Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos
26-31 July 2010

Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos is pleased to host the internationally renowned artists collective IRWIN, members of NSK (New Slovenian Art). Over a one week period of screenings, lectures and panel discussions, Towards a Double Consciousness: NSK Passport Project will take as its point of departure, NSK’s artistic intervention State in Time and its increasing significance in Africa especially within the context of Nigeria. State in Time, one of the most (in)famous projects produced by NSK, evolved out of their earlier activities, finding formation as a ’state’ at the collapse of Yugoslavia and the coming into existence of the Republic of Slovenia in 1991. NSK’s State in Time transcends a physical geographical location or a defined statehood within a prescribed ethnic, cultural or religious belief, providing what IRWIN collaborator and writer Alexei Monroe describes as “a conceptual form of identification for individuals from diverse nationalities.”

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The dates and venue for the Berlin congress have now been finalised. The congress will run from 21st to 23rd October.  We are pleased to announce that the venue for the Congress will be Haus Der Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin’s House of World Cultures. More details of the programme will follow shortly.

Delegates will be contacted shortly to confirm the new dates and arrangements. The congress is being organised in cooperation with the Berlin cultural agency “Βüro für Κulturelle Αngelegenheiten” and they will deal with practical arrangements for the delegates. Please remember that all delegates have now been selected. Non-delegates are welcome to attend the public events but must make their own travel and visa arrangements.

The Organising Committee of the First NSK Citizens’ Congress has announced that the core event will run between Thursday November 4th – Saturday November 6th 2010.

Delegates will need to arrive in Berlin by the 3rd and can depart on the 7th. Alongside the Congress itself there will be a public programme of events including an exhibition, screenings and talks. More details will follow soon.

IRWIN Exhibition at the Israeli Centre for Digital Art
6.2.2010 – 10.4.2010
Opening: Saturday, February 6th, at 20:00
Curator: Avi Pitchon
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Earlier this year the organisers of the event put out a call for applications for the first NSK Citizen Congress. We received a high number of applications with some very interesting and perceptive responses. Unfortunately delegate numbers are restricted to thirty and a final selection has now been made. Successful applicants will be contacted shortly.

If you were not selected remember that there will be a programme of public events accompanying the congress (unfortunately we are not able to assist you with visas or accommodation in order to attend these events.) You can also take part in or follow the debates on the Congress microsite in advance of the event and remember that some elements of the event will be streamed live online and there will be regular online bulletins and videos while the congress runs. There will also be some satellite events taking part in other cities and details of these will be announced nearer the time.

You can view latest NSK news and begin to discuss the event here and on the congress microsite.

IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM US BY THE END OF 2009 YOUR APPLICATION WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE REASONS FOR INDIVIDUAL SELECTIONS.