VOLKSEMPFÄNGER: ARTWORKS BY dAVID K.

DESIGN FOR NSK PASSPORT OFFICE, MoMA NY

2012-01-20T10:57:00.001-05:00

Recent design work for the NSK State:

IRWIN–NSK Passport Office, New York

Print Studio, in Conjunction with the Exhibition Print/Out
Museum of Modern Art
The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building Lobby
... 4 West 54th Street Entrance,
New York, NY 10019

Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 12:00–4:00 PM
Thursday, February 2, 2012, 12:00–4:00 PM
Friday, February 3, 2012, 12:00–4:00 PM

NSK State Citizens' Rendezvous MoMA & Print Studio Inauguration

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, 6:00-9:00 PM

david K will be collaborating with the Retrogarde Reading Room to display various Volk Art artifacts, Laibach/NSK ephemera and published material at the event.

STUDIO WORK: OCCUPIED STATES OF WALL STREET

2011-11-18T11:54:00.000-05:00

Second edition of Wall Street Occupational hazard prints. This series utilizes the Laibach song title, "Wirtschaft ist Tot" (The Economy is Dead), along with the previous NSK motiv:

Occupied States: Wirtschaft ist Tot

david K after IRWIN / Laibach Kunst

Silkscreen on found object (atlas page)

edition: 30 (variable)

15 x 11 inches

2011

STUDIO WORK: Mauerstraße Occupation

2011-11-15T10:23:00.001-05:00

The Mauerstraße Wall Street Occupation edition: ‘Mauerstraße’ literally translates to ‘Wall Street’- a Berlin street that converges with Friedrichstraße and Zimmerstraße at what was once Checkpoint Charlie, a crossing point in the Berlin Wall. The motif, as explained in an earlier post, is also adapted from the Laibach LP “Occupied Europe” featuring a cartographic rendition of a Georg Kolbe sculpture. The usage of NSK / Laibach Kunst themes is becoming more appropriate (and prophetic?) in light of current Occupation activities worldwide.

Mauerstraße Occupation
(Your Are Now Leaving the American Sector)

dAVID K.Silkscreen on found object: atlas page
Edition: 30 (variable)
15½ x 11 inches
2011

STUDIO WORK: MAUERSTRAßE MAPS

2011-11-07T21:23:00.000-05:00

Documentation of graphic works in progress printed RE: Occupy Wall Street. The motif, "Ihr seid

nicht umsonst gefallen" (1914-1918) by Georg Kolbe, is also used in Laibach Kunst works and is most recognizable from the Laibach LP Occupied Europe 1985.

The photographs, taken between silkscreened layers, add an element of cartographic

illusion to Kolbe's stoic warriors:

Mauerstraße Occupied (detail, in progress)

Silkscreen on found object: atlas page

Variable edition

15½ x 11 inches

2011

NSK VOLKSKUNST²

2011-11-04T20:27:00.007-04:00

Galerija Škuc
Stari trg 21
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

NSK FOLK ART EXHIBITION

3.11. – 3.12. 2011

PETER BLASE, CHRISTIAN CHROBOK, DANAJA, DAPE, DAVID K, DREW GORDON, META GRGUREVIČ & JURE NOVAK & ANDREJ LEHRMAN, HARIS HARARIS, CHARLES KRAFFT, M.S., CHRISTIAN MATZKE, PUBLIC MOVEMENT, CHRISTAIN NNORUGA, AVI PITCHON & EMILY McMEHEN, BJORN QUIRING, ASTRID THINGPLATZ, VALNOIR, DAVID WRATNY

This exhibition of NSK Citizen Artists in Ljubljana includes four david K. photographs, the culmination of many years of work and study of IRWIN / NSK motifs and influences. In addition, the works were framed by IRWIN in the Was Ist Kunst? style described in a previous post.

