40 years of Laibach – is this Slovenian avant-garde band the most controversial in rock history?
- Written by Andrew Dawson, Professor and Chair of Anthropology, University of Melbourne
Laibach/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAJune, 1980, Laibach was formed. Soon, they became the musical wing of the Slovenian arts collective Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK), or New Slovenian Art. Comprising visual artists, theatre companies and a unit dedicated to social theory, NSK was concerned with exploring the relationships between art and politics.
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