Chers artistes de la Biennale de Dakar, REFLECTIONS ON THE STRIKE IN WEST BENGAL AND INDIA 2012

[Some reflections on it - not fully coherent but some thoughts in motion...]Je vous écris en tant que collègue. J'ai rejeté le rôle de l'artiste et deviennent les données des mineurs Travailleurs We took part in the biggest ever strike known to human history in February 28, हड़ताल 2012. The results were mixed and muted – Psychique (DAMTP) not much written but here are some thoughts. Some of the debate around the strikes tended to polarise – i.e. create a 2 dimensional situation – a spectacle.DAMTP a été formée à partir de la grève biennale d'art de e.g. 2009 grâce à des discussions avec les Industrial Workers

Hartal v bandh of the World. Ainsi, certains travailleurs d'autres sont aussi les DAMTP. ہﮍتال Hartal means strike – Bandh means CLOSE or CLOSED. Both are used to denote a General Strike. Different people referred to it differently for political प्रहार Notre objectif spécifique pour le moment consiste à at- reasons. In west Bengal the government referred to a bandh because bandh wastaquer banned la suprématie blanche, le patriarche et la culture in 1998. Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee for West Bengal – having calledbourgeoise. for Ces problèmes existent dans l'art - et même bandhs herself when in opposition as leader of Trinamool Congress nowdans le mouvement de protestation des artistes contre apologised for this. Mamata of course should not be confused with Subodhle système de l'art. پرہار Banarjee who popularlised the Ghereo – the encirclement of politicians or government offices until workers’ demands are met. Hartal meaning strike has been a civil disobedience method used against British rule as well as against Princely state form in India for centuries. TheNous allons vous aider à résister à la marchandisation action of stopping work also was used on the death of a leader or of many people as acts of mourning. Another variant which is common in Hindi-speaking regions is the bhukh hartal which translates as hunger strike. Nous vous aiderons dans votre révolutionnaire devient

Unionised v non-unionised Nous allons vous aider à développer votre travail au niveau िवरोध international While the unionised sector is of course a great minority of the workforce –

and indeed the best protected and higher paid in the working class – the strike

of one is it Because Manifesta? cularly par demands did include protection for non-unionised and unemployed workers e.g. Why

hegemony. European minimum wage and social security. West Bengal Chief Minister MamataLa grève d'art en 1970 Grève artistique de New York con- western

Banerjee threatened workers with various punishments if they went out treon le racisme, la guerre et la répression a été organisée counteract to Lithuanian and Russian and

مخالفت strike. She also specifically warned non-unionised workers against doing so and Urdu

threatened workers with all sorts of sanctions e.g. loss of pensions, positions,par des artistes masculins exclusivement blancs. Il a été

and Arabic in talks gave we – workers American

and even jobs, if they went out on strike or were affiliated to the Communistcontrecarrée à la fois par les étudiants et les artistes

African and Sudanese invited therefore and

Parties. Since it was her election that defeated the communist party previouslyfemmes pour Black Art Libération (WSABAL), qui a réussi lems

she is clearly using this to gain political power in the area. military intElligence, infoRmation,

‐ prob these discussed we Lithuania Alytus, in à ouvrir l'action de protestation pour les femmes et les per-nial

sonnes de couleur. ‐ Bien Strike Art the at 2011 in conference Government v party workers NOW! AND HERE ہﮍتال

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The above shows that while the demands are made of government, it isvoir in proletarianised.

opposition that strikes or other methods are employed by a party – and the YOURSELF! organize must strived have strikes art Successive more become to

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same party or leader can disavow the tactics used in opposition to gain that

going to send directives what to be be to what directives send to going

power. In this way the union is acting like a political party with its leadershipfrom-invisibility-blues-reading.html and

bureaucracy and this should be attacked too. is which committee organizational reading.html ‐ blues ‐ invisibility ‐ from ‐ excerpt

We also took part in the strike by declaring a psychic strike - 0 cessation of any be will never there that text the ringgoldinthe1960s.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/

psycho electronic communication. Being a union of one, we do not haveGrèves the successives d'art se sont efforcés de devenir plus हड़तालread who everyone to clear be must It protection and some of us rather than go on strike went for sabotage. In order

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to increase the power of non-unionised workers DAMTPO has introducedprolétarisés. 3 new Lorsque nous avons tenu la première confé- h

methods: rence psychique des travailleurs en 2011 à la Biennale Scriptum Post 13.

d'Art de grève à Alytus, Lituanie, nous avons

colour. of

1. 1 person unions discuté de ces problèmes et, par conséquent invité sou- ple

2. Dead workers union

‐ peo and women to on ac protest the opening

3. Reproductive workers union danais et africains les travailleurs américains - nous a don-in

succeeded who (WSABAL), on Libera Art Black né des conférences en arabe et en ourdou et russes pour for

If we consider Marx’s use of work as a concept we may find 3 types of work:contrer l'hégémonie occidentale européenne.

sts Ar and Students Women by me the at

1. Work where the worker is exploited and alienated – this produces (voir http://http://alytusbiennial.com/) acted

economic growth exclusively by ‐ counter was It sts. ar male white

2. Work where the worker nourishes herself and produces herself

organised was Repression and War Racism, 3. Work as a situation of revolutionary becoming – where the working class Against

becomes proletarianised

Alors que nous rejetons le rôle de l'artiste, nous pensons Strike

qu'il est im- Art A strike action encompasses all 3 areas – because all 3 types of York

work contribute to the production of capital and commodities. portant de

New 1970 There are of course different methods of industrial action and poursuivre et do. they

resistance in the different areas. in strike d'intensifier la what know they trust and choices

Our own union having situated at Alytus biennial – as a point of

production people’s in confident are We them. art

time and space has lead us to be vigorous in our attack on Berlin The

Biennial and as others have commented we should also sustain psychique à shackle losses possible their cause

ture

a vigorous attack on the Manifesta Biennial. However we should détruire l'art. be- minute, last a in join will Some

because they have nothing to loose. loose. to nothing have they because ‐ cul

point out that we mean to assist workers – to take over resources Cette année, serious

on an international scale in union with other workers. To attack immediately, join will people Some

en même triarchal capitalists and capitalism. The Dakar Biennial on at this time also risks. the all of worth is sistance

temps que la realize that the participation in re- in participation the that realize ‐ pa bourgeois european in role your ack a will therefore must also be part of our action. To fail to do so would be colonialist we

and gentirficational. Biennale de Dakar en Afrique de l'Ouest, la biennale de enough, but rather when they will will they when rather but enough,

on ca fi bourgoisi your ack a will

we

Berlin et la Biennale de Manifesta auront aussi lieu en Eu- rise will consciousness their when

a simple mapping might be spectacle the in role your ack a will we rope occidentale only not us join may Somebody limits.

