‘history’
Péter Korniss Archive
Photo history research In 2020 and 2023, Péter Korniss, one of the most influential figures in Hungarian photography, donated 63,000 items from his archives to the Central European Research Institute for Art History. The oeuvre of Korniss, who was the first photographer ever to be awarded the Kossuth Prize, focuses mainly on documenting the disappearing traditional peasant life and culture of …
The Digital "Attic Archive"
The 'History/Reality' show and the first workshop in Dundee, April 2024
The Digital "Attic Archive"
The 'History/Reality' show and the first workshop in Dundee, April 2024
What Will Be Already Exists: Temporalities of Cold War Archives in East-Central Europe and Beyond
… of Artpool and its concurrent relocation to the Central European Research Institute of Art History of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. The study volume related to the conference, edited by Emese Kürti and Zsuzsa László, is published by Transcript, one of Europe's leading independent scientific publishers. How do artist archives survive and stay authentic in radically changed contexts? The volume addresses the challenge of continuity, sustainability, and institutionalization of …
Exhibitions and Criticism. Artistic discourses in the 1980s
… by Júliusz Huth and Kristóf Nagy and published by the Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI), offers a comprehensive exploration of this era. Featuring over fifty essays, reflections and reviews originally published during the 1980s, alongside a new, comprehensive study on the art criticism of the decade, the volume delves into the art discourses of the era. The volume examines key artistic debates on postmodernism, new painting, socialism, and the art market, situating …