The group was founded in 1983 in Ljubljana, and later cofounded the Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK) organization and the NSK State in Time. Recent exhibitions and projects include: FORMER WEST: Documents, Constellations, Prospects, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 2013; Construction of the Context, KUMU, Tallinn, 2012; A Bigger Splash: Painting after Performance, Tate Modern, London, 2012; NSK Passport Office, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2012; Manifesta 9, Genk, 2012; The Global Contemporary: The Art Worlds after 1989, ZKM, Karlsruhe; The International, MACBA, Barcelona, 2011; The Promises of the Past, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2010; State in Time, Kunsthalle Krems, Krems, 2009; Here Is Every: Four Decades of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2008–2009; NSK Passport Holders, Taipei Biennial, Taipei, 2008; and Birds of a Feather, Akbank Art Center, Istanbul, 2006–2007. The members of IRWIN live and work in Ljubljana.