‘TÓTalJOY’

In her project Subfense and Other Soft Defenses , Vékony aims to explore boundary situations in which individual challenges are transformed into collective strategies of resilience. These experiences are captured through human relationships grounded in female solidarity, empathy, and acceptance, while also addressing the historical and societal embeddedness of violence against women. …

… but the archive preserves works and documents of the artist from all eras. On the occasion of the TÓTalJOY award, we have selected more intimate pieces and documents, which reveal the friendship and appreciation between the artists as well as their distinctive interventions. The exhibition provides an insight into the methods of documentation and self-documentation, as well as the artistic use of documents. The exhibition can be visited at Artpool during opening hours (Monday to Thursday …

… Dávid FEHÉR, Emese KÜRTI Research assistant: Viktor KOTUN The call for the TÓTalJOY Prize 2023 is available on our website.

… a form of endowment that can endorse artists active within the art scene in Hungary.  The TÓTalJOY Prize aims to provide an opportunity for contemporary artists whose artistic practice is research-oriented to receive financial and institutional support. The six-member jury, consisting of international and local professionals, chose Tamás Kaszás’s project, Lost Wisdom, as this year’s winner. According to the unanimous opinion of the board, Tamás Kaszás’s project Lost Wisdom …

… 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 …