Exhibitions and Criticism. Artistic discourses in the 1980s

Few periods in the Hungarian art field have seen such intense, exciting and open debates as the 1980s. The anthology Kiállítások és kritikák [Exhibitions and Criticism], edited by Júliusz Huth and Kristóf Nagy and published by the Central European Research Institute for  Art History (KEMKI), offers a comprehensive exploration of this era. Featuring over fifty essays, reflections and reviews originally published during the 1980s, alongside a new, comprehensive study on the art criticism of the decade, the volume delves into the art discourses of the era. The volume examines key artistic debates on postmodernism, new painting, socialism, and the art market, situating them within the broader historical context of the decade's transformative cultural, political and social landscape.

The participants of the book launch:

Sándor Hornyik (HUN-REN BTK Institute of Art History)
Júliusz Huth (KEMKI)
Emese Kürti (KEMKI)
József Mélyi (Hungarian University of Fine Arts)
Kristóf Nagy (KEMKI)
Edit Sasvári (Kassák Museum)
Welcoming remarks: Dávid Fehér, the director of KEMKI

The book was designed by Dániel Kozma.