‘art archives’

Presentation and discussion When a renowned artist dies, it is best to keep all his/her belongings together. Not only works, but also sketches and notes. (The sketch, the sculpture left unfinished at the torso, or intended to be just a torso in the first place, and even studio waste are also works of art, or at least, who would dare to bear the responsibility for throwing them away?) Their painting palette, glasses, armchair... Their …

What is the current state of independent art archives, databases and registers in Hungary and internationally? To what extent are they visible? Who uses them and for what purpose? Can art archives even be separated from other historical source bases in the first place, and if so, why should they be considered separately? Art that falls outside the institutional system and operates under unique conditions – sometimes referred to as …

Talk series "Hungarian artists at the documenta from Vasarely to OFF-Biennale" Time: 26th January 2022 18:00 Venue: online Registration:   link As part of the talk series Hungarian Artists at the Documenta from Vasarely to OFF-Biennale, today at 6PM Andrea Pócsik cultural researcher will talk with the director of the Kassel Documenta Archive, Birgitta Coers and with the head of Artpool Art Research …

Endre Tót and the Museum of Fine Arts – Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI) announce an open call to contemporary artists for the submission of research-based art projects proposals. Visual artist Endre Tót, founder and supporter of the TÓTalJOY Prize, had long been planning to create a form of support for contemporary Hungarian artists. The prize derives its name from Endre Tót’s conceptual program …

The TÓTalJOY Prize was established by the Museum of Fine Art’s Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI), with the generous support of Endre Tót. In 2021, a project by Tamás Kaszás was selected as the winning entry by the six-member Hungarian and international jury. Applications that reflected on changing cultural contexts and contemporary dilemmas in relation to the archives and ethos of the KEMKI - Artpool Art Research …