Work in Progress. Reflections on Communities Beyond Capitalism

Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 | Exhibitions

Exhibition: Work in Progress. Reflections on Communities Beyond Capitalism
Venue: Škuc Gallery, Ljubljana, SI
Date: 10 November – 8 December 2022

Participating: Vesna Bukovec, Tia Čiček, Ana Čigon, Andrea Knezović

About the exhibition

The November exhibitions at Škuc Gallery are now traditionally prepared in cooperation with local cultural practitioners, looking for alternative ways to work in the cultural field and create exhibitions of contemporary art. This year, the cooperation took place between cultural workers and artists Vesna Bukovec and Ana Čigon and the artistic director of Škuc Gallery, Tia Čiček. The complementary discursive programme was prepared by the artist and writer Andrea Knezović. The project and the exhibition Work in Progress. Reflections on Communities Beyond Capitalism, which will be on view from 10 November to 7 December, shed light on the precarious and dangerous social situation in which today’s worker is thrust. The exhibition creates a temporary point of support with a co-working space or room for the exchange of opinions, with spaces for rest and learning, as well as an entry point into the process of unlearning unjust and harmful work structures.

More info at Škuc Gallery’s website

Thanks: Društvo ŠKUC, Elvis Krstulović, Iva Kovač, Jadranka Vesel, Jonathan Crary, Katja Praznik, Knjižnica REČI, Kristina Božič, Mesto žensk, Miha Kelemina, Mirovni inštitut, Mojca Senegačnik, Prostorož, Striburger, Svetlana Slapšak, Tea Jarc, Urška Aplinc, Založba Sanje, Založba Sofia, Založba /*cf, Zavod Transakcija

Production: Galerija Škuc
Partner: SCCA-Ljubljana

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Exhibition events:

19. 11. from 6 pm until 6 am: Nocturnalities: Bargaining Beyond Rest |Full night artistic research event – from dusk till dawn
24. 11. at 6 pm: Discussion on labour
2. 12. at 6 pm: Discussion on communities
6. 12. at 6 pm: viewing of the exhibition and evaluation of the project with Vesna Bukovec, Ana Čigon and Tia Čiček

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Among my drawings, the new series of drawings The Heritage (2022), the drawing A different world is possible (2021) and a selection from the series And yet I do bother (2019) are included in the exhibition.

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Exhibition openening
Photo: Janez Zalaznik and Simao Bessa, Galerija Škuc

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Nocturnalities: Bargaining Beyond Rest | Full night artistic research event – from dusk till dawn, 19 November 2022
Participating: Andrea Knezović, Tia Čiček, Vesna Bukovec, Katja Praznik, Jonathan Crary
Photo: Simao Bessa, Škuc Gallery

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Discussion on work, 24 November 2022
Participating: Tina Podbevšek (Centre for social research – Cedra), Mojca Senegačnik (Zasuk artist and cultural workers’ union), dr. Tanja Petrović (Institute of Culture and Memory Studies, ZRC SAZU), moderator: Kristina Božič
Photo: Simao Bessa, Škuc Gallery

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Discussion on communities, 2 December 2022
Participating: dr. Ksenija Vidmar Horvat (Faculty of Arts Ljubljana University, Social contract in the 21st century), Maša Hawlina (Zadrugator), members of Plac (participative autonomous zone in Ljubljana), moderator: Kristina Božič
Photo: Simao Bessa, Škuc Gallery