tekstovi 2004-2006, "Draslar", Beograd, 2006, ISBN 86-7614-067-7

References
  1. Svetlana Đolović "Bilo i biće (Postpop I – Momčilo Rajin)", "Popoboks" webzine, Belgrade, June 9, 2006 (Serbian)
  2. Vladimir Đurić Đura: "Moma Rajin i Aux maniere", Blic daily, Belgrade, March 26, 2008 (Serbian)
  3. Slobodan Ivkov: 60 godina stripa u Srbiji, chapter "Obnovitelji posle II svetskog rata", Subotica, 1995 (Serbian)
  4. "Dušan Kojić - Koja. "Nije bilo loše" (Dvadeset godina Paket aranžmana), Vreme, Belgrade, no. 539, May 3, 2001 (Serbian).
  5. Petar Janjatović. "Niko kao ja" (Dvadeset godina Paket aranžmana), Vreme, Belgrade, no. 539, May 3, 2001 (Serbian).
  6. Slobodan Ivkov: 60 godina stripa u Srbiji, chapter "Obnovitelji posle II svetskog rata", Subotica, 1995 (Serbian)
  7. Zdravko Zupan, Vek stripa u Srbiji, Kulturni centar — Galerija savremene umetnosti, Pančevo, 2007.
  8. Zoran Stefanović: "Kosmičko jaje ili kamen fraktalnog svemira", afterword for graphic novel "Niti snova o moći" by Zoran Tucić, Ljuan Koka and Rade Tovladijac, Novi Sad, 2010 (Serbian)
  9. 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)
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