As you already know but we repeat to emphasize:
ND:hysteria  is an art exhibition.
ND:hysteria points out on the identified predicament “hysteria”.
ND:hysteria brings two generations of artists together.
ND:hysteria combines points of view of artists and scientists from other fields.
ND:hysteria gives the contemporary art museum an active role in the society.
ND:hysteria is an ongoing process, therefore we are looking forward to collect your feedback and impulses, that we think are essential to create a relevant discourse and to legitimate its necessity.

We’re pleased to announce the accomplishing of the 2nd phase of the process: choosing, testing, evaluating and rediscovering art works.
Our next aims are:

• the internet site – http://www.glu-sg.si/necessarydiscourse/
• to continue working with the artist on their art works and the visualization of them
• and continuing corresponding with other partisans of the movement to get the events for the exhibition ready and accurately set.

ARTISTS

• Mass-Information:        Viktor Bernik “A weird object“
• Super-Shows:              Vesna Bukovec “Hysteria – Peking 2008”
• Every day’s life:                      Jasa “Sweet Life”
• Media:                          Pino Poggi “Medusa”
• Society-demography:   Lada Cerar & Saso Sedlacek “Gray Division”
• Artists self-portrayal:    Metka Zupanic “How important I am”
• Noises (public space): Tanja Vujinovic “Oscilox. Discreet events in the noisy domains”
• Not yet identified:         Timm Ulrichs
• Not yet identified:         Rainer Wittenborn

ESSAYS
To be published in the Večer newspaper on a weekly basis starting in October 2008 and in the book that will escort the exhibition. So far following essayist & scientists & critics have agreed to take part:

• Simon Bryceson: PR Histerya. Statistics. Facts and figures
• Yael Katz Ben Shalom: Israel, Palestine. 3 Abraham religions. Middle East hysteria.
• Dr. Peter N. Kirstein: “American Imperialism and the Paranoid Style of American Politics.”
• World Culture Forum
• Loretta Napoleoni
• Kihato Caroline,
• Robert Kurz
• Marko Košan
• Boris Gorupič

LECTURES
So far following scientist have agreed to give lectures. They’ll be presented on a stage built by Jaša in the big hall.

• Simon Bryceson – statistics
• Yael Katz Ben Shalom – 3 Abraham religions and their coexistence in Israel.
• Loretta Napoleoni
• Horjak Ciril – presentation of his art work
• Polona Tratnik – presentation of her art work
• Janez Janša - presentation

PERFORMANCES

• Jaša Mrevlje & Revanša (Dada-Punk Bend), Marko Bajželj in Danilo Ivanuša.
• Mladen Stropnik & Nataša Skušek: Sex On The Beach. Smiley.
• Jože Barši: Marx, Kapital. Reading and interpreting.
• Mukul Deora, concert.
• Andrej Mlakar, concert.

DISCUSSIONS

• Influence of cultural politics in Realpolitik in Cuba, Slovenia and Germany (Socialism, Market economy)
• Mass production of art. What is art for and problems of preserving contemporary art works.
• What Slovenian people believe it’s not true in every day media news?
• Hysteria regarding language & identity in a unifying world, boarder regions, etc.
• What do we need politic for – perceiving of politic in contemporary world.

We would like to invite you to give us consequently your thoughts on themes concerning hysteria and the necessary discourse. Any kind of ideas are not only welcome but wanted and needed!!

Jernej Kožar & Rado Poggi

Referring to the general accepted concept of mental diseases, persons are defined as a sane equilibrium of four parts of personality traits: depressive, compulsive, schizophrenic and hysteric. The neurotic suffers from disequilibria regarding these four parts. Persons with a dominant hysteric trail have the insatiable need to be in centre of attention. They are easily to become enthusiastic, but even faster to get disappointed, they tend to close their eyes regarding the reality.

“Occidental World seems to suffer from Hysteria – a pathology which allows effective influence on opinion building and degenerates in consequence the consciousness of the single individual and the whole culture they/ we live in. Let us find the way to reactivate our consciousness.”