Barbara Pitschmann wurde am Donnerstag, den 21. Mai 2009 tot aufgefunden: subversivmesse.net/barbara

One-day symposium on subversion and art

16.05.2009, 09:30-20:00, Subversivmesse, Hafenhalle 09
Contributers: Alejandra Aravena, Marina Gržinić, Ruth Noack, Gerald Raunig, Dmitry Vilensky and Stephen Wright 
Konzept und Organisation Martin Krenn

In Coop.: Festival of Regions 2009

The European Council is awarding annually the title "European capital of culture"  aiming at enhacing a city or region in its cultural status. Therefor enormous financial support is provided. The owner of this title in 2009 is Linz in Austria. To increase Linz' business location attractiveness is a declared main interest of "Linz '09". Another reason for the commitment of politics to the idea of "Linz '09" is the cultural rentability.

The concept of the subversive-fair conciously takes up the motive of cultural surplus value in order to ironically exaggerate the economic capability of (art and) culture.

We are supposed to use subculture and to hypothesize. Usually at a fair, products of a certrain branche are promoted. At the subversive fair these are subversiv strategies, methods and developments.

Resistance-goods for the resistance-location Linz

Human longing for abnormality and subversion needs to be satisfied. The utility-value, the sum of   the usefull features of our goods, has it's purpose in undermining the controlling (capitalist) system.  The subversive elements, that will appear in physical, touchable form at the fair, appear to us as resistance-goods (texts, technologies, products,...). The societal relations are embodied in the merchandise value, as coagulated abstract work (muscle-, brain- and neuralpower). It appears in the exchange value.

Resumé:

1. There is no outside of capitalism.

2. The overcoming of capitalism can only emanate/arise from capitalism.

3. The revolutionary subject are the lot - e. g. the subversive elements.

Shopping revolution!

Whenever these days there is talk of revolution, a company is about to bring up a new product on to the market. In business talk it's not enough to reform products, or upgrade them. An enourmous bang is needed, a radical owerthrow of the established circumstances. The product launch needs verbal emphasis. If it helps to boost the sales - everything is revolutionary.

The marketing industry must constantly create new awareness. Driven by the fear not to get noticed, new advertising ideas are invented continously. Sales promoters are in favor to use subcultural strategies and methods. This is radical and rebellious. Almost revolutionary.

And because it's economy keeping the revolutionary fire burning, we use it as example and act upon these communication strategies, which are refined by economy. We recopy the copier.

Having said this:

Capitalism is ready for resignement! Until that, we have a lot to prepare! 

Find some valuable information concerning admission fees, the location, opening hours, accreditations et cetera

The audience will be experiencing quite a stir at the Subversive Fair.
Thanks to the low-threshold approach it will be easy for the visitors to learn about strategies, methods and techniques against the dominant system of coercion. Persons are taken seriously and get in friendly one-on-one conversation advised of the options of resistance. Here you find "the categories" and "news from the marxist advertising agency"...

Just send an email to social-impact and you will get 9 stickers (or more) for free!

Germany made it to the top spot of the podium (with more than 50 submissions). Congratulations!

At the Industrial Port Linz next to dock 3, the Linz AG (as the owner and estate developer) will build a 2000m2 large assembly hall and provide the facility for the time of the Subversive Fair.

The hall can easily be reached by bike, taking the Donauradweg, within 20min (from the Hauptplatz). The "Posthof" bus line 27A will be extended along the Donaulaende, so in 2009 the hall can be reached by bus!

The knitting pattern "Michel" can be downloaded exclusively by friends and persons submitting proposals to the Subversive Fair! More stuff for experienced handicraft people you will find here. The pattern is made with knitPro (by microRevolt).

The first 3 designs of our subverso-sticker Series are now available.

click here to order!

In April/May 2009, for the first time, the Subversive Fair - the Fair for Counter Culture and Resistance Technology - will take place in Linz. Here is an outline of the market situation! Note: the Subversive Fair distances itself from this pessimistic view of the future of subversion!

You find information for planning and orientation in the current floor map. The grey chequers confirm to 1 sqm, the whole hall measures about 1000 sqm.

More information

Map as PDF for download.