Monthly Archives: February 2010
Sting and the Dictator’s Daughter
Sting’s bollocks The St. Petersburg Times Issue #1551 (12), Friday, February 26, 2010 Chernov’s choice Sting made the news on Sunday, when information about him accepting between $1.5 million and $3 million to play in Tashkent for Uzbek president Islam … Continue reading
Filed under international affairs, political repression
Turin: Police Raid Radio Blackout
The following solidarity appeal has been edited slightly to make it more readable. http://euro-police.noblogs.org/post/2010/02/23/turin-police-raided-radio-blackout Turin: Police raided Radio Blackout 23 February 2010 In the early morning, a big police operation in various Italian cities (Turin, Mantova, Trento and Cuneo) led … Continue reading
Defenders of the Fatherland (Rogov House, Petersburg)
http://community.livejournal.com/save_sp_burg/1524983.html “This Demolition Is Illegal”/“Petersburg Is Being Murdered Here” Yesterday (February 23) was celebrated as Defender of the Fatherland Day in Russia. Once upon a time not so long ago, February 23 was known as Red Army and Fleet Day. … Continue reading
Filed under activism, protests, urban movements (right to the city)
Punitive Juvenile Justice: The Case of Sergei Pchelintsev and His Family
The following article has been translated and slightly adapted from the original Russian, as published on the website of the Institute for Collective Action. For information about how to help Sergei Pchelintsev and his family, see the end of the … Continue reading
Solidarity with Carrie Feldman and Scott DeMuth
http://davenportgrandjury.wordpress.com/ Carrie Feldman and Scott DeMuth are activists from Minneapolis, MN, who were subpoenaed to a federal grand jury in Iowa investigating animal rights vandalism from 2004. They both refused to cooperate with the grand jury, and were put in … Continue reading
Anarhisti na slobodi: Belgrade Six Update
There has been some very good news in the case of the Belgrade Six, which we previously posted on here. First, two reports from February 18 on B92 TV (in Serbian): And here is a summary of the day’s events … Continue reading
Monument to Transformation (Montehermoso)
Babi Badalov Schizopoetry, 2007 Courtesy of the artist Centro Cultural Montehermoso Kulturunea Fray Zacarias Martinez, 2 01001 Vitoria-Gasteiz (SPAIN) info@montehermoso.net http://www.montehermoso.net February 12 – May 2, 2010 MONUMENT TO TRANSFORMATION Vyacheslav Akhunov, Ayreen Anastas+René Gabri, Babi Badalov, Chto Delat, Cristina … Continue reading
Filed under art exhibitions, contemporary art
Free/Slow University of Warsaw: Readings for Artworkers, Vol. 1
FREE/SLOW UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW PRESENTS: READINGS FOR ARTWORKERS VOL.1 CULTURE, NOT PROFIT theorists, activists and artists on the production and functioning of culture This is the first volume of the Journal of the Free/Slow University of Warsaw and a recap … Continue reading
Filed under alternative education, contemporary art, critical thought
A History of Irritated Material (London)
A History of Irritated Material 25 February – 2 May 2010 Raven Row 56 Artillery Lane London E1 7LS T +44 (0)20 7377 4300 info@ravenrow.org ‘A History of Irritated Material’ includes Group Material, Inspection Medical Hermeneutics, Sture Johannesson, Ad … Continue reading
Filed under art exhibitions, contemporary art, film and video
Pavilion UniCredit: An Artist’s Tale
Pavilion UniCredit: An Artist’s Tale I would like the following text to serve as a continuation of the discussion on the economy of the contemporary art world and the place of art and creative labor in the world of capital. … Continue reading
Filed under contemporary art, open letters, manifestos, appeals