http://www.galerija.skuc-drustvo.si

http://www.siol.net/kultura/dogodki/2011/11/nsk_folk_art.aspx

GONDOLATOK A KÖNYVTÁRBAN

2011-08-28T20:34:00.001-04:00

Works by david K in an exhibition opening August 2011 at the

Raday Konyveshaz & Gallery, Budapest

analyzing the relationship

between the library and technology:

Mao's Little Red e-Book

(copy after original New Media object)

Chromogenic photograph on Fuji Crystal Archive

10 x 8 inches

2011

Caution: Flammable*

(response to the book burning fascist Terry Jones)

Chromogenic photograph on Fuji Crystal Archive

10 x 8 inches

2010

IRWIN ² + NSK SQUARED

2011-08-28T12:35:00.000-04:00

The Revolution will be framed.

The following images are illustrative of the framing style of paintings by the NSK group IRWIN, elements constructed of wood, black tar, blood, coal, gold leaf and various other materials, both precious and proletarian.

While framing is often considered by many to be a secondary element, or something that 'gets done' to art, the case here is quite the opposite; the frame and the artworks are intrinsically linked to each other.

In fact, later IRWIN works exemplify a significant conveyance of content by the surrounding elements, a dichotomy created by organic sculptural-relief that contrasts with the minimal suprematist picture plane. This counterpoint creates a tension of simultaneous defiance and unity within the finished work.

FLUX PORTRAIT OF GEORGE MAČIŪNAS

2011-07-12T11:33:00.005-04:00

Self-portrait of George Mačiūnas

Paper and ink on felt

2011

"Maciunas and Beyond: Fluxus Never Stops" Satellite Exhibition
Kaunas Biennial, Kaunas, Lithuania

In the spirit of FLUXUS artist George Mačiūnas' pixelated self-portrait, the same was rendered into a QR code that links up to a digital version of the original:

STUDIO WORK: BIOMETRIC SUPREMATISM

2011-07-04T09:56:00.000-04:00

Further consideration of electronic travel symbolism. This biometrics symbol featured

on modern passports indicates invisible information contained therein. As a component of

identification the biometric device can contain various and extensive elements of individual

and national identity. As a totalitarian tool it possesses the means of electronically tracking

the bearer's movements across the planet.

With a small addition it has been altered to reflect an icon of abstraction

by Kazimir Malevich and amplified by Neue Slowenische Kunst.

STUDIO WORK: NSK QUICK RESPONSE

2011-07-01T10:44:00.001-04:00

"Reaction time is a factor in this so please pay attention"

-Holden, Blade Runner

NSK ELECTRONIC TRANSIT VISA:

(This code can be scanned right off the screen).

Each code will be customized to a visual element or department of the NSK State. The final

iteration of the project will include a virtual art exhibition that, like the NSK State,

will defy any sense of physical boundaries.

STUDIO WORK: NSK ELECTRONIC TRANSIT VISA

2011-06-29T23:49:00.003-04:00

Exemplar of a series of prints being created in conjuction with the

NSK valise project (collaboration with the Retrogarde Reading Room):

The increased usage of QR codes with smart phones inspired the creation of

a means to electronically connect seamlessly with web elements of the NSK State.

This is a fully functional code to direct the traveler / citizen

to www.nskstate.com, though its efficacy as such on brown paper is yet untested.

FIELD WORK: THE CUSHING COLLECTION

2011-05-05T09:52:00.001-04:00

Photographs from a visit to the Cushing Collection

Harvey Cushing, MD that is, though they suggest

a bit of Peter Cushing as well...

LEONARDO CHALLENGE

2011-04-27T18:22:00.001-04:00

Photograph from 2010 Berlin series in the

New Haven Eli Whitney Museum

Leonardo Challenge:

cccb|cccp: Berlin Plate Glass

2010

Chromogenic photograph on Fuji Crystal Archive paper

10 x 8 inches

INTERFACE-GALLERY, HAYAKA ARTI: TÜRKIYE

2011-04-10T08:36:00.004-04:00

Selection of abstractive photographs now on view at

INTERFACE-GALLERY

PUBLICATION: BURNER MAGAZINE

2011-03-01T12:41:00.005-05:00

Burner Magazine

ISSUE NO. 3

Music Issue

(dAVID K. photo on page 71)

Kudos to the band PAN!C and to William Larson for letting me light his house on fire.

