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Private View Launches Neue Slowenische Kunst 1984-1992

March 23, 2012 exhibition

Tags: Alexei Monroe, Ami Clarke, Banner Repeater, Bruce McLean, Caitlin Smyth, Chris Dercon, Chrissi Gassner, Crispin Chetwynd, David Gothard, David Tremlett, Dudley Sutton, Gary Woodley, Iztok Jarc, Janneke Van Leeuwen, Karl Lydon, Kathy Noble, Laure Genillard, Lloyd Johnson, Lynda Morris, Manca Bajec, Marina Mahler, Mark Wood, Michele Drascek, Miran Mohar, Neue Slowenische Kunst 1984-1992, Paul Tickell, Penelope Curtis, Peter Fillingham, Pil and Galia Kollectiv, Rosie Farrell, Simon Bell, Tate Britain, Tate Modern

Neue Slowenische Kunst private view

Over two hundred people turned out for the private view of Neue Slowenische Kunst 1984 -1992 at CHELSEA space on Tuesday 20th March.

curator Michele Drascek with Director of Tate Modern Chris Dercon and CHELSEA space Director Donald Smith

One of the first to arrive was Chris Dercon, Director of Tate Modern where there will be a symposium and a Laibach concert in the Turbine Hall as part of a co-operation between CHELSEA space, Tate Modern and Calvert 22

Tate Britain Director Penelope Curtis with curator Michele Drascek

The Director of Tate Britain Penelope Curtis was also there to support us.

Michele Drascek and the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia, Iztok Jarc

Actor Dudley Sutton with CHELSEA space's Donald Smith and Dr Muhamet Hamiti, Ambassador for the Republic of Kosovo

The Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia, Iztok Jarc, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo were both present and it was fascinating to hear them talk about Laibach concerts that they had been at together during the 1980s in former Yugoslavia.

NSK commentator Alexei Monroe with IRWIN artist Miran Mohar

The British Embassy in Ljubljana kindly helped us fund IRWIN artist Miran Mohar to come from Slovenia for the opening. We were grateful he could come and everyone had an excellent evening.