production
TREŠNJEVKA NEIGHBOURHOOD MUSEUM
THE TREŠNJEVKA NEIGHBORHOOD MUSEUM is a project that we have run since 2018, with the goal of establishing a hybrid neighborhood institution where “its engine and purpose is the community, and the coexistence of men with their environment its foundation.” It is inspired by similar institutions one finds in poor working-class areas worldwide, in which the official, national, and imperialist white culture has bypassed oppressed communities and their needs. In the post-socialist context, over the past three decades, historical narratives as well as museum exhibition programs have systematically evaded themes related to workers’ struggle, socialist revolution, and building of socialist society. Since Trešnjevka is known for its rich working class history, we have started an initiative for revalorization and historization of its heritage, in cooperation with the local community [...]
BOJA MRĐENOVIĆ: NATURE, CHEMISTRY, AND SOCIETY
exhibition
Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb / Black Box
January 28 ― March 21, 2021
PROGRAMME
Thursday, January 28, 3 PM ― 7 PM
artist is present
Friday, January 29, 4 PM ― 6 PM
artist is present
Saturday, January 30 12 PM & 2 PM
guided tour through the exhibition
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MST ON THE RADIO BAZA
Trešnjevka Neighborhood Museum on the Radio BAZA
AUTHORS: Barbara Gregov, Ljubica Letinić and [BLOK]
Hear here: BLOK soundcloud
The fourth edition of Radio BAZA, instead of airing from 11 Adžijina Street, is going fully digital, taking the form of a three-part podcast. Although it does not feature conversations, live music, plays, and other live performances, we have gathered researchers, activists, musicians, radiophonists, and amateurs, all united in the common goal: we want to fight the commodification of the radio through collective production of a critical program, artistic and radiophonic experiments. This year our theme has been the heritage of the Trešnjevka neighborhood, which is being researched, collected, and interpreted within the Trešnjevka Neighborhood Museum project. We are taking you for three very special sound walks, starting from the eastern edge of the neighborhood, across its main vein and a forgotten park, all the way to the "Women Writers' Club". Recordings of urban tours given this fall within the Neighborhood Museum are intertwined with poetry written by Tesla factory workers, short pieces by Trešnjevka’s pupils, and other treasures from the Museum' s collection [...]
education
APPLAUSE DOESN’T PAY RENT (WORKSHOP)
WORKSHOP
You work in the cultural field and are between 20 and 30 years old? You do photography or design for peanuts, and volunteer on a million projects while taking classes? Do you ask yourself for how long you will be forced to accept low-paying jobs only to ''gain experience'' and finally get a fairly paid job? Do you wonder about ways in which artists and cultural workers could fight for better working conditions in the field?
We would like to invite you to apply for a workshop dedicated to working conditions of young artists and workers in the cultural field [...]
BOOK LAUNCH: "ON ART AND LITERATURE" BY ROSA LUXEMBURG
You're invited to the launching of THE THIRD PUBLICATION IN THE TENDENCIJA SERIES, ''On Art and Literature'' by Rosa Luxemburg, which will take place ON FRIDAY, MARCH 19 2021 AT 6 P.M. VIA ZOOM PLATFORM. You can follow the launch live on the following link: https://zoom.us/j/94423859299?pwd=eXJzdnJIYXJUdHU3VSsyZmNaRGNTQT09
The speakers:
ANKICA ČAKARDIĆ, philosopher (Philosophy Department, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb)
LEJLA KALAMUJIĆ, writer
NIKOLA VUKOBRATOVIĆ, journalist and historian (The Archive of Serbs in Croatia - ASH)
and
VESNA VUKOVIĆ, co-editor and translator of the book (BLOK) [...]
LAUNCH OF THE ARTIST BOOK "TRAVELING EXHIBITION"
You're invited to the launch of the artist book Traveling exhibition: Means of Popular Education by the association KURS, which will be held ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 2021 AT 6 P.M. VIA ZOOM PLATFORM. The invitation is available at the following link: https://zoom.us/j/99082987159...
The speakers:
MIRJANA RADOVANOVIĆ and MILOŠ MILETIĆ / KURS
LUJO PAREŽANIN / Kulturpunkt
GORAN PAVLIĆ / Academy of Dramatic Arts
You can follow the launch LIVE ON FACEBOOK [...]
LAUNCH EVENT FOR THE 2020 POLITICAL SCHOOL FANZINE
Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 7 p.m. until 9.30 p.m. (in groups up to ten people)
New BAZA, Nova cesta 66
Our Political School for Artists (and all those interested) saw its fifth generation of participants this year, under exceptional circumstances due to COVID-19-related restrictions. The fanzine that we present at the end of the educational process has been completely conceived and prepared by the participants, who produced, edited and proofread contributions, and designed the fanzine. They also prepared its launch, which serves as an opportunity for gathering all previous generations of participants, lecturers, and all those interested [...]
POLITICAL SCHOOL FOR ARTISTS AND ALL INTERESTED 2020 – CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Application deadline: 16 February 2020
Do you want to address social issues through art? Does experience tell you that the reach of that sort of engagement is futile? Are you an artist, but you’re forced to work outside the sphere of art in order to survive? Does capitalism have you working your fingers to the bone and you want to see whether there’s an alternative? Do you want to find out what the concept of class really means and why we need class theory in order to understand the society in which we live? Are you interested in the history of socialism as an ideology and the history of the labour movement as a political force? Do you believe that the emancipation of women is inseparable from theoretical and practical reflections on radical social and economic changes? Are you concerned about the workers’ struggle and the possibility of organizing in contemporary circumstances? Are you looking for ways to strengthen your argumentation for future discussions with right-wingers and proponents of capitalism?
Take part in the Political School for Artists and All Interested! [...]