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Alternative Hungarian Publications on Music and Politics from the Artpool Collection From the second half of the 1980s alternative self-published and technically inexpensive publications emerged that (unlike samizdat) were themed around (and for) a particular subculture, scene or fan community. In the 1990s, liberation of social organizing, together with the growing availability of photocopying and Western models, created the ideal conditions for the flourishing of …

… and zines that have become widespread in the art world—and which are not presented in this collection display—prioritize aesthetic quality over social and political aspects. In this display we present publications from 1986 to 2003 selected from the rich fanzine collection of the Artpool Art Research Center. The two themes of the selected publications—music (related to punk and other alternative subcultures and/or thematizing music) and political or social issues (mainly by …

Selection from the Artpool collection Our Resonances international project examines artistic relations and collaborations in the Central and Eastern European region during the Cold War era. In connection with the conference Beyond Friendships: Regional Cultural Transfer in The Art of the 1970s , we present a selection from Artpool’s collection entitled Language Games. The display contains works and …