- NSK STATE

Was ist Kunst, IRWIN?

The Slovenian artist collective IRWIN is celebrating its 40th anniversary with an exhibition titled “Was ist Kunst, IRWIN?”. The exhibition delves into the black humour that is always present in IRWIN’s work, as well as how they use the questions of the State to comment on contemporary issues, such as migration. The exhibition will open on Friday, September 8th, 2023.

A Gathering for Mass Instructions

The Slovene Ethnographic Museum in Ljubljana, Slovenia, held an event titled “Art Is Not A Luxury, But A Necessity” on the longest day of the year, June 21st. During the event, Alexander Nym presented the book he edited titled “Reden An Die Europäische Nation: Weapons of Mass Instruction.”

Presentation of the book Reden and die Europäische Nation: Weapons of Mass Instruction

Join us for a presentation of the book Reden and Die Europäische Nation: Weapons of Mass Instruction, edited by Alexander Nym. The event accompanies the exhibition "Folk Art between Home and the World: the SEM’s and Irwin’s NSK Folk Art Collection".

NSK State Book - Weapons of Mass Instruction

The book Weapons of Mass Instruction offers a unique perspective on the NSK State following the Berlin Citizens’ Congress until its final actions before the pandemic. This bilingual book is available in English and German and gives readers a distinctive perspective on possibly the most enduring and influential art project ever created. Individually stamped and numbered copies are available.

Art in Progress by Matjaž Stopar

The exhibited works of art are in progress. They are finished but not completed. They remain open to new ideas, concepts and contributions. They are already transient by themselves, says their author Mr Matjaž Stopar. As long as they are in his possession, he reserves the right to change, adapt, discard and destroy them per a new concept.

The NSK State Reserve is here again – holding our accounts while we do our reckoning

Series 41 of the NSK State Reserve note features a familiar sight from the news.

Entering the Forbidden Zone

We are very pleased to announce the release of Conor McGrady’s DVD, ‘Entering the Forbidden Zone’ featuring the soundtrack, ‘The Dream of Reason Brings Forth Monsters’ by Nurse With Wound.

Autarcheum - a photographic reflection on a ruined thermo-electric power station

A photographic reflection on the massive ruin of an Italian-built thermo-electric power station and its ambivalent legacy

NSK Territory Prishtina

Slovenian art collective IRWIN and Epifani Institute from Prishtina, Kosovo are announcing the ‘NSK Territory Prishtina’, their joint project at the location of On Top Residency. By raising the NSK flag, a small plot of land will be declared an “independent territory".

Publication Folk Art Between Home and the World

Publication Folk Art Between Home and the World: The SEM's Collection of Slovene Folk Art and IRWIN's Collection of NSK Folk Art by Citizens of NSK State, published by the Slovene ethnographic museum, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Opening Ceremony of the European Capital of Culture "Zeniteum :: 2022"

Zeniteum :: 2022 presents a symphony of music, drama, and dance acrobatics, with over 60 artists on stage, directed by the post-gravity artist Dragan Živadinov

Special limited edition of NSK FOLKART EXCHANGES

This publication captures the essence of two seminal events that brought the NSK State in Time to Burren’s beautiful and remote karst landscape in Ireland. The 2nd NSK State Folk Art Biennale: NSK Folk Art Rising 1916-2016 and the exhibition Crisis Currency at Burren College of Art in May 2018 served as a robust dialogue between the NSK State and this European peripheral zone. This documentation is a testament to the profound impact that art can have on bringing together diverse communities and fostering meaningful connections that transcend geographic boundaries.

Folk Art between Home and the World

The Slovenian Ethnographic Museum (SEM) opens the exhibition entitled Folk Art between Home and the World: The SEM Collection and the NSK Folk Art Collection of the IRWIN Group on Thursday, 21 October 2021 at 7 pm.

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Exhibition: Entering the Control Zone

Solo exhibition of the NSK State artist Conor McGrady at the Museum of Fine Arts in Split

FolkArt Exchanges - announcing a new publication from NSK State

Five years after the 2nd NSK State Folk Art Biennale, nskstate.com announces a catalogue dedicated to the event

New Collectivism open air exhibition - Pro et Contra

A selection of political posters by New Collectivism, the design department of Neue Slowenische Kunst, is going on display at a street gallery in the centre of Ljubljana.

Our authority is that of the people!

"New Collectivism" studio presents their new poster “Our authority is that of the people!”. Feel free to print it and place it in your physical or virtual environment.

New Collectivism exhibition - Pro et contra

Within the event December Art Scene-DEUS, which the city of Podgorica has been organizing since 1993 as a recapitulation of annual cultural events, we have the honor to announce the opening of DEUS 2020 with the exhibition of posters New Collectivism, Pro et contra.

Online Symposium / Walking with the enemy

On Friday, November 20th at 18.00 (UTC +2), VIZ Laboratory for Visual Culture presents an online symposium addressed to all artists who follow art practices that have embraced mimicry rather than opposition as a subversive political strategy.

International support for non-governmental organizations at No. 6 Metelkova Street in Ljubljana, Slovenia

In the circumstances of a dramatic second wave of the epidemic in Slovenia, 18 non-government organizations were recently requested by the government (Ministry of Culture) to vacate their premises in the building at No. 6 Metelkova Street in Ljubljana, in which they have been operating since the mid-1990s.