‘Artpool’
Artist Archives of the Future
… “Artist Archives of the Future”, the Andrzej Partum Archive (managed by Muzeum Sztuki) and Artpool staff are conducting comparative research in one another’s respective archives. The Andrzej Partum Archive (1938—2002), named after a prominent artist and theorist of the Polish neo-avantgarde, represents the art network of the 1970s and 1980s. Similar to—and in part overlapping with—Artpool, it has a significant collection of mail art, including works by several Hungarian artists …
Sešit/Notebook for Art, Theory and Related Zones Issue Dedicated to the Resonances Project
We are happy to announce that the issue 35th of Sešit/Notebook for Art, Theory and Related Zones , the periodical of AVU Research Centre in Prague, is dedicated to the Resonances project ! It comprises articles by Katalin Cseh-Varga, Tomasz Załuski, Gabriela Świtek, Dagmar Svatošová, and Cristian Nae, which are based on the papers presented at the Resonances conferences as well as the …
Networking the Peripheries / World Art Post: International Artist Stamp Exhibition
… documents he received from all over the world largely through the mail art network when he founded Artpool in 1979 together with Júlia Klaniczay. From this point on, in the spirit of the "active archive" concept, the Artpool collection, as well as its network, was systematically and strategically enriched through projects and “Art Tours” in Western Europe. This decentralized network not only facilitated communication with the art scene in capitalist countries, which was coveted due to limited …
Explore the Archives
… Center Appointments: adk@szepmuveszeti.hu Opening hours: Tuesday, Wednesday 10-16h Artpool Art Research Center Appointments: artpool@szepmuveszeti.hu Opening hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday 10-16h Location : 33 Szabolcs Street, 1135 Budapest, building D.
Mission and Goals
… of the institution's three distinct departments: the Archive and Documentation Center (ADK), the Artpool Research Center (Artpool) and the Research Department. The main tasks of the ADK and Artpool include the further expansion, the processing, the digitalisation and the dissemination of the collection holdings – predominantly manuscripts, documents and archive photos – and the implementation of relevant research projects and publications concentrating on the collection’s units. The ADK …