Performative walk from Belgrade to Venice was a jointly concived and conducted performance by curator Dusan Savic and myself. The walk started on 29th of March and finished at the ceremonial opening of the Serbian pavilion at the Venice Bienalle on 8th of May. The main goal of the walk was to protest against the lack of transparency in decision-making of the line Ministry and all the latest associates who are shaping the cultural politics of Serbia. In order to distance ourselves from passivity we became the moving, hidden institutions and the public was everyone we met along the way.  

“The influx of populism, as a provocateur of antagonism, actually represents a new opportunity for critique, as it expands the societal dimensions intertwined with the art world. Consequently, critique gains the potential for a broader scope and greater resonance, manifesting in its ability to articulate all the currents that (dis)organically steer cultural policy. Thus, critique can function as an attempt at the radical democratization of art.