(see http://2012istheseasonfortreason.wordpress.com/) own their beyond step to everybody manifesta: our action attacks work type 1 - exploitation - (psychic and physic

ghereo/ hartal) encourage to want but fear, the spect

art the against sts ar by movement system.

berlin : our action developes work type 3 - resistence (bundh - unionisation) re- We competed. be to colleagues

were afraid to loose job, careers, and and careers, job, loose to afraid were

protest the in even and – art in exist

dakar - work type 2 - empowering workers (culture - unionisation) Nous serons en ces lieux pour attaquer la bourgoisificationproblems

We authorities. of afraid were We

These culture. bourgeois and patriarch

psychic ghereo /sit-in- occupying a website in comments etc - this has beencontinue, européanisation et le racisme inhérent au sys- supremacy,

done alot recently eg against ASOS or Tory govt websites and newspaperstème - l'art - et de soutenir ces artistes qui veulent résister à police. of afraid wear We long. too white ack a to is moment the at aim c fi speci Our

unlimke the Anonymous hacker group who are attached to Occupy movementleur marchandisation et l'exploitation. for fears had We anymore. – art – tion We do not need bourgeois mystifica- bourgeois need not do We

in USA, this is a mass action - most of anonymous hackers are just allowing

with. identify self to models need not

their computers to be used - the decisions come from elsewhere about where to

DAMTP. the also

attack. maybe a timed electronic mob could roam the net - like conventional do We personages. living really are

ized units. We are not spectators, we we spectators, not are We units. ized

are workers other some So World. the of hacking methods but using people instead of programmes - data miners instead Workers

of a programme/bot shutting down a website by bombarding commentsMalheureusement - our nous ne pouvons pas être avec vous à atom- between solidarity the spread

via 2009 of nial Industrial the with discussions

spamming techniques are the same... Dakar nous saluons donc une entrée en arrière vous. En to here are We share. to people

to the common property for the all all the for property common the to ‐ bien Strike Art the of out formed been has

particulier nous nous félicitons de toute réponse à notre DAMTP

it revert to and time and space physic

message et à l'appel suivant pour des actions non

Manifesta – the rude eurocentrist (and rudest beneluxgermanocentric) autorisées de camarades à Berlin: our reclaim to want we because is (DAMTP) Psychique Travailleurs propaganda event – will be supported by inner sabotage innitiated by DAMTP That action. common in joined are We

and DAWOU-DAMTP people involved in the camp in Genk, Limburg (Belgium) friends are We

Miners DAta the become and st ar of role

– previously called a „mining machine“. All DAMTP‘s are called to attend Genk the

rejected have I worker. fellow a as you to write

on June 1st through 7th to make the physic manifesta occupation on the I

proletarian level to happen. Its important to see psychic as physic and vice leader. the of will the towards low

must be done” and then point to fol- to point then and done” be must

versa - our sitsical presence at berlin and manifesta and dakar is significant! define the ideal of “how everything everything “how of ideal the define

to used are Groups action. the in not

it, to related

All psychic workers and data miners who are attending Dakar Biennial or seek but terms, ambivalent and vague very

assistance in attending please contact us: miners at strike2012.org in themselves describe to used are events and Biennial Manifesta the of sts ar Dear We are not an organization. Groups Groups organization. an not are We “UNSANCTIONED”/// BERLIN BIENNALE 7/// chooses. It is recommended that the placements understand themselves as individual and collective APRIL 27 TO JULY 1, 2012 be documented. members of the newly globalized society. “Unsanctioned” is a self declared event of the 7th Berlin How does the 7th Berlin Biennale represents Ger- Biennale for Contemporary Art (2012), initiated by the 6. All documented artworks and placements are to man society and “official’ German culture today, African-American artist Howard McCalebb. include the word Unsanctioned, and be initialed or within its anti-immigrant tendencies? Polish artist Artur Żmijewski is the curator of the 7th signed and dated by the artist. A new wave of racism is the latest sign of social Berlin Biennale. He appointed the Voina group from regression in Germany. The government has Russia and Joanna Warsza from Warsaw, Poland as Associate Curators, who have worked together with him 7. Official recognition: all artists who want to be moved to impose new restrictions on immigration to develop the concept and the program. officially recognized as a participant in Unsanc- and some ethnic groups, and xenophobic views Unsanctioned is an art event that is to take place tioned must share the documentation of their par- are increasing among the German public. Public throughout the city of Berlin, as an “unsanctioned” event ticipation. concerns about integrating non-whites into Ger- of the 7th Berlin Biennale – to include and represent Send documentation to Unsanctioned at: man society and culture, is on the rise. Germany is “artists of color.” All artists of color (Black, Asian, Latin– [email protected] romancing nostalgia for tribal purity, and is drifting American, and or “mixtures”) are invited to join Unsanc- From the 7th Berlin Biennale newsletter: apart from viable contemporary life, by construct- tioned as a guerrilla action to protest the systematic “In recent years, the debate on new forms of inter- ing an identity crisis that evades contemporary exclusion of marginalized social identities (artists of col- action between art, knowledge and politics has “global” reality. This ersatz tribalism is a fiction of or), residing and working in Berlin, from participation in mainstream Berlin art institutions. This guerrilla action is intensified. In the context of Eastern Europe, this the past that is assessable only through fantasy. a staged incursion into this important Berlin cultural resulted in the simultaneous emergence of several Such a pattern of retrospection that laments the event, through self-inclusion. It is an action to expose independent initiatives that aim at merging the loss of a “good” culture, and a belief that ethnic the hypocrisy of the fake “radicalism” that the 7th Berlin fields of art, scientific discourse and political activ- purity is morally sustainable, is a regression to the Biennale is assuming and posing. ism. In the context of highly atomized and anti- primitive state. The Nation State (Germany) be- Time and again, we are subjected to these so-called solidary post-Socialist societies these fields are comes territory: a geographic area that is con- radical art world hipsters, who use institutional power to regarded as distinct but related forms of engage- trolled by a people, an ethnic group, or ersatz tribe stage ersatz art world rebellions. The art world hipster ment and collective action. In Poland, Artur Żmi- – like an area that an animal considers as its own and his fake authority defying stunts, only pretends to jewski’s text Applied Social Arts manifested the and that it defends against intruders of the same be a progressive with radical views on political, econom- need for politically engaged art in the context species.

should Metropoli Manifesta Manifesta not that of of that not Manifesta magazine.

