‘modernism’
Cold War Modernisms
… the research on the work of György Konecsni, concluded in 2024, the research on Cold War Modernisms is moving along new research directions, based primarily on the records of the Lectorate of Fine and Applied Arts in the KEMKI ADK. The deeper 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 …
The Oeuvre of György Konecsni
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 …
Organising the Spectacle: Research on the Avant-garde
… context, the research project aims to elucidate the complex dynamics between artistic modernism and the socio-political conditions of the interwar period. In the research project, which was launched in 2022, initiating international collaborations was a priority, with a primary focus on the Central and Eastern European region. The first steps in this direction were the organisation of the international conference of the European Society for Periodical Research (ESPRit), an …
ArtMargins’ Resonances Special Issue
… of Polish Mail Art and the Ideas of Democratic Opposition Cristian Nae, Constellational Modernisms: “Socialist Humanism” and “Contextual Art” in Ion Bitzan and Wanda Mihuleac’s Graphic Art of the 1970s Link to the special issue: https://artmargins.com/regional-resonances/ Image source: Anna Kutera, Presentation (detail), Anna Kutera with Niels Lomholt, F-Art Festival, Gdańsk, 1975. Image courtesy of the artist.
Exhibitions and Criticism. Artistic discourses in the 1980s
… 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 them within the broader historical context of the decade's transformative cultural, political and social landscape. The book is available for purchase at the bookstore and webshop of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery. Related content: Years of Transition: the 1980s in …