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WORKERS CLUB AT THE INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARYART National Galler in Pra!"e# $% &"ne $$ Se'te()er# *++,

C"rator- Suzana Milevska

Arti.t. an/ 'ro0e1t.-

2/en3o B"4e3,Buek Comedy Club, 2005performance (13 June, 7.30 pm 14 June, 5 pm)S".an Kell an/ Ste'5en Morton, What is to be Done? Time-Work-Organisation, 20022005ins!alla!ion, on"oin" arc#ive an$ conference

Tan0a O.to0i6 an/ Fa5i( A(ir,European Capitalism and the Need or !etapoliti"s, 2005speec# (13 June, %.30 pm) an$ $iscussion (14 June, 2.45 pm)

7an Per0o8.15i, Working#Clubbing$ The %rague &eport, 2005&allne&spaper an$ prin!e$ ne&spaper

Ta/e0 Po!a9ar,!on'poly - ' (uman Trade )ame, 2004'n!erac!ive oar$ "ame (41 2* 5 cm), e$i!ion of 100

+ro$uce$ -/, eipzi" an$ +....S.'... Museum of 6on!emporar r!Mla/en Stilino8i6,Work is a Disease * +arl !ar, 17 (2004)

!e! on s#ir! (e$i!ion of 150) an$!e!, acrl on silk, 20 *0 cm

Mla/en Stilino8i6, The %raise o a.iness, 13prin! on paper, 4030cm

Workers Club Conference an/Labour Party14 June, 10.00 am %.00 pm, 8ele!rzni +alac

Suzana Milevska

WELCOME TO THE WORKERS CLUB

#e pro9ec! Workers Club is ima"ine$ as a kin$ of ironic res!a"in" of a &orkers:

clu s#o& (Mac;


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au$ience is invi!e$ !o si! an$ con!empla!e relevan! up!o$a!e ans&ers !o !#e #is!oric enin:s

>ues!ion 0hat is to be done? E1F once aske$ in a $ifferen! momen! in !#e pas! an$ i!s

pro9ec!ion in !#e fu!ure en aske$ !o$a, &as in fac! inspire$ o$c#enko:s /Workers1

Club1$esi"n. n a$$i!ional #is!oric con!e!ual reference is !#e fac! !#a! !#e 'll-&ussia

Coneren"e o &5D%#el$ in Januar 112 &as or"anise$ in +eopleGs Couse in +ra"ue. E2F

Some of !#e main !#emes $iscusse$ a! !#e conference concerne$ !#e issues of self

or"anisa!ion of !#e par! an$ !#e rela!ion e!&een !#eor an$ revolu!ionar prac!ice !o ic#

enin $evo!e$ several speec#es an$ resolu!ions. E3F

#e issue of selfor"anisa!ion an$ selfmana"emen! can e a relevan! s!ar!in" poin!

for makin" !#eore!ical $is!inc!ions e!&een $ifferen! mo$els of socialism an$ i!s

revolu!ionar c#an"e. #e $ecen!ralise$ an$ par!icipa!or uni>ue mo$el of &orkers: self

mana"emen! of sociall o&ne$ resources an$ !#e social plannin" no! eclu$in" !#e marke!

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an$ launc#e$ #is o&n &i!! !ake on !#is issue in #is &ork The %raise o a.iness(13).

c!uall i! &as a performe$ !e! referrin" !o =uc#amp an$ Malevic# (/a.iness * the real

truth o mankind1, 121) !#a! en$s&i!# !#e slo"an /Work is a Disease1mislea$in"l a!!riu!e$

!o Mar, u! in fac! coine$ S!ilinoviL ack in 17.

