𝐔𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬̌𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐞 #𝟐 – 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐤𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐨 𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐜̌𝐞. 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐤𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐣𝐞 𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐢 𝐳 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐤, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐳̌𝐞𝐦 𝐊𝐫𝐚𝐬̌𝐨𝐯𝐜𝐞𝐦
Misliti antropocen, tehnologijo in kolektivno delo onkraj meja tradicionalne kritične teorije — to je izhodišče knjige 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐤, Molekularno rdeče (𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜, 2016; 𝑆𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑎, 2018). Wark razvija »tehnološki materializem«, ki raziskuje medije, znanost in delo kot temeljne tehnološke oblike ter razmišlja o tem, kakšno obliko kolektivnega svetovnega dela bi morali šele razviti, da bi lahko gradili stvarno prihodnost in stvarno utopijo. Namesto 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑘𝑖ℎ zagovarja »nizko teorijo« – misel, ki raste iz vsakdanjih praks, hackov in skupnostnih izkušenj. Knjiga prepleta zgodovinsko-fikcijske linije od sovjetskih utopij do kalifornijskih sanj ter ponuja manifest upanja iz ruševin zgodovine.
Pogovor z McKenzie Wark bosta uglaševala Marko Bauer, prevajalec dela, in Primož Krašovec, avtor spremne besede.
➤ torek, 14. oktobra 2025 ob 18. uri
➤ avditorij Moderne galerije, Ljubljana
𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐤 je znana predvsem po seriji knjig sodobne kritične teorije 21. stoletja, med katerimi izstopajo Hekerski manifesto (𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑎, 2008), Gamer Theory in Capital is Dead. Pomemben del njenega opusa tvorijo dela, ki prispevajo k alternativni zgodovini marksizma, kot sta Leaving the Twentieth Century in tematizirani Molekularno rdeče. V knjigah General Intellects in Sensoria se posveča sodobni teoriji ter vprašanjem sodelovalne produkcije znanja. Piše tudi v avtoteoretskem slogu – med tovrstna dela sodijo Dispositions, Philosophy for Spiders, Raving ter Love and Money, Sex and Death. Je profesorica medijskih in kulturnih študij na univerzi v New Yorku.
Dogodek je drugi del cikla pogovorov 𝐔𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬̌𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐞, ki nastaja v sodelovanju med Moderno galerijo in platformo Šum. Uglaševanja so zasnovana kot hibriden format, ki združuje predavanje, okroglo mizo in diskusijo, s ciljem obravnave, refleksije in na novo umeščene kontekstualizacije izbranih fenomenov sodobne umetnosti. Povabljeni govorci in govorke soočijo različne perspektive ter oblikujejo interpretativne predloge na podlagi parametrov ustvarjalnih in teoretskih polj, iz katerih izhajajo.
✽ Pogovor bo v angleščini
S podporo Ministrstva za kulturo in Mestne občine Ljubljana. Produkcija: MG+MSUM in ŠUM (Društvo Galerija Boks)
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𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 #𝟐: – 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐝. 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐤, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐮𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐳̌ 𝐊𝐫𝐚𝐬̌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐜
Thinking about the Anthropocene, technology, and collective labor beyond the limits of traditional critical theory — this is the starting point of 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐤’𝐬 Molecular Red (𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜, 2016; 𝑆𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑎, 2018). Wark develops a “technological materialism” that explores media, science, and labor as fundamental technological forms of life, while reflecting on what kind of form of collective global labor must still be developed in order to build a real future and a real utopia. Instead of high theory, she advocates for “low theory” — thought that grows out of everyday practices, hacks, and collective experiences. The book intertwines historical and fictional lines, from Soviet utopias to Californian dreams, offering a manifesto of hope amid the ruins of history.
Join a conversation tuning with McKenzie Wark, Marko Bauer, the translator of the work, and Primož Krašovec, author of the afterword.
➤ Tuesday, October 14 2025 at 6 PM
➤ Auditorium @ Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana
𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐢𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐤 is best known for a series of books in twenty-first-century critical theory, including A Hacker Manifesto (translated into Slovenian – 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑎 𝑃𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔, 2004), Gamer Theory, and Capital is Dead. A significant part of her work also contributes to an alternative history of Marxism, including Leaving the Twentieth Century (as well as Molecular Red). In her books General Intellects and Sensoria, she explores contemporary theory and questions of collaborative knowledge production. She also writes in an autotheoretical style, with works such as Dispositions, Philosophy for Spiders, Raving, and Love and Money, Sex and Death. She is a professor of media and cultural studies at a university in New York.
The event is part of the 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 conversation series co-created by Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana and Šum platform. Conceived as a hybrid format combining a lecture, roundtable, and open discussion, the series aims to explore, reflect on, and recontextualize selected phenomena of contemporary art. Invited speakers will bring diverse perspectives and formulate interpretive proposals shaped by the creative and theoretical frameworks they work within.
✽ The conversation will be in English
With the support of the Ministry of Culture and the City of Ljubljana / Production: MG+MSUM and ŠUM (Association Gallery Boks)
Photo credits #1 Z. Walsh #2 MG+MSUM Archive
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