economy. They are prepared to adopt any strategy to doso this, long as it is sold under the banner of “freedom, transparency , networking, and democracy”, in order to on capitalise the desires of the population and their consumers. Is the motto of “of breaking down barriers, crossing borders and building bridges”? But here it is not just a of matter understandin g if “is organized by independentl y operating curators or from evolved a direct collaboration between major collectors and galleries”, according to the criticism that Anna Tilroe made weeks a few ago from the pages of s M Here something at is else stake. At the opening on 7 -8-9 October in Murcia, the name of the next artistic director of 9 have been announced upon selection by the Board of Manifes is ECSC more ECSC thannew the EU. But ta returning to this area while completely its betraying initial ambitions, by putting forward a single exhibition a site, monumental/ museumlike format, and a single A curator. curator who is not a young person with “relatively brief institutional experience” as in the past, but a with one solid professional career behind him. Yet this a is betrayal false impression because a biennial which is destined to reinvent itself each time and to grasp all possible opportunitie s as strategies for marketing is and profit, not the slightest bit if interested these opportunitie or s may may not conflict with original its cultural aspirations. We are suddenly used to this type of “loyalty”. Creative industries always play the same refrain, whichany in case is dictated by market the M , Mani is Manifes is a sort is a sort The mediatisatio n of an event always removes some of its visibility, just as they say that the mode of production of a commodity always disappears. Similarly, anifesta the quintessenti al European biennial, is preparing to embark upon eighth its latest and exhibition in effort Murcia, in of south the in Spain, October. But common it is knowledge that ta of phoenix that comes in to an end one place only to come back to life again in another. After working on the frontiers between Spain and North Africa, festa already prepared for return to its the heart of Europe, to investigate of notion the “Europeanis m” in the Limburg region: in the very Euroregion it has always favoured. Holland, Luxembourg, and Germany have all been venues for the event, and nowis it the turn of Belgium, in a geopolitical hub that recalls the ic, and social reform. A true reformist rebels against the self-perpetuating theater of the opinion-making organs marked by a negative legacy of Socialist Realism. From the 7th Berlin Biennale newsletter: “Since its of cultural authority. When the prevailing norm is obso- In Russia and Ukraine, activities of numerous ar- inception in 1998, the Berlin Biennale for Contem- lete and or cannot be justified on moral grounds, pro- tistic and political initiatives aim at introducing a porary Art has become one of the most important gressive minded people must take action. Progressive new order into a public sphere marked by a lack of events of contemporary art worldwide, taking Liberalism is not just sex, drugs, and Rock n’ Roll - it democratic procedures. The discussion will focus place every two years in Berlin. The central theme involves real world insights that are a necessary con- on the activities of those initiatives in the context of of the 7th Berlin Biennale is the investigation of the frontation with the status quo. There is a necessity to the withering away of the democratic public sphere socio-critical potential of art and its possibility to question the predispositions of institutional authority. in both Eastern and Western Europe.” actively influence political processes.” Or perhaps The program of the 7th Berlin Biennale does nothing of the sort. It continues the policies of exclusion. As a re-emerged Western European city, Berlin is not! Unsanctioned is a call to “litter” the city of Berlin with geographically located very far to the East. Be- In addition to Joanna Warsza, lead curator Artur “unsanctioned” publicly performed or placed artworks! cause we are very close to the Eastern European Żmijewski also appointed the Voina group from Join us in this campaign. countries, and East Germany was a part of the Russia to his curatorial team of the 7th Berlin Bi- Please spread this information via your personal chan- communist block that included Eastern Europe, ennale. nels. the Eastern cultures are prominently represented From the 7th Berlin Biennale newsletter: The parameters for participation in Unsanctioned: in Berlin. In recent years, cultural exchanges be- “The art collective Voina (engl.: war) from Russia 1. All “artist of color” are encouraged to participate tween the re-unified Berlin and Germany’s Eastern was founded in 2005 by Oleg Vorotnikov and Na- in Unsanctioned. They should be Black, Asian, European neighbours have remained normal and talya Sokol. Voina engages in street action art that Latin–American, and or a mixture. However, no steady. is directed against the Russian authorities. Their discrimination of any kind will be practiced. With the selection of Artur Żmijewski as Curator of creed is, as Natalya Sokol declares: “The artist the 7th Berlin Biennale, and his subsequent selec- who denies political awareness is just a designer.” 2. The artwork can be abstract, but subjects or tion as Associate Curators Voina and Joanna War- “We do not expect that the Voina group will be images representing people of color are prefera- sza, we have a curatorial team with very little ex- practicing an ordinary curatorship. Maybe they will ble. All artists are to reflect upon the evolving eth- perience with not only the practices of a mature knock at the doors of artists’ studios, but not to nic and cultural heterogeneity of Berlin as the new Democracy, but also little or no experience with check the art works, but to remind us about the center of the Western art world. the living dynamics of an evolving heterogeneous ethos of the artist. They are among the last few society that the Berlin of today represents. Berlin’s believers who practice an art that is a direct politi- 3. As an appropriation of the tactics of the Russian large number of diverse and interdependent eth- cal job. Their best artwork is the reminder that as art collective Voina, which is also a member of the nicities, simultaneously modifying each other, pro- the art world, we are on the way to just become a curatorial team of the 7th Berlin Biennale, all art- duce shifts in value and substance, all of which neoliberal elite who plays for financial gain and the works are to be sited in locations selected by the could be experienced and understood through (as) accumulation of symbolic capital.“ (Artur Żmijewski artist, throughout Berlin – as street action art that a Berlin art. New art practices could develop to and Joanna Warsza)” is directed against the systematic mainstream cul- elaborate this evolved cultural condition. Unsanctioned will “litter” the city of Berlin with tural exclusion of artists of color. As a black person, it has been my general experi- “unsanctioned” representations of and by “people ence in Eastern European countries that the peo- of color” through publicly performed or placed art- 4. All artworks (expressions) are to take the mate- ple and the cultural institutions have little or no works. rial form of the “non-precious,” as “unsanctioned“ ability to comprehend the world beyond their ho- Unsanctioned artworks will be performed, posted, impromptu public performances, two-dimensional mogeneous condition. I find it difficult to believe or placed, and seem to have been carelessly left stickers, leaflets, and or posters - or as three- that this Eastern European curatorial team can do as litter, scattered around untidily, in public places. dimensional “bricolage” constructions (sculptures) better. Homogeneous societies and cultures that The idea of Unsanctioned is to put the Berlin art made from eco-friendly recyclable materials. lack the internal conflict of a diverse citizenry are world in disorder by leaving scattered objects in it not in the best position to move the global dis- – and to fill it with multiple representations of the 5. All artworks are to be placed where they are to course forward - from an internal experience. The “other,” to strengthen the voices of Berlin’s margin- be found by anonymous “viewers/collectors” to be only means for these societies to participate in the alized social identities. discarded or treasured, as the anonymous finder evolving human experience is to “intellectually” The situation of 1970 was described by Michelle around the country. Collected copies of the (see http://www.smh.com.au/world/mein-kampf- Wallace, who was articulate about a possibility book would be then used to compose sculp- ban-lifted-20120117-1q4me.html). to mount a concerted attack against biennializa- tures. After the Biennale show is over, the tion through unionization: books are supposed to be recycled for better Now, to dig deeper into Berlin Biennale's posi- But I was first struck by the true dimensions of purposes. As a result of such proposal, Martin tioning in its relationship to the issues of race, that problem in 1970, when Faith and I attended faced a blast of furious counter-reaction from we must remember the National Socialist Un- a guerilla art action protest against Art Strike, both media and the public (for example derground killings and Nuremberg Nazi rally which was itself a protest against ‘racism, war http://www.berlinbiennale.de/blog/news/%E2% grounds. BB7 did not publish a single article and repression’. A group of famous white male 80%9Edeutschland-schafft-es-ab%E2%80%9C touching upon the murders, where the state artists led by Robert Morris decided to withdraw -%E2%80%93-buchsammelaktion-17483). presence in covering up crimes blew into a their work from the Venice Biennale, a prestig- scandal (see http://www.spiegel.de/ ious international exhibition, in order to protest The Heinrich Heine slogan „Dort wo man international/germany/0,1518,809402,00.html). US bombing of Cambodia and the murder of Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man am Ende Biennale's position towards the renovation of college students at Kent, Jackson and Augusta. auch Menschen“ ("Those who burn books will nazi rally grounds in Nuremberg is just as ab- Although the protest was supposed to be end up burning people") is embraced by neo- surd. In the times of deepening capitalist crisis, against ‘Racism, War, and Repression’ (sexism Nazis resisting the suppression of their biennale's board is supporting the proposition to was not yet on their agenda), Art Strike then “democratic freedom of speech“. One thing was stop most of the activities currently held on the expected to mount a counter-Biennale in New Heine‘s point of view, but the true social- grounds in order to preserve the grounds as a York without altering the all-white male compo- Darwinism doesn’t proceed "backwards" – monument of sorts. This would cost up to 70 sition of the show. This seems to be the key to those who have burned people once don't step million Euros ("The ordinary tax payer may think understanding the intrinsic limits of Western back to burn books again. In Germany today 70 million is too much money to preserve Nazi cultural avant-gardism: while it can no longer they don’t burn books but still burn people, like buildings and that it should be used for kinder- deny its own white male supremacist presuppo- Oury Jalloh (born in 1968 in Kabala, Sierra Leo- gartens, or roads" - http:// sitions it cannot be rid of them either. ne, killed on the 7th January 2005 in the police www.berlinbiennale.de/blog/en/allgemein-en/the In the first years of our feminism, working cell in Dessau, Germany; see http:// -city-of-toys-16530). BB7 has been sympathetic through an organization that we founded called thevoiceforum.org). towards artistic contributors who suffer under Women Students and Artists for Black Art Liber- the state oppression, but it remains completely ation (WSABAL), Faith and others succeeded in “Well dressed Turkish woman” – is not a prob- ignorant towards 'the small people' - to quote opening this exhibition to women and people of lem for sarrazins kind – they imagine a problem Artur Żmijewski, "Not everyone can be an artist. color. WSABAL was also influential in the sub- in those immigrants who do not show respect That’s an illusion" (interview http:// sequent development of Ad Hoc Women Artists, for German “ordnung” and migrate on their own www.berlinbiennale.de/blog/en/allgemein-en/ led by Lucy Lippard. This group repeated means. There is no difference between these universalizing-the-exception-16719) WSABAL’s 50 per cent women demand in their attitudes and those of Artur Żmijewski, who protest against the Whitney Biennial, which was shapes the Berlin Bienalle 7 theoretical platform in the habit of including white male artists al- based on ridiculous theoretical sophistications. One way that whites like Sarrazin AND Żmijew- most exclusively. Specifically because of Faith’s The main problem with those bourgeois “truth ski can achieve the kind of equality that they research and support of Ad Hoc, black women speakers” and “serious” discourse keepers oc- falsely claim to have in Germany and in Europe artists Barbara Chase Riboud and Bettye Saar curs when one realizes their self-protectionist today is to recycle their own selves by burning were included in the next Whitney Biennial. stance. What is the argument of those “human their passports, becoming stateless and apply- right for freedom of speech” protectors – does it ing for asylum themselves. We are not talking not mean to first force everyone speaks the lan- about a “symbolic” action defining nothing but RECYCLE WHITE CULTURE guage of an oppressor and obeys their rules? mutual relationships of Nazi and “high culture” Berlin Biennale is just a small part of the white idealisms, but about the real situation where On January 13th, 2012 Czech artist Martin Zet Eurocentrist culture which is not the opposite of those Nazi-and-culture mutilators will face the under the protection of Berlin Biennale ideolo- Nazism but its development, maturation and results of their ideology. We invite them to do gists published a call collect the copies of an fruition. Well dressed, i.e. provided with “right” so. openly racist anti-muslim Thilo Sarazzin‘s commentaries. Nazism is still welcome in Ger- “Deutschland schafft sich ab” book from the many and is acceptable for some Jewish organ- BURN BERLIN BABY! BURN BIENNALE- German readers. This would be done through izations too – the “Mein Kampf” ban is lifted, CANNIBALE! CAN NAZI BALE! the established network of collection points Hitler being republished on 26 January, 2012 had Domino and Manifesta exhibition Manifesta