#e p#enomena of &orka#olicism, over&orkin" (e.". !#e en$less prolon"a!ion of

!#e &orkin" !ime on in!erne!), an$ une>ual ec#an"e inevi!al pop up as more ur"en!. 's

!#ere an kin$ of possiili! for a ra$ical social c#an"e, or s#oul$ !#ese p#enomena e

inclu$e$ &i!#in !#e es!alis#e$ economic ss!ems an$ re"imes of measuremen! of laour 'n

a seminar en!i!le$ 7Time - Work - Organisation7!o !ake place a! !#e e"innin" of !#e

e#ii!ion, Susan ell an$ S!ep#en Mor!on #ave invi!e$ eena akko (cura!or a! !#e enin

Museum, ampere), o!#er par!icipan!s in !#e pro9ec!, an$ !#e au$ience !o $iscuss !#e ori"inal

con!e! of !#e pro9ec! What is to be Done? (2002) an$ !o epan$ on eninDs >ues!ion &i!#

reference !o >ues!ions of &ork, social c#an"e an$ possile fu!ure revolu!ions. /'ntonio Negri

has argued that under post-ordist produ"tion, "apitalism "an no longer measure the 0orking

day, and that there are /no time "lo"ks to pun"h on the terrain o bio-politi"al produ"tion1

8Empire,p.40392 )i6en that the C.e"h &epubli" 8like mu"h o the de6eloped /North19 has

mo6ed rom being an old industrial "entre to a post-ordist e"onomy 0here o6er :;< o

0orkers are employed in the ser6i"e industry, 0e in6ite the publi" to "onsider 0hat does the

0orker /do1 today?1(S. ell an$ S. Mor!on)

#e coopera!ive pro9ec!European Capitalism and the Need or !etapoliti"s

Tan0a O.to0i6 an$Fa5i( A(ir&ill >ues!ion !#e ins!i!u!ions an$ or"anisa!ions of

revolu!ionar movemen!s an$ &ill $eal &i!# !#e impor!ance of !#e role !#a! con!emporar

ar!is!s #ave in !#e in!erpre!a!ion of !#e con!inuall c#an"in" capi!alis! socie!. Ta/e0

Po!a9ar.in!erac!ive oar$ "ame!on'poly * ' (uman Trade )ame is #is ironic !ake of !#e

reno&ne$!onopoly "ame. '! eplores !#e para$oes of se &ork as a specific form of !ra$e

an$ parallel econom an$ !#e eploi!a!ion of immi"ran! se &orkers as a resul! of !#e

"loalisa!ion an$ !#e ual ec#an"e: in !#e


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5. ?er!ran$ ussell.3n %raise o 3dleness. 132.#!!p;&&&.zpu.comno!esi$le.#!ml%. +aul afar"ue. The &ight to Be a.y2 @ri!!en in a renc# prison, !ransla!e$ in!o n"lis# 6#arles

C err, 107, 6#arles C. err +ulis#in", 1*. #!!p;&&&.maris!s.or"arc#ivelafar"ue7. ?o ?lack. The 'bolition o Work2#!!p;&&&.zpu.comno!eslack&ork.#!ml

2/en3o B"4e3#Buek Comedy Club, *++,

performance

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;s, or are Aokes that 0ere re-told during and ater the 0ar that started =>>= in

Croatia and had spread to the territory o Bosnia and (er"ego6ina and +oso6o2'll

during that time the ritual o telling Aokes had a 6ery important role in preser6ing the

mental health and the so"ial un"tioning o the population2 The spe"ii" narrati6e o

telling Aokes had a long tradition in all "ountries o E-ugosla6ia, as an important

medium o so"ialising that is still retained in these so"ieties2 By the 0ay, the Aokes

rele"t 6ery 0ell the people7s destiny in this small part o the 0orld during the se"ond

hal o the last "entury2 This perorman"e is a kind o eer"ise 0hi"h aims to enable a

spontaneous "ommuni"ation and "reate a mutual pleasant time bet0een the

guests6isitors and the artist21(?uRek)

/$enko ?uRek:s previous performances inclu$e$ !ellin" uakes p#onin" !#e e#ii!ion space, or crea!in" S..S. line for people

affec!e$ !#e 's!anul ear!#>uake in 1. f!er in#eri!in" #is la!e aun! ?la"a:s

#ouse in Skop9e, ?uRek $e$ica!e$ fe& pro9ec!s !o #er pas!. Ce en"a"e$ in recrea!in"

real an$ ima"inar i!ineraries !#a! &ere ase$ on #er amazin" arc#ive of fake i$en!i!

car$s an$ o!#er $ocumen!s revealin" #er crp!ic $oule i$en!i! as an eHu"oslav

secre! in!elli"ence lea$er.

