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… that reflected on changing cultural contexts and contemporary dilemmas in relation to the archives and ethos of the KEMKI - Artpool Art Research Center were given preference during the evaluation process.  Artpool boasts an unrivalled collection, comprising mainly documents from the underground fine arts, music, literature, and experimental film culture as well as from the international mail-art movement. Kaszás's research is linked to Artpool's experimental spirit: the artist, …

… Visual and Industrial Artists, etc.) appear as a central element, a "decorative motif" in the archives in front of backgrounds with colors extracted/mixed from documents - yellowish letter paper, stamp blue, etc.. The left corridor's enamel "board pictures" (by Albert Ádám), distributed on a metal supporting structure, "illustrative tools" transform some selected motifs of the works of József Rippl-Rónai, Dezső Korniss and Lili Ország, as well as the documents of Mihály Munkácsy, …

… In the first lecture of the Open Lectures, Dr. Zsuzsanna Toronyi (Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives) presents what we can learn about the relationship between the Jewish community and medicine through objects, collections and narratives related to healthcare.

Online book launch of KEMKI Artpool Art Research Center Time: February 11, 17:00-18:30 Venue: online  Registration Ieva Astahovska, art scholar, critic and curator (Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Riga, Latvia) Christian Nae, art historian and curator (George Enescu National University of Arts, Iași, Romania) After the invited contributors share their review of the book, a …

… Birgitta Coers and with the head of Artpool Art Research Center, Emese Kürti about the role of archives, including how archives contribute to a critical approach of today’s knowledge production. (The talk will be in German and in Hungarian.) More information on   Goethe Institute's website.