György Tóth: Katalin Tamás and Tamás Tóth photographers, 1987
György Konecsni’s art is characterized by a diversity of styles and forms. He is known by many as a poster artist and a pioneer of modern Hungarian applied graphics, and by others as the co-creator of one of the most cited works of historicist socialist realism, Before the Storm (1951). Beyond exploring Konecsni’s body of works from new perspectives, the authors of this new volume …
… and art, as well as in connection to art theory and art trade. Edited by Balázs Zoltán Tóth. Authors: Edit Barta, György Cséka, Attila Horányi, Orsolya Huszár, Krisztina Kovács, Balázs Zoltán Tóth, and Iringó Tóth-Gödri The book was designed by Imre Kiss. The book is available for purchase at the bookstore and webshop of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery.
Cold War Modernisms György Konecsni is known primarily for his applied graphic work. He also worked in many other fields and areas, however, creating autonomous paintings, stamp designs and illustrations, and also receiving commissions for fairground and monumental art projects. Based on the artist’s estate, which has been preserved and looked after by his heirs, beyond this well known image of the graphic idol, a …
… including works by several Hungarian artists (e.g. Sándor Pinczehelyi, László Beke, Gábor Attalai, György Galántai, Gábor Tóth and Dóra Maurer). The outcome of this collaboration was on view for the general public in November 2024, at the Platán Gallery in Budapest. Exhibiton at Platán Gallery A preparatory step of the cooperation: an exciting selection of Hungarian Mail art from the Archives of Andrzej Partum is on display in Łódź.