‘art archives’
Artist Archives of the Future
Cooperation with the Andrzej Partum Archives Within the framework of the collaboration “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 …
Artpool40 – Active Archives and Art Networks
International Conference of the Artpool Art Research Center The international conference celebrates the 40th anniversary of the foundation of Artpool and its concurrent relocation to the Central European Research Institute of Art History of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. It aims to map the cultural-political-historical contexts of Artpool's activity by bringing together scholars and practitioners interested in …
The Digital "Attic Archive"
A Case Study for Open Source Approaches to Artist Archives Curating the Digital Attic Archive, a two-year Research Network Award project funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, explores the work and legacy of the Attic Archive within a framework of international collaboration. Part of the Attic Archive, referred to as DATA (Daily Action Time Archive), was launched in 1980 and is now part of the Artpool Collection. Founded …
TÓTalJOY Prize
Research based art prize Project leader: Brigitta Ádi Visual artist Endre Tót, founder and supporter of the TÓTalJOY Prize, had long been planning to create a form of support for contemporary Hungarian artists. The prize derives its name from Endre Tót’s conceptual program centred on the notion of joy, which was launched in the 1970s. His early joy pieces and the actions of the TÓTalJOY series are …
Resonances
Regional and Transregional Cultural Transfer in the Art of the 1970s Project leader: Emese Kürti, Zsuzsa László The Resonances research project examines the historical relationships, interactions, collaborations, cultural-political-social differences and similarities between the art scenes of the Central and Eastern European region from the second half of the 1960s to the fall of communism. Between 2021 and 2023, the first phase of the …