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PAC will be able to make us the key of region contemporary art in Spain in 2010”, said Cruz (El Cultural.es, the Manifesta Foundation afteran “open-ended, democratic” contest between three candidates invited to draft a project for the mining area The of Limburg. candidates were supposed to have no dealings with the Foundation For some itself. inscrutable reason, moment last at the it was decided to postpone the nomination of the curator until January 2011. But possibly these reasons are not so quite inscrutable because all, after we can well understand how embarrassing it wouldhave been if the director of publicly announced the appointment of Cuauhtémoc Medina, who has recently been closely involved and implicated in the economic- cultural package approved by the regional of government Murcia for 2009- 2010. As early as February 2009, the Minister of Culture and Tourismof the Murcia, of Region PedroCruz, Alberto announced that regional cultural policy was to bring together the two – events 8 Hedwig Fjien, and the Canibal project within the Projecto Arte Contemporaneo (PAC) curated by Medina himself: two biennials ina single go. “ 12/02/2009) and, similarly, Fijen and Medina have

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12. Conclusion: worth to try! you can freely go away. arrest- In the case you’re ed do not resist– that com-would significantly plicate your defense. Do not agree to be searched. Do not answer questions. Escape if getpossibil- will – got a mask If you’ve ity. write a slogan on it – it ceasewill being a mask and become will a ban- ner. Treasons don’tRemember – you know is an organizer who of the protest and is who participating in You it. remember just facts that using policemen were swearwords, breaking furniture, and beating occasional passersby and so expressed their inher- ent sadistic instincts. support: Outside 9. medical team Medics must be located outside and inside as They mustwell. be in- formed about particular requirements (medicine, allergies) of those partici- pating action in the and must be prepared to pro- vide first-aid. Inside locat- ed people must wear comfortable long-hand vesture; sport foot-wear would be preferred. Leave at home contact lenses, oil based cosmet- ics and easily graspable accessories (airings, jew- expected elry). If arrest is better do not use tam- pons. When getting some pepper-gas eyes must be cleaned the mixtureby of milk, magnesia and wa- ter. When attacked with clean with teargas – handkerchief moistened and swimming glasses. 10. Outside support: mass media team Press release must be prepared in advance of occupation. ing freedom to your feel- ings logically explain what is are planningyou to be done, are the aims, what because people would like to know is going what on. But there is no need for the official announce- ment. Do not block peo- ple’s free self-expression in their own Let less way. organized to take workers a lead and encourage them to do the same somebody seeing when even less organized. Look after somebody to distribute the leaflets. peopleOne or few out- side appoint to be re- sponsible to talk to me- dia. Important to note that are not representa-they tives but delegated. Alter- native media publishwill

the juridical support In many cases the later. All the occupants long term occupa- must to write down on tion is hardly doa- their arms the phone ble, but worth to try. number(s) of the law- If succeeded – that yer(s) and must have is important to keep personal ID, but noth- in mind that it‘s ing else, because oth- meaning is in conti- er things will be taken nuity not in some away during the arrest. particular results. Do not stop – lets Know your rights move forward! The Tell to police just your ever lasting require- name and surname. ment – permanent Afterwards announce (self)critique and that you’ll talk only in learning from previ- the presence of your ous failures and lawyer. mistakes.

Resistance during de- LETS MAKE MIS- tention TAKES, BUT EVE- When stopped by po- RY TIME THE NEW lice you first ask if you ONES! are arrested. If not – We are not a group useful for quick opening and quick lock of the doors. Be inventive – use unique characteris- tics of various types of the handles!

7. Building the barricades

If applicable – build- up the barricades outside and indoors too.

