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ART FOR COLLECTIVE USE: MONUMENT, PERFORMANCE, RITUAL, BODY

Seminar:October2015January2016

TogetherwiththeDepartmentofArtHistoryoftheFacultyofArts,UniversityofLjubljana
wecordiallyinviteyoutoattendaseriesofpubliclecturesthatarepartoftheArtfor
CollectiveUseSeminar.ThisyearSeminarisbeingorganizedunderthetitleMonument,
Performance,Ritual,Body.
TheseminartreatstwodistinctiveartphenomenainYugoslaviaanditssuccessorstates:
performanceartandmemorialmonumentsassociatedwithWorldWarII.Ourdiscussion

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dealswiththeentireperiodfromtheendofthe19thcenturytothepresent,focusingonthe
1960sand1970s,whenbothpracticeswereattheirhighpoint.
Theseminarsprimarysubjectcomprisesthemonumentalmemorialworksdedicatedtoevents
fromWorldWarII.Thesemonumentscantakevery
differentformsandresistanyuniformdefinition.The

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mostambitiousmemorializingprojectsmay
incorporatenumerousstructuresofvaryingpurposes,
includingculturalandregionalcentres(e.g.the
MemorialCentreinKolainortheMonumentat
PetrovaGora)ormakesweepingchangestothe
landscape(e.g.thewellmarkedandwellordered
systemofpathsforstrollingandrecreationthat
constitutethePathofRemembranceand
ComradeshipinLjubljana).Todayespecially,it
seems,wearefascinatedbymonumentalobjectsofextraordinarydimensionsthattendtoward
verypurifiedformsorabstractionandthataresituatedinremotenature(e.g.themonumentsin
TjentiteandonMrakovicaPeakonMt.Kozara).Thetraditionofbuildingsuchmonumentsis
verymuchaliveeventoday,onlytheideologicalprinciplesbehindtheircreationaredifferent
(e.g.theMemorialParkinTeharjeandthenotyetcompletedMonumenttotheVictimsofAll
WarsinLjubljana).
AnotherveryimpressivechapterofYugoslavartcanbeseenintheformercountrysdiverse
performanceartpractices.Yugoslavperformanceartists(suchasMarinaAbramovi,theOHO
group,SanjaIvekovi,andothers)werewellinformedandverywellconnectedinternationally
importantforeignrepresentativesofthisartform(suchasGinaPane,AnaMendieta,Joseph
Beuys,andWalterDeMaria)alsocametoYugoslaviaonvisitsorforartevents.Whileitis
extremelydifficulttofindacommondenominatorinYugoslavperformanceart,iteventually

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acquiredthegenerallabelofanexplicitlypoliticalart.Inrelationtoourtopic,twopointsseem
interesting:first,anumberofkeyperformanceartistscamefromthefamiliesofprominentstate
officialsorpersonagesinpostwarYugoslavia,and,second,thisfactisexplicitlyunderscoredin
theirbiographies.
Thejuxtapositionofmonumentalmemorialprojectsandperformanceartmayseemunusualat
firstglancetheyhavenothingincommon.Thedifferencesintheirmedia,theirintentions,and
theiraudiencesarealltooapparent.Butanalysisalsorevealsanumberofconvergencesand
similarities:bothpracticeswereattheirheightatpracticallythesametimebothcontainstrong
aspectsofritualandveryactivelyincludethebodybothformspossessagreatabilitytostir
intenseemotionsandestablishidentityandbothreachforextremesinwaysthatareentirely
calculatedanddeliberate.
AfterthecollapseofYugoslavia,theWorldWarIImonumentsoftenbecametargetsofverbal
andphysicalattacks,butinrecentyearsamorepositivefascinationwiththeseworkshasbeen

