Irwin, NSK founder Uranjek dies

Ljubljana – Roman Uranjek, one of the founders of two the most influential Slovenian contemporary arts collectives, Irwin and Neue Slowenische Kunst, has died aged 60, several media have reported. Born in Trbovlje in 1961, Uranjek entered the art scene with the Irwins in 1983, creating an an arts phenomenon whose influence stretches from the 1980s to the present. The group became known for appropriating the iconography of social realism, Nazi propaganda, sacral art and archetypical images of Slovenian art, according to Delo newspaper. In parallel he pursued his own…

For FREE further reading please JUST enter your email address

I allow to collect my email data for analytics and email campaign

The post Irwin, NSK founder Uranjek dies appeared first on Slovenia Times.