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… Institute for Art History - Artpool Art Research Center, Budapest) will investigate the concept of cultural transfer and its relevance to the transnational art histories of Central-East Europe in the 1970s. The program is composed of the following five sections: Theories of Translation and Transfer; Interpersonal Friendships and Dialogues; Hubs of Transfer; Agents, Vectors, Mediators; and Institutions of Friendship. The conference is dedicated to the memory and work of László Beke. …

… is organised by Artpool Art Research Center and BIRMAC, Interdisciplinary Research in Media and Culture at Birkbeck, London The open-acces electronic version of the book can be accessed here.

… 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 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.

… research seminars 2022—2024 - call for application The Leibniz-Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO), with joint support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Getty Foundation through its Connecting Art Histories initiative, is launching a new series of traveling research seminars to explore relationships between the U.S. and East-Central European art scenes after 1945. Led by Dr. Beáta Hock, “ Linking Art Worlds: American Art and Eastern Europe …

… on any topic with regard to periodicals from any historical period, geographical origin, and cultural context. The workshop is open to postgraduate students working in any discipline in the humanities and social sciences and using any methodology or approach. Priority will be given to advanced doctoral students, but applications by graduate students at any stage of preparation of their dissertation will also be considered. Personalised feedback will be offered by a committee comprising …