Indoors barricades Use heaviest things attainable. Allocate it all gradually in between all doors. Ensure that all the barricades are func- tioning. Avoid com- plicated and labor- consuming barri- during the first con- during the building around gather people would be to situation that in best solution The action! based bourgeois any of feature sential es- sacrifice is an member – symbolic Re- immolation. the meaningless for people pushing of side instead in- the barricades to use and building the into to go people ways better to let Al- stay for a night. could fewcase very In a best disband. to are used people leaves police When confrontation. avoid ministration tries to ad- because place, the leaves usually police negotiations After some building. trying to protect the so others hands used to take each are They “unity”. their and to show some “general idea” to support gathered usually are People people. manipulate protest forms – to lead bourgeoisie of all feature sential eral this is very es- in gen- and pared pre- plan no clear have enough, nized tion, are not orga- lack with imagina- other protest forms occupations and of the organizers when especially – barricades human wish to count on the a is always There barricades Human it. not block and do exits emergency team must knowthe fancy cars. Outside and door furniture lattice-works, out-

cades. If police is pushing the barri- cade from outside – then push back it from inside. So far contemporary art is unimaginable with- out dozens of pro- jectors – point them towards the blocked entrances so to daz- zle forcing police. Never destroy art- works arranged as installations, but involve it to look like part of the barri- cade. When police will start jostle things aside make photos – later would be easier to prove who destroyed the expensive artworks of celebrities. The TV sets, monitors your announcements. Establish a new web- site for the occupation and special e-mail address. Do not use your personal e-mails. No one of the occu- pants must be distin- guished because could be later treated as leader. No one of the occupants must let be filmed for TV or interviewed. Do not provide more infor- mation then neces- sary. 11. Whatbe to about thought Collect the telephone numbers That in is necessary the case of police attack to send imme- diately a message to everybody. Very relia- ble that you be will pushed out in a few hours – so do not re- overburden with courses. Take some medicine, snacks, If occupation is water. planned in France or they – there Germany have a good tradition of durational occupa- tions – that could be an issue. Takesome additional locks, ropes and/or belts. Have computerssome extra in the case police will confiscate facilities. If you succeed people brinkwill more food, blankets, cigarettes etc. Go shares with every- body There is no private property during the Common occupation. food, drinks, ciga- rettes. Break down social barriers Social status and po- sitions during the oc- and computers are also useful for the barricades – espe- cially it must be well apparent from the outside. Do not build up light-weight furni- ture (unless can not find any), because it would be too easy for policemen to hustle it away. Do not use safes and do not chain your- selves to some heavyweight things or pipes. Creative use of dustbins filled with liquids and placed on a top of barricade is wel- come.

Outside team It appears suddenly, builds-up barricade and disappears. To block the entrances use dustbins filled with stones, trash containers, trees, parts of the fences, Kostis Stafylakis’ “Third Positionism and Another aggressively stupid Berlin Biennale 7 and boring bourgeois gentrification ennale. experienced opposition in the past (especially in

the politics of Greek indignados” & Occupy provocation: INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN AC- events such as Berlin Biennale 7. We would be truly honored if 2010, about which we wrote, too), a gentrification

TIVITIES (sic) and its “Gentrification program” appears a 2010 coordination. M9 you would take this proposal program, which is Berlin Biennale itself, is shov- Berlin Biennale 7 manipulation miners”?

Berlin Biennale 7, Occupy Berlin Biennale 7 and “Gentrification Program” plagiarism of POLARIS concept and the of defeat eternal into consideration. ing away the debate about inequality of the Berlin

Occupy Occupy Berlin Biennale 7 are similar in “Eight hundred kilometers upstream from Kinsha- its simulated incorporation into the “the of case another yet Source: (http:// city itself, and instead attempts to extend the

many ways, unfortunately one of their common sa, on the river Congo, the Institute for Human void of BB7. be will this that again humanactivities.org/ “limits of art” (factually, power of the middle could it be said once once said be it could

traits is simulation, the other one we must point Activities mobilizes the modalities of art produc- Why? POLARIS INTERNATIONAL Europe, of withdrawal program.html) class middlemen artists), and, in this specific case,

out is strategic ignorance and even refusal of cri- tion and launches a five-year Gentrification Pro- Limited team has been active since late reactionary gradual the disparity between the “proletarian” and

tique. While 2012ISTHESEASONFORTREA- gram. The opening seminar of this program takes Autumn 2011 and has been continu- considering and theme “capitalist” “nations”! All this in a typical fascist well-established literary literary well-established

SON came to an end with an engaged discussion place in a specially created bamboo settlement in ously issuing numerous sarcastic a up Taking Limburg. fashion – be it Nazbol (whose cause both BB7 and

of neo-fascism in broader social context Congo and investigates the gap in criticality that “projects” and statements as if they of area mining former Voina champion), be it Al Qaida, IRA, ETA or

in the the in Manifesta

(specifically its involvement with neofolk and arises in the transfer from the zone of artistic pro- were corporately related to the BB7 next their groupies. artistic director of the the of director artistic

martial industrial music scene, as well as its influ- duction to the zone of reception. At the same time, ever since. All this in order to expose the of name the publish Any person, unless bound by contract, should dis-

ence on both the youth subculture and official it is the kick-off of the actual process of gentrifica- and generate discussion around the officially to right be will sociate themselves from BB7. Our comrades

“mainstream” politics in Greece), subsequent Ka- tion.” (Source: http://www.berlinbiennale.de/blog/ intentional and systematic blindspots moment the January, DAMTP (who take part in 2012ISTHESEASON- contracts expire in in expire contracts

vecs Projects presentation in KW Institute For en/projects/a-gentrification-program-by-institute- of the mentioned establishment event. Spanish the and end FORTREASON show in Berlin till 13 May) have

Contemporary Art was simulated into non- for-human-activities-23006) After intensified attack, BB7 decided exhibitions both When already staged actions against and analysis of the

existence. Kavecs Projects clearly fell out of the Any thinking and feeling person would be insulted to dissociate themselves from POLA- coincidences. curious racism persisting in Germany. Strangely, the too there are plenty of of plenty are there too

Occupy line – was that a reason for the unan- by such imagery. Another “provocative artwork”? RIS and, in the style of their very own, Here one. had ever has The mentioned website also “Gentrification Program” “takes place” in Congo.

nounced re-scheduling of the talk on the night The task of the real human project is not to de- started working on the incorporation he if – is really Urroz, features their correspond- Berlin has a special “symbolic” relationship with

before it took place in KW? nounce racist pigs at Berlin Biennale, but an- and simulation of POLARIS content Carlos Madrid, Arco of ence e-mail, which we urge Congo, namely the Berlin Conference of 1884 role of the new director director new the of role

Strangely, there was no notice over FB, Twitter or nounce their systematic institutional racism and and aims. The website for aggressively the what understand our readers to completely (which is known as “Kongokonferenz” in Ger-

the official Occupy BB7 website about the change avoid the void of the fascist speculation, which racist “Gentrification Program” (no to trying and scenes ignore, and not to start a man). The conference included the newly unified

of the time for event entitled “Kostis Stafylakis: prevails in Serious Culture and Berlin Biennale is matter whether itself being a scam or the behind going conversation, which would Germany into the ranks of the old colonizers of might again be worth worth be again might

Third Positionism and the politics of Greek indig- obviously no exception. Radicalism? If we agree not) features a “transcript” of the email it one suitable a find only generate free content Africa. We will not discuss the later genocide in

nados/ Image Wars: an introduction by Sotirios with Roger Taylor’s claims laid out in his 1978 very similar in style to the ones sent to So coherence. of that for stupid projects of BB7. the present Namibia in this article, but for those

Bahtsetzis”. An ad for the talks as taking place at book “Art, an Enemy of the People” that the mod- out by POLARIS Team (Nicholas as today debatable as Instead, we urge you to dis- still ignorant about the issues in question, we want appropriateness is just just is appropriateness

