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Art During the Cold War
Project leader: Daniel Véri This comprehensive research project examines the role of fine arts in the context of the Cold War in the postwar period between 1945 and 1975. The projects within this programme take an interdisciplinary approach, at the intersection of art history, exhibition history, and cultural diplomacy (soft power), in order to illuminate the artistic nodes of bilateral and regional international relations and to examine …
The Digital "Attic Archive"
… for Open Source Approaches to Artist Archives Curating the Digital Attic Archive, a two-year Research Network Award project funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, explores the work and legacy of the Attic Archive within a framework of international collaboration. Part of the Attic Archive, referred to as DATA (Daily Action Time Archive), was launched in 1980 and is now part of the Artpool Collection. Founded in Dundee, Scotland by artist Pete Horobin in 1975, the Attic …
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GRÓF Ferenc – GYENES Zsófia: (Dis)organigram – State Gallery Company, 2022
130 x 190 cm, hand-stitched carpet After the Hungarian private sector and retail trade were brought under state ownership between 1948 and 1950, the commercial trade of contemporary artworks also came under state control. In 1952, for the purposes of selling the works of its contemporary artist members, the Art Fund of the Hungarian People’s Republic established the Gallery Company …
GRÓF Ferenc – GYENES Zsófia: (Dis)organigram – Studio of Young Artists, 2022
130 x 190 cm, hand-stitched carpet The Studio of Young Artists (Fiatal Képzőművészek Stúdiója, FKS) was established in 1958 as a successor organisation to the Young Artists’ Creative Society, which had only existed for four years previously (1954–1958). The Studio’s aim was to support freshly graduated visual artists and to help them start their careers. By the 1960s, the Studio’s annual …