BRANKO MILISKOVIĆ

“In order to make a firm critical reaction against the UN’s policy of separating themselves with armed security guards and steel fences from civilians, whilst working as a secret society and in parallel retaining the position of global peacekeepers, I have decided to make myself a new fictive Secretary-General of the United Nations; working and existing in its own dimension having an unlimited mandate. In a 3 hour long public performance, I will deliver eight inaugural statements of previous UN General Secretaries, since 1946 until now.

In the frame of the 57th October Salon, I will make a premiere of my newly constructed Secretary General’s body which, for the very first time in history, will be a woman.“

Branko Milisković studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade under Prof. Mrđan Bajić. He continued his basic studies as a Dutch Government scholar at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and graduated from the Department of 3D Art in 2009. He received his Master’s degree at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg under Professor Jeanne Faust at the Extended Media Department in 2012. Branko Milisković is dedicated to live performance, mono-opera, cabaret, photography and film. He has realized his performances at prestigious international and local festivals, exhibitions and art residences, including Reims Scenes d’Europe 2015, Reims, France; CSW / CoCA, Torun-Poland and G12HUB, Belgrade, Serbia. His solo productions have been presented at Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany; Halles de Schaerbeek Cultural Centre, Brussels, Belgium; Utrecht Film Festival and TENT Rotterdam; Netherlands Media Art Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, CIRCA – Art Actuel, Montreal, Canada; Live Art Development Agency, London, United Kingdom. His work is included in the book Performance Art in Eastern Europe since 1960 by Dr. Amy Bryzgel.