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Sára Bárdi
… Historian Research fellow at the Central European Research Institute for Art History, working in avantgarde research. She started her studies in art history at Pázmány Péter Catholic University (BA, 2017), and completed her MA degree at the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) – Institute of Art History (2019). She is currently a PhD candidate at the ELTE Doctoral School of Philosophy, the subject of her thesis is visual propaganda in Hungary during World War II. The focus of her research is …
László Beke Archives
… Beke (1944–2022) with Hungarian and international (especially Central and Eastern European) (neo-)avantgarde artists over several decades, as well as his documents, art projects, manuscripts, photographs, slides and printed publications. Of these, the so-called Imagination/Idea project conceived by Beke deserves special mention, along with many aspects of Hungarian conceptual art, mail art, fluxus, land art, happenings, environments, and action art. The László Beke Archive make a …
The Endre Tót Archives
… It includes documents reflecting an increasing integration of professional (e.g. Iparterv, neo-avantgarde peers) and official correspondence (relating to studies, schools, work, scholarship applications) into a personal (family, acquaintances, friends) social network. The material can be broken down into the following subgroups: written correspondence (personal, professional, friendly), books, catalogues (building professional knowledge, direct or indirect involvement), …
The Estate of Lajos Vajda
Lajos Vajda (1908–1941) was a prominent figure of the Hungarian avantgarde who did not receive the recognition he deserved during his short lifetime. His wife, Julia Vajda, spent her entire life trying to rectify this, not only in Hungary, but in Europe as well. It was thanks to her perseverance that the majority of his artworks, which were known only to a close circle of friends and professionals, were eventually transferred to the Lajos Vajda Museum in …
Contemporary Art in KEMKI
… of Bonyhád, which is still operational today, and where much of the public art of Hungarian neo-avantgarde artists (including those affiliated with the Pécs Workshop) were created. The tapestries were made using a tufting gun, employing a hybrid of industrial technology and handicraft. By invoking the artists’ earlier experiments and installations (which also bring into play traditions from the history of institutions, collections and cultural education, and which can be found in the …
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