State of Emergence
by The Organising Committee on Sep.22, 2011, under Articles
Ploettner Verlag anad Poison Cabinet Press will shortly release the book “State of Emergence” which explores what did happen, what could have happened and what may happen following the Congress. The book comprises ca 250 pages and includes images from the Congress as well as the accompanying NSK Folk Art and Congress Poster Competition exhibition, as well as documentation of the first post-Congress citizen-organised events.
Also included are a range of eye-witness accounts from delegates, facilitators, observers and others, giving multiple perspectives on the events. In addition, there are essays on the Congress and the NSK State from a range of theorists including Eda Cufer (NSK founding member & international curator), Regina Roemhild (Institute for European Anthropology, Humboldt University Berlin), Yannis Stavrakakis and Kostis Stafylakis.
As is the case with many of NSK’s works, the true meanings and significances of the Congress may not be clear for some time, but “State of Emergence” will analyse and contribute to the interpretation and decoding of an event whose implications touch on the key artistic, political and social dilemmas of our time.
“State of Emergence intensively documents and analyses the unique NSK State in Time project, opening up radical new perspectives on the collectivity of NSK and on many of the key artistic and cultural questions of our time. This is an important collection of thought-provoking texts and artwork that is invaluable for navigating this evolving territory.”
Catherine Wood, Tate Modern Curator of Contemporary Art and Performance.
Ordering information can be found at Ploettner’s website.
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Society of Contemporary Art Historians | State of Emergence: A Documentation of the First NSK Citizens’ Congress
October 18th, 2011 on 5:28 pm[...] the week of October 25th in Europe, promotional events for Alexei Monroe, ed., State of Emergence: A Documentation of the First NSK Citizens’ Congress [PDF [...]
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Escaping the Past of a State in Time | The NSK TIMES
February 19th, 2012 on 1:43 pm[...] reports published in the wake of the Congress and in the recently published book, State of Emergence, which documents it, this reluctance is illustrated and examined. Delegate Igor Vidmar, in the [...]
September 24th, 2011 on 12:14 am
I’m betting this will prove to be a fantastic resource.
September 25th, 2011 on 11:43 pm
looking forward to it!!
October 23rd, 2011 on 4:14 pm
The speech held by Peter Mlakar at the congress is not in the book, is it?
October 26th, 2011 on 4:11 pm
Congratulations!
February 7th, 2012 on 7:57 pm
State of Emergence | The NSK TIMES – just great!