EXHIBITION: LAB A.D.

2011-02-01T21:17:00.002-05:00

BRIDGE FOR EMERGING CONTEMPORARY ART

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ART + DESIGN

Albuquerque NM

February 4 - 18, 2011

'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: (Production Still)'
Metallic Chromogenic Print
10 x 8 inches
2009 - 2011

STUDIO WORK: AERONAUTICAL SUPREMATISM

2011-01-30T12:53:00.000-05:00

Suprematist shapes modeled after runway patterns

Acrylic, black china marker and graphite on

aeronautical chart of New Mexico

Approx. 24 x 36 inches

2011

STUDIO WORK: CONEY ISLAND

2011-01-26T13:23:00.005-05:00

EXHIBITION: WORKING IN WONDER, WALSH GALLERY

2011-01-10T12:53:00.002-05:00

Working in Wonder

Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University
January 18 – February 11, 2011
Opening Reception: January 27^th, 2011

Symposium: Modern/Contemporary Art and the Curiosity Cabinet, February 5^th, 2011, 10:00AM

Working in Wonder” includes artwork in various media by artists that have been inspired by the Curiosity Cabinet, a historical era of collecting occurring between 1500 and 1700. The exhibit explores the connection between man-made and natural objects or artificialia and naturalia.

Excerpt from exhibition catalogue:

"David K.Thompson forms analagous comparisons in Compendium: Ceci n'est pas une Coquille, which expose the farcical nature of truth and fact. Like Osti and Perrin, Thompson works subversively , with 'official language' to convey his message."

STUDIO WORK: MALEVICH

2010-12-28T09:53:00.001-05:00

Exploration of IRWIN-esque NSK Malevich motifs:

NSK Motif: Untitled Red Suprematism / Flemish Portrait

Screenprint on found object (book page)

12 x 9 inches

2010

STUDIO WORK: RED KOZOLEC

2010-12-20T09:39:00.002-05:00

Experiments with the juxtaposition of Classic and NSK architectural design elements:

NSK Motif: Untitled / Red Kozolec, Cathedrals of France

Screenprint on found object (etching)

10 x 7 inches

2010

FOUND PUBLIC ART: GOTHIQUE PLASTIQUE

2010-12-13T16:38:00.000-05:00

FOUND PUBLIC ART

2010-11-18T11:54:00.001-05:00

STUDIO WORK: WHISTLER vs. MALEVICH

2010-11-12T10:53:00.004-05:00

Malevich and Whistler:

Silkscreen on book page

STUDIO WORK: FÜNF MILLIONEN

2010-11-09T12:47:00.001-05:00

Motif taken from the material culture of hyperinflation, especially in

places like Germany in 1923, where rampant devaluation created the necessity

of overprinting higher denominations onto stamps and currency. This edition was

created to reflect a profoundly significant number found overprinted on a postage stamp...

STUDIO WORK: SHIBARI BOUND BOOK

2010-10-18T16:20:00.000-04:00

Example of tortoise-shell Nawa Shibari rope bondage on an

altered book. Made for an exhibition of artists' books.

Bound Book: Nawa Shibari

Repurposed / altered book, rope and latex paint

13 x 5 x 2 inches

2010

NSK CONGRESS POSTER FINALISTS

2010-10-15T10:44:00.003-04:00

Two dAVID K. images were recently chosen as finalists for the Posters of the

First NSK Citizens' Congress:

October 21-23, 2010

Haus der Culturen der Welt

NSK Poster Finalists

STUDIO WORK: COMPENDIUM

2010-09-23T11:08:00.003-04:00

Compendivm of Veritable Eccentricities, &tc
Folio of twelve one-color screenprints on Rives BFK
14 x 11 inches
2010
Edition of six.

