Chto Delat

collective of artists, critics, philosophers, and writers, St. Petersburg

Chto Delat?/What is to be done? is a Russian collective, established in 2003, that open a space between theory, art, and activism, creating and developing a dialogue of different positions on the politicization of knowledge production and place of ar

Chto Delat?/What is to be done? is a Russian collective, established in 2003, that open a space between theory, art, and activism, creating and developing a dialogue of different positions on the politicization of knowledge production and place of art and poetics in this process. Chto Delat operates through collective initiatives organized by “art soviets” inspired by the council politics originated in revolutionary Russia in the early 20th century. Selected solo exhibitions include: Time Capsule. Artistic Report on Catastrophes and Utopia, Secession, Vienna, 2014–2015; The Lesson on Dis-Consent, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, 2011; and The Urgent Need to Struggle, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, 2010. Selected group exhibitions include: The Excluded. In a Moment of Danger, São Paulo Biennale, São Paulo, 2014; Really Useful Knowledge, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2014; and FORMER WEST: Documents, Constellations, Prospects, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 2013. Chto Delat? works in St. Petersburg and Moscow. [Last updated 2016]