‘cult’

… Kürti, Cristian Nae, and Małgorzata Miśniakiewicz. Emese Kürti, “Minorities as Hubs of Cultural Transfer: The Bosch+Bosch Group” Małgorzata Miśniakiewicz, “Socialization of the Private? The Emergence of Polish Mail Art and the Ideas of Democratic Opposition” Cristian Nae, “Constellational Modernisms: ‘Socialist Humanism’ and ‘Contextual Art’ in Ion Bitzan and Wanda Mihuleac’s Graphic Art of the 1970s” The print articles constitute the second part of the special …

… 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 fanzines as a genre. In our 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 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 fanzines as a genre. In our 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 …

… and data about artworks and events may be incomplete or even completely missing. Since the 1990s, cultural institutions have undergone a gradual transformation, while the widespread availability of the internet has also radically increased the range of documentation possibilities. Nonetheless, documenting and researching independent art has constituted a complex problem in Central and Eastern Europe for decades.  Retrospectively seeking and organising sources, along with the maintaining …

… 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 fanzines as a genre. This intense period seems to have come to an end in the 2000s with the rise of the internet. Subcultural discourse has largely moved online and zines that have become …