‘TÓTalJOY’

… Endre Tót and the Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI) established the TÓTalJOY prize for contemporary artists in 2021. The prize derives its name from Endre Tót’s conceptual program centred on the notion of joy, which was launched in the 1970s. His early joy pieces and the actions of the TÓTalJOY series are considered among the most important works representing the narrative of Eastern European conceptual art. The TÓTalJOY Prize aims to provide financial and …

… Tour by Annamária Hódosy and Rita Süveges Rita Süveges, visual artist and winner of the 2023 TÓTalJOY Prize, has long been engaged in exploring the cultural, technological and ethical aspects of the ecological crisis. Her exhibition explores the lessons learned from past efforts to change the weather and climate. Through the ages, human communities have employed a variety of means in an attempt to positively influence weather-related processes. Magic, witchcraft and folk customs were …

Rita Süveges, visual artist and winner of the 2023 TÓTalJOY Prize, has long been engaged in exploring the cultural, technological and ethical aspects of the ecological crisis. Her exhibition explores the lessons learned from past efforts to change the weather and climate. Through the ages, human communities have employed a variety of means in an attempt to positively influence weather-related processes. Magic, witchcraft and folk customs were …

The exhibition presents the research-based art project of Rita Süveges, winner of the 2023 TÓTalJOY Prize. Rita Süveges artist, winner of the 2023 TÓTalJOY Prize, has long been investigating the cultural, technological, and ethical aspects of the ecological crisis.  In her exhibition she explores the lessons of previous endeavours to modify the weather and climate. Throughout history, humans have sought, by various means, to influence the weather in a favourable way. In the …

… Institute for Art History (KEMKI) established a prize for contemporary artists in 2021. The TÓTalJOY Prize, with a total prize of €10 000, is open to artists with research-based art projects. This year's winner is Rita Süveges, who will give a short presentation of her project plan for the TÓTalJOY Prize, entitled Shout to the Cloud! , after the award ceremony. The founder of the prize, the artist Endre Tót, who has been living in Germany since the late 1970s, has long been …