NEW YORK, N.Y.- The New Museum is pleased to collaborate with Governors Island on the first U.S. presentation of Russian artist Andrei Monastyrski’s Slogan (1977), on the occasion of the exhibition “Ostalgia”—a survey devoted to Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Republics, on view at the New Museum from July 14- September 25, 2011. The work consists of a red and white banner which carries the message in Russian: “I DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT ANYTHING AND I ALMOST LIKE IT HERE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE AND KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PLACE.” Virtually unknown in the United States, Andrei Monastyrski (b. 1949, Petsamo, Russia; lives in Moscow) is one of the most respected and internationally acclaimed figures in Russian contemporary art. He recently represented his country at the 2011 Venice Biennale, and has influenced generations of artists. Monastyrski is the