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Postcards of Judit Reigl
In 2021 forty-seven postcards were gifted to our collection. They were written between spring 1950 and February 1963 by Judit Reigl and addressed to her parents and—after her mother’s death—to her stepfather. Although the postcards often contain references to long letters she had written, as far as we know, only these short messages have survived from this early period of Judit Reigl’s life. Reigl gives a detailed account of her trials and …
Stratification of an Archive: Possible Approaches to the Oeuvre of Péter Korniss
… the post-WWII period. Illustrated with images from the Péter Korniss Archive (held in the collection of the KEMKI ADK) as well as some previously unpublished photographs, the authors explore aspects of the artist’s œuvre with respect to the history of photography, press and art, as well as in connection to art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 …
Networking the Peripheries / World Art Post: International Artist Stamp Exhibition
… 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 travel opportunities, but also allowed for self-organized contacts with artists from the Third World, independent of official …
Presence in Kapolcs
… and experimental curatorial projects by György Galántai with samples from the archive and the collection. Latest exhibition: Telematic Society: Art in the Fourth Dimension, 19-28/07/2024 Culture Hill in the Cultur e Valley, 21-30/07/2023 FUTURE BEGINNINGS / COINCIDENCES | 50 - 40 - 30 - 20 - 10 YEARS AGO | NOW, 22-31/07/2022 Fifty Years of Holarchy, 23/07-01/08/2021 The Integration of Doubts/Doubles and Chance / The Mistery of the Mobius Strip, …
Cold War Modernisms
… processing of the Design Center, namely the Industrial Design Information Center, added to the collection in 2023, has begun, while sub themes such as the relation between abstraction and public space, textile art and public space are also coming into focus.