[spectre] Fwd: 1st NSK Folk Art Biennale, Leipzig

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Betreff: 	1st NSK Folk Art Biennale
Datum: 	Wed, 23 Apr 2014 23:24:44 +0200
Von: 	IRWIN group <skupina.irwin at gmail.com>

Dear Friends,

We are sending you information on 1st NSK Folk Art Biennale in
Leipzig and all accompanied events and exhibitions. 1st  NSK Folk Art
Biennale is conceptualized and produced by NSK citizens (NSK Lipsk).

Regards

IRWIN




Press Release

Leipzig, February 25, 2014

Three exhibitions in Leipzig on occasion of the 30-year-jubilee of Neue 
Slowenische Kunst

»NSK: Past – Present – Future // 1984 – 2014 – 2045« about the history 
of the artist collective

»1st NSK Folk Art Biennale« featuring NSK State artists

»State In Time« by IRWIN, one of the founding groups of NSK

»NSK: Past – Present – Future // 1984 – 2014 -2045« and »1st NSK Folk 
Art Biennale«

Dates: April 25 – May 10, 2014
Opening: Friday, April 25, 2014, 7 p.m.
Symposium: Saturday, April 26, 2014, 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Opening hours: Tuesday – Saturday 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Venue: Spinnerei, Hall 12 (Werkschau-Halle)
Spinnereistr. 7, 04179 Leipzig
Contact: Carsten Busse (+49 179 739 70 11 // info at nsk-folk-art-biennale.com)

»State In Time«
Dates: April 24 – May 10, 2014
Opening: Thursday, April 24, 2014, 7 p.m.
Opening hours: Wednesday and Friday from 6 p.m. as well as during 
special events and by
appointment
Venue: Kulturný dom B31
Bornaische Str. 31, 04277 Leipzig
Contact: Alexander Pehlemann and Carsten Busse (+49 179 739 70 11 //
info at nsk-folk-art-biennale.com)

The exhibition »NSK: Past – Present – Future« marks the 30th anniversary 
of the founding of NSK by depicting the development of the Slovenian 
artist collective »Neue Slowenische Kunst« from its birth within the 
context of Yugoslavian alternative culture in the 80s through the 
founding of the NSK State in Time in 1991, and offers a glimpse into the 
future.
In addition nearly 40 citizens of the NSK State from all over the world 
will present a selection of their artwork within the frame of the »1st 
NSK Folk Art Biennale«.
Parallel to these exhibitions, Kulturný dom B31 presents the exhibition 
»State In Time« by artist group IRWIN, one of the founding groups of 
NSK. IRWIN members will be present at the opening.
The Spinnerei exhibitions will be complemented by diverse events such as 
performances and a film program, as well as a symposium covering the 
phenomena of the existence of a folk art not based on regional,
religious or ethnic characteristics, but which globally articulates the 
self-identification with the strategies of NSK.
Additional events and performances are planned for the Spinnerei gallery 
tour on May 3 and 4, 2014.

Selected artists participating in the »1st NSK Folk Art Biennale«:
Annelise Bully (France), Julio Canto Chollet (Brasil), Jacques Gassmann 
(Germany), Kurt Grüng (Great Britain) Martin Höfer (Germany), KavecS 
(Greece), Kenji Konishi (Japan), Avi Pitchon (Israel), Detlef
Schweiger (Germany)

The complete list of contributing artists can be found at 
http://www.nsk-folk-art-biennale.com/artists-1/.

The events are hosted by the Collective for Transnational Art and 
Culture (e.V.) and the local group NSK STAAT LIPSK which was founded in 
the wake of the 1st NSK Citizens' Congress (held in October 2010 at the 
House of World Cultures in Berlin) and ranks among the most active 
branches of NSK State worldwide.
The exhibitions are supported by the Cultural Office of Leipzig and the 
Cultural Foundation of the Free State
of Saxony.

(snip)

Find more visual material in high resolution at:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tknfaw8v3yv550p/GAGUgJmYb3

Contact for press inquiries:
Susanne Reinhardt
Collective for Transnational Art and Culture e.V. // NSK Staat Lipsk
Tel.: +49 157 376 44 753
email: press at nsk-folk-art-biennale.com
URL: www.nsk-folk-art-biennale.com