20:00 on Monday 14 May remained on the official ern concept of art is historically founded by the Bourriaud and others; on show in okk/ contextual tance yourselves from the to remind that the Herero and Namaqua natives

OccupyBB7 website till late into the night of Sun- European aristocracy in order to celebrate the old raum29 at Prinzenallee 29 in Berlin of idea The days. mentioned affair held in KW have sent a delegation to Berlin Charite in autumn

day 13 May. Only then was the allocated times cosmological and social order (slavery, “genetic” Wedding 13359; the show continues 100 for artists 100 over Institute for Contemporary 2011 in order to (once again) ask for public affir- quite the same thing as as thing same the quite

were changed into 14:00 – 16:00. Due to the fact privileges of the ruling class, etc), we can admit till 13 May). While POLARIS have not are year 1 for artists Art Berlin, and announce mation of and official apology for the genocide of

that even general assemblies of OccupyBB7 fail to that all the worst of Berlin Biennale 7 (Zmijewski, practiced “uncreative writing” (also mainstream 7 that and their corruption – contrary to their rebellious ancestors. Also, they brought a

– – 8 Manifesta

gather a significant number of people, leave alone Voina and “friends”) is a radical manifestation of advocated by Kenneth Goldsmith, of that the actions of naive OCCU- collection of Charite held skulls of their brutally clearly in conflict with with conflict in clearly

the fact that all documentation of the “occupied” art, which has a social function to provide Stewart Home, etc) by making use of quite is Murcia in way PY folk, most of whom have murdered natives back to Africa. Germany has

KW leave a depressing image of “social activ- “common culture” to contradicting social classes the spam e-mail from their own mail- under currently project obviously signed no contract never issued an apology for this terrible crime yet.

ism”, the sudden and unannounced change of the and shove away the debate about, and solutions to boxes and swapped a few names and biennial Medina’s that and are more than happy The mentioned racial extermination led to the hardly surprising either either surprising hardly

scheduled times for Kostis’ and Sotiros’ presenta- the persisting racism, speculation and exploitation. terms in order to generate rumor and is it And background. with their exploitation. Wake foundation of the German Nazism, which is, on

tion could only reduce the number of people at- In order to further inquire into the “Gentrification discussion about the “commodification his of because partly up! the contrary to most “leftists”, not entirely differ-

tending, and certainly not increase it. Program” one has to analyze the context surround- of art”, art’s systematic role in gentrifi- issue, of sort this with Once again, contrary to their ent from the liberal democracy, but instead its far had nothing to do do to nothing had far

So far OccupyBB7 issued no critique of the BB7 ing this racist filth. First, it must be noted that a cation and supremacy, vanguardism so has “Europeanism” “will” to discuss racism, maturation and radical fruition. BB7 discourse is

itself, which received numerous serious com- term “Gentrification” itself was first used by soci- and racism of the ruling class culture, of concept issues of class and gender, inseparable from these manifestations of the ruling

ments, even from the “mainstream” press, which ologist Ruth Glass in 1964, in order to describe “Institute for Human (sic) Activities”, the around based BB7 “team” is known for class culture and sits comfortably among them. entrusted with a project project a with entrusted

targeted the persisting nationalism, racism and the process in post-WW2 London, where some of on their behalf, publish this curator the wonder obscuring the problems of Zmijewski, Voinas and their bourgeois culture in

ethnic separatism of the BB7. Neither OccupyBB7 the historical working class neighbourhoods were “transcript”: no So suspicious. society and instead generat- its both official and underground manifestations

, it might look rather rather look might it ,

nor Occupy OccupyBB7 issued any commentary targeted for the middle class invasion (Oxford Dear Madam, Sir, 9 ing MORE “content”, should be exposed and kicked into the void of non Manifesta Manifesta forthcoming

about the named issues. This is not a case of only dictionary defines “gentrify” as meaning We would like to invite you to partici- the like “debate” and, in effect, emp- -existence so much embraced by their kind. DE-

disrupting someone’s career (although we admit it “[to] renovate and improve (a house or district) so pate in the opening seminar of the project, single a in but ty marketing for their own STROY SERIOUS CULTURE NOW!!!

would be a significant progress in the anti-racist that it conforms to middle-class taste”). We have Gentrification Program, which takes moment, the at doing kind. This is not only a mar- The end notes of this article will be the direction events, as they are are they as events,

project), it is a case of the clear (and not only po- already written about the BB7 attempted incorpo- place this June at the settlement we parallel in not together ginal statement of the towards thinkers and activists of the Black Atlan-

litical) positioning. The depressing OccupyBB7 ration of the POLARIS INTERNATIONAL Lim- created for this occasion. The 7th Ber- work to continuing 2012ISTHESEASONFOR- tic tradition, brilliantly described by Paul Gilroy,

silence about the “cultural” problems of their lead- ited project into its ranks. Following a POLARIS lin Biennale kindly coproduces this be will Medina TREASON team, but also a which is adequate to the contemporary society and and Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc and

ers (BB7 curators) end up affirming the source of issued call to “take part in the parallel BB7 pro- event. For a limited number of guests, Fjien Hedwig that table, comment found in the rare is the way forward: http://www.english.emory.edu/

social injustice they initially claim to op- gram in order to enlarge one’s penis” BB7 appa- the Institute for Human Activities co- same the at now, public seriously critical reviews of Bahri/Gilroy.htm.

pose. ”Financial Capitalism” is not the only prob- ratus removed the logo of POLARIS Int’l Ltd vers visa and travel costs. made be to were it If BB7. Zmijewski? Zmijewski! STOP DEPORTATION! JOIN ACTION DAYS

lem to be solved. Eurocentric “Serious” Bourgeois from their partners list. We must stress that PO- Others may come independently. occasions. In a “festival” which repeat- AGAINST THE COLLABORATION OF EM-

Culture of which art is part and parcel is at the LARIS team has never attempted to collaborate If you are unable to come to Congo, official of number edly re-stages the work “of” BASSIES IN DEPORTATION! TAKE THE core of reinventing the capitalist project, and Ber- with BB7, on the contrary, any thinking person there is an opportunity to attend the a on programme the talentless hack, POWER BACK! JOIN US IN BERLIN 9-11

lin Biennale 7 is so stupid it doesn’t take much would have realized straight away, that POLARIS event in Berlin on June 30, 2012, as shared their presented “masculinist” and anti- MAY! HTTP://THEVOICEFORUM.ORG effort to realize this. project manifests a fierce opposition to the real the closing event of the 7th Berlin Bi- semite Zmijewski. Having when creating a new “critical” art works for trance the risk to get to the resolution of the initiate the new biennials. Are you sure you want to group or passing-in of casual people is not a big

precede this hopeless direction? That leads one. Let people to get into the building as fast as

nowhere and all you know it well! It’s time to 2010 Paris fatmi, Mounir possible until cops do not dissipated the crowd.

start changing the system which sucks. The People would feel better inside, because between

passivity of the obeying of the colonized them and police there will be walls of the building.

psychic workers must be overcome only by dispositif… qu’un toi pour plus rait

concrete action. But there is not necessary représente- ne soudain qui mais intéressant, explosif un Change the quarter‘s destination

to physically destroy the furniture and break bombe, une était l’œuvre si comme peu Un défection. Do not follow the real destination of the quarters.

the windows – leave better the role of the une toi chez avait y qu’il comprendre fait m’a Cela autre. Use the spaces so you can transform them. Occu-

vandals to the policemen, art organizers and quelle n’importe à équivalente équation une à pondre py other quarters and expand the movement in the housekeepers who will eventually try to dis- ré- désormais semblent te œuvres les que contraire territory. Do not forget to have a lark – arrange a

mantle the barricades. The occupation must sexy dancing party!

be arranged in solidarity and to be peaceful. au disais me tu téléphonique, conversation notre de

une sorte de garantie. Lors Lors garantie. de sorte une

That is what the pamphlet is about – we aim procure l’œuvre de chose, 5. Reconnaissance

at successful occupation of the biennial ex- la de vital corps du près plus au rester que crois je

hibition buildings. et m’intéresse pratique la de question la Donc aléatoire. Choose the building in the center, preferably with

ttra à profit tout élément élément tout profit à ttra

me l’artiste alors ou accident some balconies, better – several stories building.

