130 x 190 cm, hand-stitched carpet
The Studio of Young Artists (Fiatal Képzőművészek Stúdiója, FKS) was established in 1958 as a successor organisation to the Young Artists’ Creative Society, which had only existed for four years previously (1954–1958). The Studio’s aim was to support freshly graduated visual artists and to help them start their careers. By the 1960s, the Studio’s annual overview shows had become an important platform for presenting contemporary Hungarian art trends even though the exhibited material had to be approved by the Art Fund of the Hungarian People’s Republic (the organisation that maintained the Studio) and the Lectorate of Fine and Applied Arts (which ensured state-level supervision of its operations). Nonetheless, the Studio’s exhibitions, and especially its annual shows held at the Ernst Museum, constituted important events on the contemporary scene. After the change in regime, in May 1990, the FKS became the Studio of Young Artists’ Association (Fiatal Képzőművészek Stúdiója Egyesület, FKSE) with its own exhibition space—Studio Gallery—in Képíró Street, and in 2007 Studio Gallery moved to Rottenbiller Street.
For more on the history of FKS and FKSE, visit their website: www.fkse.net
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