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persistentlyontherise.Maybe,formany,thefascinationcomesfromthemonuments
extraordinaryappearance,whichattimesworksinconnectionwithaRomanticdelightinsocialist
ruins.Some,however,arepuzzledbyhowitwaspossibletoestablishmodernistprincipleson
suchamassscaleandachievesuchremarkableresultsspecificallyinthepracticeofpublic
monumentalmemorials,whichwasgenerallynotinclinedtowardthebroaduseofconsistently
implementedmodernistmethodsandthisinatimeandplacethattodayisoftenlabelled
totalitarian.Giventhatthecommissionersofsuchworkswereasmuchresponsibleforthemas
theartistswere,thequestionis:whydidtheyactastheydid?
Betierovc
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SCHEDULE(lectureswillbeheldinEnglish)
SONJALEBO:BogdanBogdanoviArchitectureasAppliedAnthropology
Monday,5October2015,at6pm,FacultyofArts(room343),Ljubljana
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HEIKEKARGE
StonyMemoryPetrifiedMemory?WorldWarII
MemoryandMonumentsinYugoslavia
Monday,9November2015,at12pm,FacultyofArts
Videorecording
MonumentsBiographiesTheCaseof
Jasenovac
Monday,9November2015,at6pm,Museumof
ContemporaryArtMetelkova(+MSUM),Ljubljana
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SANJAHORVATINI
GenealogyofForm.TypologyoftheMonuments
toPeople'sLiberationStruggle,Revolutionand
theLabourMovementinCroatia
Tuesday,10November2015,at1pm,FacultyofArts
Videorecording
TheMeaningandPossibilityofaMonument.The
ArtisticProductionandCriticalReceptionof
MonumentsinSocialistYugoslavia
Wednesday,11November2015,at6pm,+MSUM
Videorecording
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BOJANAPEJI
TheMakingoftheCommunistBody:Politicsof
RepresentationandSpatializationofPowerinthe
SFRYugoslavia(19451991)
Lecture1:BodyatWork
Monday,16November2015,at1pm,FacultyofArts
Videorecording
Lecture2:TheProductionoftheUnknown
Heroine
Tuesday,17November2015,at6pm,+MSUM
Videorecording
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MECHTILDWIDRICH
Lecture1:DelegatedPerformance,Delegated
Architecture
Monday,11January2016,at1pm,FacultyofArts
Videorecording
ConversationbetweenBetierovcandMechtild
WidrichonthePerformativeMonumentsbook
Tuesday,12January2016,at1pm,FacultyofArts
Videorecording
Lecture2:PerformativeMonuments
Tuesday,12January2016,at6pm,+MSUM
Videorecording
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ARTFORCOLLECTIVEUSESEMINAR
Thismultiyearseminarfocusesonartthatiscreatedforcommunaluse,acceptance,
experience,orritualsandthatisusuallydisplayedinthepublicspace.Suchworkisoften
markedbyaspecificcollectiveauthorship,asnotonlytheartist,butalsotheoneswho
commissionedorinitiatedtheworkplayasignificantroleinitscreationtheymaybethe
politiciansorcitizenswhoerectamemorialorsymbolicallyimportantbuilding,orthecuratorwho
preparesanexhibitionbasedontheirownconcept.Suchartworkmust,asarule,encompass
andpromotetheinterestsofthevariouspeopleinvolvedinitsmaking,whichmeansthatitoften
originatesthroughacomplexandattimesquitepainfulprocess.Itscreation/existencecanbea
sourceoflongtermcontentionforthecommunityinwhichitislocatedandcanhaveaprofound
effectonquestionsofpersonalorcommunalidentityitsunveilingordestructioncanbeanevent
ladenwithimportantsymbolism.Suchartworkcanalsoplayanactiveroleinthelifepracticeofa
community(sometimesforcenturies)itmaybeincludedinthecommunityseverydaylifeor
holidays,inthedevelopmentofthecollectivememoryorthecollectiveforgetting,andindebates
aboutvalues,aboutwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.
IntheseminarwedealmainlywithSloveniansecularartfromtheperiodofthenationalreading
rooms(italnice)tothepresent.Wetrytodeterminewhen,where,howandwhysuchformsof
visualaddressoccurred:Whoarethegroupsorindividualswhoencourageandcommission
suchartworksandwhomaretheyaddressingthroughtheseworks?Whatkindofvisualartis
createdinsuchcircumstancesandwhatmessagesdoesitconvey?Howdoesitenterinto
variouslifepractices?Dothereceptionandfunctionofsuchartworksremainconstantovertime
ordotheychange?Wecloselyexaminetheeffectsofsuchworksandwhethertheyareinfact
abletofulfilthedemandsoftheirinitiatorsandcreators.
Seminartopics:
201415:architectureandtheexhibitingofcontemporaryart(AndreaBaoti,JasnaGaljer)
201516:memorialmonumentsassociatedwithWorldWarIIandperformanceart
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Organizedby:IgorZabelAssociationforCultureandTheoryDepartmentofArtHistory,Faculty
ofArts,UniversityofLjubljanaMuseumofContemporaryArtMetelkova
Supportedby:ERSTEFoundation

Jasenovac,photo:DamilKalogjera

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