“In the performance Next Year in MoMA Siniša Labrović approach art from a metapositional perspective, delving into its mystical dimensions and utilizing bodily performances that transgress societal taboos. Simultaneously, he confronts the enduring issue of an artist's social status, drawing inspiration from this longstanding source. The title of the work is tattooed on his chest in the Hebrew language and Hebrew script. It is a paraphrase of the Jewish sentence ‘Next Year in Jerusalem’. Historically, the phrase held great significance for the Jewish diaspora as an expression of their longing to return to the Promised Land and was spoken or sung on the occasion of important Jewish holidays.  With the tattoo, he is ironically and humorously implying that the New York Museum of Modern Art is to artists what the Promised Land of Israel was to Jews in the Diaspora. By drawing parallels between the yearning for a promised land and the pursuit of recognition and success in the art world, Labrović challenges reflecting on the complex relationship between artists and its institutions. As part of the performance, he exhibits his written will. The document states that after his death, the segment of the skin bearing the tattoo should be excised, preserved, and exhibited as an enduring artifact that encapsulates the essence of artistic devotion.”