The New State has Arrived to Europe

Next exhibition STATE: Promise takes place in Tallinn - European Capital of Culture 2011

STATE: is an international 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, the STATE: artists are not going to frame themselves with one point of view or choose to work with similar media but instead have the same energy and intention, giving rise to the same state of forward motion.