S. Milevska

S".an Kell an/ Ste'5en Morton# What is to be Done? Time-Work-r!anisation,

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#e pro9ec!European Capitalism and the Need or !etapoliti"sis a coopera!ion

e!&een an9a s!o9iL an$ a#im mir. '!&ill consis! of a speec# !o e performe$

a#im mir a! !#e openin" ni"#!, an$ a $iscussion &i!# !#e au$ience. #is pro9ec!

comes as a con!inua!ion !o an9a s!o9iL:s previous en"a"emen!s in cul!ural cri!i>ue

of !#e in!erna!ional ar! ins!i!u!ions an$ #er $isa"reemen! &i!# !#e &a in ic# cer!ain

relevan! poli!ical an$ economical !opics are "e!!in" in!ro$uce$ in !#e con!e! of

e#ii!ions an$ ar! conferences. 'n #er opinion visual ar!s an$ poli!ical ac!ivism

s#oul$ con!inuousl inform eac# o!#er aou! $ifferen! mo$els an$ s!ra!e"ies of

ac!ions. 'n !#e con!e! of Workers1 Clubpro9ec! s#e #as invi!e$ a#im mir (ra$ical

Maris! !#eoris! of f"#an ori"in, !eac#in" social poli!ics in 8ienna) !o "ive !#e

openin" speec#. mir:s speec# is "oin" !o poin! !o !#e ur"enc of !#e prolema!ic

rela!ion e!&een ar! an$ poli!ics an$ !o !#e impor!ance !#a! con!emporar ar!is!s keep

on !rin" !o /understand the "urrent pro"esses 0ith all their "ontradi"tions as

epressions o and means to the re"oniguration o or"es in a "ontinually "hanging

"apitalism21 (. mir)

an9a s!o9iL is an cross$isciplinar ar!is! an$ cul!ural ac!ivis! of Hu"oslav ori"in. 'n

#er performances an$ o!#er rela!ional pro9ec!s s#e usuall en"a"es in cul!ural, social,

an$ poli!ical cri!i>ue of !#e ins!i!u!ional an$ in$ivi$ual cen!res of po&er. f!en

plain" $an"erousl &i!# various au!#ori!ies suc# as immi"ra!ion officials, prisons,

museums, or cura!ors, s#e eposes #erself !o possile coun!ereffec!s from !#ese

po&er cen!res. #us s#e #as $econs!ruc!e$ !#e or$er e!&een #er priva!e an$ #er

pulic life as an ar!is!, especiall en crossin" or$ers ille"all in #er on"oin"

series of performances, or en in !#e con!e! of #er on"oin" pro9ec!ooking or a

(usband 0ith E %assports#e "o! marrie$ via in!erne! a$$ an$ su9ec!e$ #erself !o

man !e$ious proce$ures an$ $iscussions &i!# various au!#ori!ies).

S. Milevska

7an Per0o8.15i# Workin!&Clubbin!' The Pra!ue (e#ort, *++,

&allne&spaper an$ prin!e$ ne&spaper


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#e pro9ec! Working#Clubbing$ The %rague &eport, 2005, =an +er9ovsc#i is

conceive$ as a prin!e$ an$ a &allne&spaper. '! is in a &a a ne& e$i!ion of #is lon"

!erm pro9ec!anding!#a! &as firs! launc#e$ in 1* (!aniesta F, uemour").Cis

previous ne&spapers an$ o!#er lo&ke pulica!ions crea!e$ in $ifferen! con!e!s

reflec! +er9ovsc#i:s aili! !o >uickl ca!c# an$ ske!c# !#e relevan! prolema!ic !#a!

o!#ers people aroun$ #im, as a kin$ of #is illus!ra!e$ 9ournal "iven !#e specific

si!ua!ions. ac# !ime #e pulis#es suc# a ne&spaper &i!# $ra&in"s, car!oons an$ !e!s