We do not aim in interruption of the process un est n’y rien surplus, de jamais inconsidérée, dépense The ideal building for occupation is that one with

of the location of the meaning – in opposite de pas n’a il économie, son possède L’art hasard. par là few entrances and heavy furniture or [art] things

– we aim in direct process of meaning pro- jamais n’est rien œuvre une dans Car œuvres. des près inside. Not necessarily it must be occupied in one duction, distribution and realization by psy- plus au toujours rester de façon sa Greenberg Clement might – there is enough one storey, or even one

chic workers right in a place were it was bigger quarter for the beginning. Do not be afraid to

intended to be manipulated as a commodity. chez apprécié toujours j’ai contesté, très été a qu’il sais occupy the headquarters of your “curators” and

We demand art to be revolved back to its je si Même insignifiante. pas n’est qui interruption une biennial’s co-ordination staff. But keep in mind that

origin – the meaning. moi pour représente catalogue de texte un dans œuvres bigger spaces are easier to retain then smaller ad-

ses de traiter pas ne de artiste un par demander voir Se ministrational quarters. Any way the main task is to

We do not demand to close the exhibition cease activity of the biennial management turning

spaces – inviting to occupy the spaces we Hadria. Cohen Michèle de away from art bureaucracy the control over specta-

aim in gathering of the open community réponse la de extrait un ici introduire vous bien J’aimerai cle and slightly fading it down. So, it would definite-

what quits with the rotten past and steps ly being more effective to occupy the exhibition beyond. We aim in open discussion and self travail. mon faire à encore poussent me spaces then administrational HQ’s.

-organization. There is no necessity to be or

not to be a participant of particular show, qui raisons ces sont Ce permanent. Recommencement When reconnoitering you be cautious and coher-

even there is no need to be nominally an d’un prétexte, du doute, du courant au j’appartiens que ent. How many doors must be guarded (also check

artist – there is enough to be confident that dirais je question votre à répondre dois je si Finalement, out for secret exits and fire-doors)? How doors look

corporation forms of art and it’s distribution like and which way it opens? Look for structural

are true means of alienation. Might be we mencer. bearings (columns, pipes etc.) close to the doors

decide to be noisy and to march through the recom- tout faut qu’il doute ce de partir à peut-être, c’est and useful for blocking the entrances. What is use-

territory so inviting the workers to join, or écrire, faut qu’il doute ce sur C’est œuvres. mes sur ful for barricade’s arrangement? Look for toilets’

might be we will turn on building barricades pas n’écris surtout Michèle, chère : était demande Ma locations. The drinking water supply. Possibilities to all around – the means of expression are not ? créations nos et concepts nos tout accept the food without opening the doors. Decide

so important – it must be effective. We aim which the entrance to use for letting people to

not in symbolic protest or occupation – the doute en mettre pas ne Pourquoi ? continuer Pourquoi come in and to go out during the occupation. How

new spectacle – not at all! We aim in doing! ? d’art œuvre une sur core to defend it? Do some photos or make notes about

We hope to involve as many people as we en- écrire pourquoi valables, plus sont ne concepts ces all the details. Make photos of the ways of retreat.

would be able. Art and “white” culture cus- si et : d’elle-même posée s’est question la où là C’est Keep in mind – details are the subject to be forgot-

et concepts esthétiques. esthétiques. concepts et

tomers are those whose mind is colonized – discours des l’utilisation ment ten even faster then it seems!

we demand decolonization! obligatoire- nécessite » critique texte « d’un l’écriture

que compte rendu suis me je Alors artistiques. concepts Mobile connection

LETS TURN ART SPACES TO THE PSY- et courants différents de traiter à amené a nous qui ce Prior to action obtain mobile phone cards without CHIC SPACES! téléphonique, rendez-vous premier un par travail notre treaty. The connection is important for internal use,

also to contact supporters outside the building, and

4. The theory of the occupation alors commencé a On catalogue. un dans travail mon to continuously inform the media. Put in the list of

sur texte un écrire devait Cohen Michèle ». plus lons each others phone numbers.

Preplaning par- N’en ? œuvres les « titre du prétexte le sous dria,

Preplanning is needed in whatever case of Ha- Cohen Michèle d’art critique la amie mon avec sion The locks

organization done either by tiny clandestine discus- une années quelques a y il commencé J’avais Obtain any necessary locks for door locking. Take

adventurer‘s group or by ungovernable few more. Sometimes happens that people decide

crowd. Get familiarized with the building. anthropophage. voir stérile, rapidement to go further for more occupation.

How many doors must be closed? What devenir peut Cela d’art. œuvres d’autres créer pour liser could be used for the barricades indoors and l’uti- de et l’art sur réflexion une est qui esthétique cours 6. Door block

what outdoors if needed? How to escape, if

needed? Is here a need for food recourses dis- un dans s’inscrire de risque le aussi a y Il clef. une Doors open either inside or outside. Doors to open

and/or other implements? juste pas non et contient qu’elle ce tout avec m’intéresse inside could be barricaded only from inside. Out-

qui outils à boîte la toute C’est histoires. d’autres écrire side-to-open doors could be blocked depending on

Enlisting the crowd pour d’alphabet sorte une comme artistiques ments door handles.

The crowd of gapers appears immediately mouve- les tous utiliser peut on Ainsi juste. plus sera

when the confrontation with police starts. ça », artistiques prétextes des Histoire l’« de mais », l’art Doors with push handles

We need the crowd as close to the building de Histoire l’« de parler plus doit ne qu’on Peut-être Swirl the rope around the handle and other side to

as possible before the arrival of the police. If be fixed to structural bearing or other handle. police will build up the barriers the crowd will etc. mie,

appear in-between you and police, but not in Doors with round handles

the reverse of police. Attract the public by d’écono- religion, de sociaux, problèmes de politique, de Creative usage of cramps is applicable to fix the

arranging the meeting. During the meeting parler pour prétexte meilleur le est L’art l’art. de parler rope – other side to be fixed to structural bearing or

t le meilleur prétexte pour pour prétexte meilleur le t

invite the people to join the occupation. Very es L’art exister. pour textes heavy table.

important note: keep in mind that everything pré- de tellement de besoin a il et » prétexte « un est

you are going to arrange in the context of l’art que pense je Oui, Théorie. de que prétexte de tôt Doors without handles

biennial would look like part of the art pro- plu- besoin a artistique création la que et théorie de idée Almost impossible to block without destroying of

cess – so audience could be very easily une plus sert cela que bien très sait on Mais ». l’art de the door itself – avoid that type of doors unless it

attracted to participate as it is essential in a l’histoire « de idée une construire à surtout et l’œuvre, opening inside. kind of events. We also highly recommend de compréhension la à aider peut Cela portes. certaines

arranging occupations during the official The “bold new” method (all cool kids are doing it

openings of the monster-shows. ouvrir pour clefs des comme parfois fonctionner peuvent this year)

concepts les et mouvements les que vrai C’est ments.