dAVID K PHOTOGRAPHY AT 2010 TAIPEI BIENNALE

2010-09-07T08:06:00.005-04:00

NSK Volk Art Artifacts:

September 7 – November 14, 2010

A selection of NSK Volk Art artefacts, curated by IRWIN and NSKSTATE.COM

Presented artists: Peter Blase, Christian Chrobok, Danaja, Dape, Haris Hararis/NSKSTATE.COM, dAVID K, Charles Krafft, Goran Lišnjić, Lili Anamarija No, Christain Nnoruga, NSK.IS, Avi Pitchon, Alex Ross & Chris Wade, Armin Zerbe

at the Taipei Biennial 10, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Sept. 7 – Nov. 14, 2010

STUDIO WORK: ERASED PRINT

2010-09-01T13:26:00.000-04:00

dAVID K.

Untitled: Erased Print

Black ink with erasure on printed paper

2010

STUDIO WORK: CUT STRINGS

2010-08-30T13:29:00.003-04:00

STUDIO WORK: ERASED PRINT

2010-08-20T13:15:00.001-04:00

dAVID K.

Untitled: Erased Print

Black ink with erasure on printed paper

11 x 8 inches

2010

FOUND NSK ART: WINGED COG

2010-07-17T12:35:00.001-04:00

Architectural motif found at S-S-S Hall on Yale Campus

STUDIO WORK: WINGED VICTORY

2010-05-18T12:30:00.003-04:00

dAVID K.

I•WIN / NSK inspired Nike with Black Cross

Etching and aquatint on Rives BFK

2010

STUDIO WORK: TRANSCOSMOGRAFIA

2010-05-18T12:20:00.003-04:00

Malevich / IRWIN / NSK inspired map of the cosmos

TRANSCOSMOGRAFIA

Etching and aquatint on Rives BFK

11 x 12 inches

2010

FOUND PUBLIC ART: BOXING STONES

2010-01-30T13:15:00.000-05:00

FOUND PUBLIC ART: MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE

2010-01-05T12:16:00.000-05:00

STUDIO WORK: AXE TO GRIND

2009-11-28T13:53:00.002-05:00

EXHIBITION: RISE & FALL: 11.9.89

2009-11-01T16:24:00.000-05:00

A revolutionary art and music event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Part art installation and DJ event, Rise & Fall features artwork displayed from 19 countries and 19 states.

Rise&Fall events take place November 4-December 1, 2009 in New York, Miami, Boston, Providence, Washington, DC and Los Angeles. The Embassy of the Republic of Germany Washington, DC and Kodak are the official sponsors of Rise&Fall. For more information on this year’s theme,'Freedom Without Walls,' for the German Missions in the United States, please visit: www.germany.info/withoutwalls.

A Difference in Stars: Brandenburg Gate

Chromogenic photographic print on Fuji Crystal Archive

10 x 10 inches

2009

Exhibiton catalogue available here

STUDIO WORK: BRANDENBURG GATE

2009-08-20T11:56:00.001-04:00

STUDIO WORK: WINGED VICTORY

2009-07-11T16:47:00.002-04:00

Variation of the Nike (Winged Victory of Samothrace) with

suprematist black cross of Malevich.

STUDIO WORK: PAPER 'LITHO'

2009-03-20T16:51:00.001-04:00

Rendition of Mayakovsky, NSK/Black Cross and a bastardization

of Picabia's La Nourice & Jeune Fille...

ROCK & ROLL POSTERS: AMANDA PALMER

2008-11-01T21:14:00.002-04:00

ROCK & ROLL: MURDER BY DEATH 7"

2008-09-24T21:16:00.000-04:00

FOUND OBJECT ART: DISCARD BRITISH ART

2008-07-18T12:18:00.000-04:00

FOUND NSK ART: BLACK CROSS

2008-06-12T13:31:00.002-04:00

NSK inspired photograph of a photograph

dAVID K.