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in!erac!ive oar$ "ame, (50 50 cm), e$i!ion of 100

pro$uce$ -/, eipzi" an$ +..../.'... Museum, 9ul9ana

/!on'poly board game is a ne0 "artography o global se 0ork and trade 0ith

humans2 3nstead o a""umulating "apital, it eplains the geopoliti"s o se 0ork in the

period o global "apitalism and ne0 e"onomy2 !on'poly 6isually ollo0s !onopoly

and the basi" s"heme o the most amous "apitalist game, but the "ontents are

"ompletely ne02 While playing the players obtain ne0 inormation on the global se

0ork, a"ti6ist organisations, "rime gangs that organise sla6e trade, et"2 The players

"an inan"e the "onstru"tion o a sae house, support operations o groups that are

ighting or the se 0orkers rights or sa6e a se sla6e rom !oldo6a et"21 (.+.)#e

visi!ors of !#e Worker1s Club space are invi!e$ !o pla !#is oar$ "ame !#a! is a kin$

of lo"ical con!inua!ion of +o"aUar:s lon"!erm pro9ec! /Code$&ed ; /CODE$&ED is an

ongoing "ollaborati6e, interdis"iplinary platorm or in6estigation and dis"ussion

sele"ted aspe"ts o prostitution and seual 0ork as a spe"ii" orm o parallel

e"onomy2 3t resear"hes analogue e"onomi" models su"h as the ones o isolated

groups and so"ial minorities2 The proAe"t uses real and 6irtual spa"es and takes the

orm o an open dialogue bet0een artists, se 0orkers and the publi" in sele"ted

urban en6ironments and lo"al "ontets2 The CODE$&ED proAe"t takes ad6antage o

dierent orms o publi" a"ti6ity and a"ti6ism, sub6ersions in the urban, media and

6irtual en6ironments2 3ts irst publi" presentation took pla"e at the Geni"e Biennial in

F;;=, 0hen it organi.ed * in "ollaboration 0ith the Committee or the Ci6il &ights o

%rostitutes rom %ordenone, 3taly * the /@irst World Congress o 5e Workers and the

Ne0 %arasitism1, 0hi"h brought together in Geni"e se 0orker organi.ations rom

Europe, 'sia, 'meri"a, and 'ustralia2 3n "ollaboration 0ith a number o the leading

a"ti6ists and organi.ations in Ne0 ork, Washington, Boston, and Baltimore,

"oneren"e HThe ltimate 5e Worker Conspira"y 5oiree$ Coneren"e and %artyH 0as

held in F;;F in Ne0 ork21 (. +o"aUar)

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3 0ork has "reated the man, then the idleness must ha6e "reated the artist2

M. S!ilinoviL

#e fac! !#a! Mla$en S!ilinoviL never &ro!e !#is is a mere coinci$ence. S!ilinoviL #as

similarl a$$resse$ !#e rela!ions e!&een ar!, &ork an$ i$leness !#rou"# man of #is

concep!ual &orks. 'n #is p#o!o"rap#s, performances, ins!alla!ions, slo"ans or o!#er

!e!s !#a! #e performs, &ri!es or prin!s over various o9ec!s &i!# ri"#! #umour an$

&i!!iness #e of!en c#allen"es !#e ca!ac#res!ic !ruisms an$ receive$ $o"mas in#ai!in"

our lan"ua"e an$ cul!ure (&ork cer!ainl ein" one of !#em). @#en presen!in" !#e

p#o!o"rap#s of #imself !aken ile sleepin" un$er !#e !i!le'rtist at Work (p#o!o

ook, 17*), or en mislea$in"l si"nin" #is o&n slo"an /Work is a Disease1 &i!#

uo!es =uc#amp:s an$

Malevic#:s s!a!emen!s pro laziness an$ a"ains! &ork. inall, in or$er !o $ispu!e !#e

@es!ern pra"ma!ic a!!i!u$e !o&ar$s !#e impor!ance of &ork #e proposes !#e

para$oical pro"ramma!ic claim /there is no art 0ithout la.iness1. mon" o!#er

infamous &orks S!ilinoviL is !#e slo"an'n 'rtist 0ho "annot 5peak English is no

'rtist, 1*4- a s!a!emen! !#a! #as een >uo!e$ so man !imes as a kin$ of cul!ural

cri!i>ue of !#e #e"emonic po&er in !#e perio$ of $isappoin!men! &i!# !#e unfulfille$

promises of !#e processes of !ransi!ion an$ "loalisa!ion of cul!ure2

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