‘painting’
Károly Tóth
… the 19th and 20th centuries, Hungarian art history writing and art criticism, and the history of painting in the Great Hungarian Plain. He is a regular contributor to arts journals, has edited several volumes of studies and catalogues, and has worked on the methodology of academic publishing. He has many years of experience as teacher in higher education, as an editor and as a curator in Hungary and abroad. List of publications
Eszter Békefi
… of the Hungarian National Gallery’s scientific work. Her fields of research are mid-19th century painting and the history of Hungarian art collecting, especially before World War 2. In 2009 she was one of the curators of the exhibition József Borsos, Painter and Photographer. List of publications
György Galántai
… and curated several one-man shows and group exhibitions, or events. He has made graphic works, paintings, moving and sound sculptures, performances, multimedia installations, communication projects, and is the founder of several alternative art institutions (e.g. the Chapel Studio in Balatonboglár between 1970 and 1973, Artpool since 1979, Newkapolcs Gallery 1991-1995, Artpool P60 1997-2018, Area 51 in Kapolcs from 2015). He received a fellowship from the DAAD in 1988/89 and was guest …
Years of Transition: the 1980s in Hungary and Eastern Europe
… art institutional system, major artistic debates, critical discourses, and the emergence of new painting trends and postmodern theories. It also explores the blending of experimental and underground movements with various art forms and investigates Hungary’s regional and international artistic networks. Notably, the research team’s participation in the Getty Foundation-funded project Understanding 1989 in East-Central European Art further strengthened the international dimension of the …
The Oeuvre of György Konecsni
… 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 graphic idol, a much more nuanced picture emerges of the artist’s activities. György Konecsni’s experimentally spirited oeuvre, encompassing a wide …