Untitled: Black Cross

Chromogenic Photograph, Fuji Crystal Archive

10 x 8 inches

2008

FOUND NSK ART: BLACK CROSS

2008-04-30T12:39:00.001-04:00

FOUND NSK ART: I•WIN

2008-01-05T12:15:00.000-05:00

FOUND NSK ART: CARTOUCHE

2007-11-18T12:11:00.002-05:00

ROCK & ROLL POSTERS: DEVOTCHKA

2006-12-10T20:40:00.000-05:00

FOUND NSK ART: OCCUPIED SUPREMATISM

2006-03-24T21:26:00.002-05:00

Italian postage stamps with Malevich style

black cross overstamp from

LAIBACH / Ljubljana occupation

FOUND NSK ART

2002-04-07T23:36:00.001-04:00

Laibach Registration Stamp

EARLY WORKS: WINGED VICTORY

2002-03-15T12:37:00.002-05:00

EARLY WORKS: BOUND BOOK

2002-03-15T00:38:00.003-05:00

Assemblage of found and fabricated objects, one

of the earlier IRWIN /NSK inspired motifs

dAVID K.

Untitled: Bound Book with Bolts and Suprematist Crosses

Wood, stolen antique book, steel bolts, tin, paper, ink

27 x 13 x 3 inches

1998

EARLY WORKS: BOUND BOOKS

2002-03-15T00:37:00.001-05:00

EARLY WORKS: BOUND BOOK

2002-03-15T00:37:00.000-05:00

EARLY WORKS: NAKED LUNCH

2002-03-15T00:35:00.001-05:00

голый.

Gesso, acrylic, latex, enamel and paper on burlap

36 x 50 inches

1995

Private collection

EARLY WORKS: ICON

2002-03-15T00:34:00.003-05:00

EARLY WORK: MMPI No.47

2002-03-15T00:26:00.000-05:00

TATLIN motif aflame.

MMPI #47: Once a week or oftener I feel suddenly hot all over

without apparent cause

dAVID K

MMPI No.47

Linoleum cut and xerox on brown paper

17 x 11 inches

1996

EARLY WORKS: SUPREMATISM

2002-03-15T00:25:00.005-05:00

EARLY WORKS: MACHINE

2002-03-15T00:25:00.004-05:00

EARLY WORKS: ICONS

2002-03-15T00:24:00.013-05:00

EARLY WORKS: CAFFEINATED SUPREMATISM

2002-03-15T00:24:00.012-05:00

EARLY WORKS: CUBIST CROSS

2002-03-15T00:24:00.010-05:00

The Large Canvas (Cubist Cross)

Oil, alkyd, gesso on burlap

78 x 36 inches

1994

Destroyed

EARLY WORKS: ICONS

2002-03-15T00:24:00.004-05:00

EARLY WORKS ON PAPER

2002-03-15T00:07:00.000-05:00

EARLY WORKS: ICONS

2002-03-15T00:03:00.001-05:00

Untitled Icon (Lee Harvey Oswald)

Acrylic, gold foil and paper on wood

1994

Whereabouts unknown

EARLY WORKS: SUPREMATISM STUDIES

2002-03-15T00:02:00.005-05:00

EARLY WORKS: LAS MANOS DE JUAN PERON

2002-03-15T00:02:00.004-05:00

Las Manos de Juan Domingo Perón

Oil on canvas

60 x 40 inches

1994

Destroyed

EARLY WORKS: AFTER MALEVICH / IRWIN

2002-03-15T00:01:00.003-05:00

One of the first MALEVICH / NSK / IRWIN

inspired works:

Untitled (Cross with Saw Blade)

Oil, steel, paper and screws on wood

1993

Private Collection

EARLY WORKS: EL TOREO

2002-03-15T00:00:00.002-05:00

VOLKSEMPFÄNGER

2002-03-15T00:00:00.001-05:00

РЕЗЮМЕ. REKAPITULACIJA. RETROSPEKTION.

This is a random archive of current and past work by the artist

dAVID K., the accounting of which began on the Ides of March, 2002.