TADEJ POGACAR::::
born in 1960, Ljubljana, Slovenia
lives and works in Ljubljana

Pogacar is a visual and performance artist, educator, and curator. He is the founder and director of the P.A.R.A.S.I.T.E Museum of Contemporary Art, a virtual critical institution and ongoing project established in 1993. He is a theoretician of new parasitism, a model of alternative cultural and social activity. His most recent projects involve research, urban interventions, and collaboration with urban social minorities; these projects employ various media, activism, and intervention in the new public domain.

Begun in 2001 and ongoing, Street Economy Archive documents street commerce— the most conspicuous form of the informal economy. Because it is so visible, it is subject to constant control and numerous limitations. By exploiting a combination of various economic models and supply strategies, street commerce has been able to remain successful and vibrant. it survives through its adaptability, its mobility, and a feeling for improvisation. When Mexico found itself in the midst of a deep economic crisis in the 80s, street commerce took over the function of official commerce and supplied all the basic services in the city, from the sale of fresh food and household appliances to the sale of tools and electronic equipment. Street Economy Archive is an ongoing project documenting and researching street commerce in various cities of the world like Tirana, New York, Venice, S ão Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Mexico City.