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Socialist realism in Albanian art at Pera Museum

Among the exhibited artists are Guri Madhi, who was among the founders of the Albanian Fine Arts Academy and an “Artist of the People” (the highest accolade bestowed upon artists of the socialist realist period); Safo Marko, Pandi Mele and Pëllumb Bylyku, who were some of the most important graphic designers in Albanian visual arts; Robert Përmeti with his paintings of soldiers and athletes; Agim Faja, Zef Shoshi, Dhimitër Theodhori, Skënder Kamberi, and Ramazan Memishi with their works depicting the enthusiasm of “new” people building a new Albania; Kristofor Naslazi and Lumturi Blloshmi with their impressive portraits; Sami Roçi, Lec Shkreli, Guri Madhi, and Ilija Rota with their landscape paintings; and Myrteza Fushekati, Shyqyri Sako, Namik Prizreni, Aziz Karalliu, Bujar Zajmi, Kleo Nini, and Astrit Tota with their film posters.

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A faculty member of the University of Art in Tirana, Ermir Hoxha, who als