Time for a New State

Laibach: Liberty Leads the People

Posters have a special place in Laibach’s production. Their basic task, which is to attract the attention of the public in the cacophony of the urban environment, was completely mastered by Laibach and then upgraded so that the posters are not only mediators of information about an event, but are also a commentary on happenings in society.

On this day in NSK State: FOLKART RISING 1916 – 2016

Four year ago, a transnational group of NSK State citizens, artists and allies gathered in the far West of Ireland for the 2nd NSK State Folk Art Biennale. Here we present a selection of photos from this memorable event.

Vollmaier - Kind Of Laibach

"Imagine getting a Laibach industrial sound out of a concert piano"

IRWIN: Time for a new country, Celje, 2020 photo: Tomaz Črnej

IRWIN: Država v času/State in Time

To be able to tell the story of the billboards, I have to return to Lagos, where Miran Mohar and I travelled to in July 2010. We went there because of the large number of applications for the NSK passports that we had received from Nigeria in the preceding years.

Celebrating the end of the lockdown in France

To celebrate the end of the lockdown announced in France for May 11th, and inspired by New Collectivism design studio, Jean Valnoir Simoulin (Metastazis) designed this poster.

Poster by New Collectivism about the current coronavirus pandemic

New Collectivism designed a poster about the current coronavirus pandemic. The poster was virtually distributed in many cities around the world, including Berlin, Beijing, London, Paris, New York, Ljubljana and Moscow.

IRWIN's film “Black Square on the Red Square” has been acquired by Tate

We are pleased to announce that Tate has acquired IRWIN's film “Black Square on the Red Square”, from 1992.

NSK State Reserve Exhibition in Berlin

This exhibition includes currency, bonds, and other works related to the NSK State Reserve, including collaborations with NSK State citizen Valnoir Montesange.

The first theatre performance in alternating-microgravity conditions

On 15 December 1999 Gravitation Zero – Noordung Biomechanics, the first theatre performance in alternating-microgravity conditions was staged in a IL-76MDK flying laboratory in Russia.

Focus: NSK State in Time at viennacontemporary 2019

In keeping with the interest of viennacontemporary in ongoing research within the CEE region, this year’s Focus section will not revolve around the invited guest country, but will rather concentrate on the question: What is the experience of a state that is not based on territory, but on time?

NSK State touristic posters

NSK State touristic posters by Irwin for the Transborder festival in Austria.

Sarajevo: State in Time

In this atmosphere of humanitarian and artistic emergency, the industrial punk band Laibach and the artists of NSK ("Neue Slowenische Kunst", New Slovenian Art) traveled across burning ex-Yugoslavia to Sarajevo to proclaim the city as a territory of the NSK State in Time. They performed two shows, brought art exhibitions and gave away passports that helped the locals to get through the blockade imposed on the city.

Laibach - The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music by Laibach is a reinterpretation of the soundtrack of the musical of the same name.

NSK Rendez-Vous Grenoble

From October 11th to 14th, le Ciné-Club de Grenoble, in partnership with Association pour l’Agencement des Activités and Unpass, invite you to the NSK Rendez-Vous Grenoble, the quirkyfestival which pays tribute to the NSK movement.

Opening of the Third NSK State Folk Art Biennale

After successful events in Leipzig, Germany and Ireland, the tradition of the NSK State Folk Art Biennale continued with the exhibition "Retropolis Trbovlje" where citizens of the NSK State brought their own contributions to this artistic movement.

Third NSK State Folk Art Biennale

The NSK State Folk Art Biennale will returned for its third incarnation June 14th-17th in the industrial homeland of NSK, Trbovlje, Slovenia.

Exhibition "NSK STATE SARAJEVO" at the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo and Laibach have particularly strong connection, which is mostly reflected by the fact that Laibach is one of the groups that had a concert in besieged Sarajevo – on the same date when the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement was held.

Limited edition poster - Farewell Laibach

Laibach in Athens on the anniversary of the Greek Revolution

Limited edition posters, designed by Haris Hararis on the occasion of the Laibach concert in Athens, Greece, on the anniversary of the Greek Revolution, 25th March, 2018.

NSK State artists at OSTRALE – Biennale of Contemporary Arts, Dresden

OSTRALE – Biennale is the third largest exhibition for contemporary art in Germany. OSTRALE’s guiding principles, such as peaceful coexistence, acceptance of the stranger / unknown, respect for each other, religious diversity and internationality, are reflected in the exhibitions.

Ian Parker responds to the central document of the NSK State Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale

The NSK State Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale takes an unexpected and brave step, locating the NSK State in Time project in cultural-political context, taking responsibility for the resources IRWIN and other components of NSK have mobilised over the past years and giving response to some of the problematic aspects of the project.

Laibach concert at the Ljubljana Castle