‘archive’

… and edited texts from the presentations given at the conference entitled Stratification of an Archive: Possible Approaches to the Oeuvre of Péter Korniss. The diversely themed essays in the volume provide new interpretations of attitudes that prevailed in Hungarian documentary photography and photojournalism in the post-WWII period. Illustrated with images from the Péter Korniss Archive (held in the collection of the KEMKI ADK) as well as some previously unpublished …

… of Fine Arts, Collection of Prints and Drawings ) Eszter Szőnyeg-Szegvári (co-editor, KEMKI, Archive and Documentation Center) Moderator: Tünde Topor (chief editor, Artmagazin) Welcoming remarks: Dávid Fehér, the director of KEMKI   Authors: Katalin Bakos, Sára Bárdi, Barbara Dudás, Anikó Katona, Ágnes Képiró, Mária Madár, Emese Révész, Jenő Szabó, Eszter Szőnyeg-Szegvári, György Szücs, Károly Tóth, Ádám Várkonyi, Dániel Véri.   The book was designed by Gergő Zámbó …

… Even if only because any disobedience invited the disapproval of the authorities, and bureaus and archives were the domain of the state. Over time, the artistic spaces created by Galántai, Klaniczay and Partum transformed into a real Archive and a real Bureau full of materials and responsibilities: they corresponded, they filed documents, they received visitors. What were they doing, what were they working on? Let us be aware that the activities involved artists from both sides of the …

Artpool Art Research Centre is one of four archives participating in the international research project,  'Curating the Digital Attic Archive:   A Case Study for Open-Source Approaches to Artists' Archives'  and will host a meeting of archivists from Scotland and Ireland in person and an online workshop with leading experts from Denmark, Germany, and Netherlands during 24-25 October 2024.   The project, led by Dr Judit Bodor …

The research service of the Archives and Documentation Centre is closed from 1 til 31 August. See you again in September! Photo credits: The painter István Csók resting in his home (1890s), glass plate negative, i. n.: KEMKI ADK 20144/1979/5