Controlling the doors mouve- ces tous presque dans » Ghosting « tallation

While exploring the building in advance de- l’ins- précisément plus et travail mon imaginer peut On

cide which door to be used for entrance/exit In the auto accessories store obtain truck tie-down

during the occupation. Choose one door or ? » indien Subalternisme « » Studies tural belts. Pass the belt through the latch, then girth the

window. Do not barricade the exit chosen Cul- - culturaliste Mouvement « », l’européenne à tique table (or whatsoever other massive furniture or an

but lock it differently – so would be openable esthé- Discours « », Lumières des Modernité « autre. artwork – bigger then the door frame) round with in the case of emergency. If there are build un ou artistique courant un dans part quelque s’inscrire the belt, and tie-down hard. When policemen will

some barricades outdoors – check out it try to open the door – table does not fit through the

does not block the exit. Pourquoi impossible. presque difficile est question cette door frame and door will remain blocked unless

à répondre que doutez, en vous vous que J’imagine somebody would break the door window. Use few

Leaving the quarters open belts for one door. Nylon is used to give – time after Occupants usually argue whom to let go in. plus. parlons N’en ? œuvres Les time the belts must be re-tie-downed. If the door But the best solution – to let go in as many would happen to be open at least few centimeters – people as fits. If you take control of the en- policemen could cut the belts. This method is very B A [email protected] CB1 2AD CLASS, Arjuna,12,MillRoad,Cambridge [email protected] in- 62137 Alytus,Lithuania Alytus ArtStrikeBiennial, C/PA.D.#25,LT- DAMTP#6

GENERAL STRIKE OF PSYCHIC WORKERS

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berlin education and amusement. Better do not make copies, Biennial’s “self-criticism” in the case of BB7 stacked into

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h Акция переименования метро Октябрьская h I burn h h DECOLONISE h stay in fear! problems of biennalization process particularly evident in the case of BB7: persisting nationalism, racism and eth- 1. What do we want? nic separatism.

Art world is in a process of neo-liberalization (i.e. privati- Of course, there is always an option to turn away from zation, commercialization, taxation) what makes the the art world and to start some other activities, but the art basic institution of art even less acceptable than it was machine takes continuously its power on naiveté of awk- when established in 18th century as a mean to gain privi- ward squad baked by the art academies. What to be leged status for bourgeoisie and to start the total capital- done? Sure, we can leave it to rot on it‘s own. But it‘s so ist alienation and the specialization (including non spe- surprising how long a putridity still retains its original ex- cialized specialists) of the society. ternal form before falling into dust when slightly touched.

We simply want to turn away from ongoing bourgeoisifi- So, why we still continue doing this “critical” production cation of the psychic workers and data miners – many of what simply turns into ineffective spectacle, and which them still call themselves being artists or in rare cases – feeds art bourgeoisie? art workers. We ask to quit with art production in support of capitalist machine and to start production of meaning Why we still use eurocentric and very racist in its es- without giving a right for capitalists to distribute it. We sence discourse to describe our dreams and expecta- demand immediate quite the exploitation of working peo- tions? It just simply alienates us not only from our Black ple who at the same time are damaged by filling-up their Power comrades, but also colonizes our own dreams. minds with propagandized-diverted meaning just pro- duced by themselves. We distrust all the promises by art bourgeoisie and fur- ther deny any negotiations with them – that is hopeless Nowadays we have reached the critical point of neo- waste of time! liberalist biennalization of the art world what is nothing else but global corruption of the art system and industrial- We demand immediate occupation of art spaces, dis- ized privatization of the meaning fitting it to the custom- mantle its meaninglessness and *U** up it with our own ized standards and clichés. The customized forms of the (non)meaning – that is what an occupation is about. culture are true forms of the colonization of mind, aliena- tion of human beings and nature, humans and humans, Decolonization of psychic mind – that is debienalization humans and dead humans… etc. what lead towards of eurocentrist expansion – and further demolition of the further exploitation of all working people and species of „serious culture of Whites“. That is a main reason not the world. taken into account and therefore led towards the failure of major culture revolutions which remained racist in it‘s Debiennalization – that is a the kick into ass of seeming- essence. to-be capitalist stability. Our task is to result the bloody convulsions of capitalist rites rooted in contemporary The art strike in 1970 New York Art Strike Against Rac- forms of biennalization. ism, War and Repression was organised by exclusively white male artists. It was counteracted at the time by 2.Why we never get to it? Women Students and Artists for Black Art Liberation (WSABAL), who succeeded in opening the protest action Everything is set up in a way nothing to happen. We to women and people of colour. have an opportunity to vote, but the authorities are always wrong. We have an opportunity to attend the 3. Why to occupy biennials? meetings and to held public manifestations, but authorities do not pay attention to it. The contemporary The occupation is an extension of the idea of strike into art world pretends to be „critical“ and shows-up the sphere of non proletarian activities i.e. universities, established forms of „right“ social and political critique in public spaces of the s. c. 1st world countries and usually the frame of institution what in result turns into general consisting of White bourgeoisie. Latest worldwide activi- spectacle. Conclusion is a simple one – we must change ties in the Occupy movement(s) revealed inherent racism the tactics and methods. of the approach. Officially an occupation is held to attend more attention to the inner problems of occupied institu- The second reason why our critique is innefective is that tions and practical forms of self-organization during the all the artists are totally alienated – they have no any process which is claimed to be a real autonomy. trace of the proletarian self-organization and even deny any possibility of it, but always trust and obey to cynic art In the art world the situation is slightly different. The art world bourgeoisie bastards: curators, gallerists, dealers world is represented by the stolen work of art slaves – etc. Even the so called iniciatives of artist-run activities i.e. artists (or non specialized specialists) which is locat- finally obtain forms of divergence into the corporational ed in the specialized spaces (galleries, museums, art forms of art establishment and not only because of halls, museums etc) with the task to ridicule their ideas funding by various foundations, but also because of higly and meaning created. In that way the organized spaces incorporated forms of competition, lies, self-promotion, are turned into a capitalist entertainment. The physical arrogance, climbing over each other‘s heads, and occupation of the space with the artworks (biennial) inherent racism as well. means straight re-appropriation of the meaning created by those who are the real proletarians in that field. The The third reason is that radical artists and activists are occupation of the biennial means a cessation of meaning very easily recuperated (or even specially made up to of the art as institution. It is an abolishment not only of simulate spectacular „resistance“) by the system – as it the art system but also of the role of artist as specialized

recently happen with group “Voina“ from Russia or the non specialist because erasure of the institutionalized

whole “critical“ Berlin Biennial 7 curated by pro-neo- meaning becomes more valuable and meaningful then

fascist behaving Artur Žmijevsky. The latest fact showed privileged participation and “skills”. We prefer Black Pow-

how even quite radical and very actual positions towards er braveness against White Power adaptability. the social changes are falsified with the help of state,

(F***) UP THE ART STRIKE ART THE UP (F***)

(F***) UP THE ART STRIKE ART THE UP (F***)

media and economical power,STRIKE and also by mafia like ART We are told that the betterTHE case is to show allUP our envy (F***)