Issue 01

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Volume 200,000

State:

The New State has Arrived to Europe

STATE: is an international curatorial collaboration panel and art collective, established in October 2008 in London.

There have been already many discussions what does „state" mean. According to Oxford dictionary this could be:

• noun: 1 the condition of someone or something at a particular time. 2 a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. 3 a community or area forming part of a federal republic. 4 (the States) the United States of America. 5 the civil government of a country. 6 pomp and ceremony associated with monarchy or government. 7 (a state) informal an agitated, disorderly, or dirty condition.

• verb: express definitely or clearly in speech or writing. — PHRASES state of affairs (or things) a situation. state-of-the-art incorporating the newest ideas and most up-to-date features state of emergency a situation of national danger or disaster in which a government suspends normal constitutional procedures. state of grace a state of being free from sin. The state of play Brit. 1 the score at a particular time in a cricket or football match. 2 the current situation.

In conclusion, STATE: is not going to limit its concept to one point of view or choose to work with the single media but instead encourage the collaboratorial energy, giving rise to the same state of mind.