30 years of artpool.hu curated by Judit Bodor and Roddy Hunter ➤ OPENING EVENT WITH PERFORMANCE Thursday, 21 May 2026, 18:00 pm (CET) Opening speech by János Sugár Performance : Roddy Hunter: a u t o m a t i n g {a r t p o o l . h u} ➤ ASSOCIATED EVENT Thursday, 21 May 2026, 16.00-18.00 pm (CET) HISTORY/REALITY #4: from The Garden of Communication to the Dark Forest of the Internet An afternoon of presentations, performances, and …
… it physically across international collections. The series title derives from Pete Horobin’s 1970s performance, which explores how artists’ archives–particularly those emerging from time-based and networked practices–survive in post-digital contexts. Presented in association with archivuminternetwork : 30 Years of artpool.hu, History / Reality #4 invites reflection on archiving networked art in an age of automation emerging superintelligence, systems we are still only beginning to …
… shaping art circulation and valuation. New art forms: Non-traditional practices (e.g., performance and conceptual art) resisting conventional collecting and developing alternative modes of exchange. Social Settings: Class, gender, religion, and other network and community aspects in the production, transfer, and circulation of contemporary art. Trade logistics: Shipping, insurance, financial infrastructures, export and import processes, and foreign currency considerations …
… Maurer's and Tibor Gáyor's art: manuscripts, photographs, sketches of Dóra Maurer's visual and performance art, documents of her pedagogical work, along with the professional correspondence of the two artists. With the adoption of the SUMUS Archive – following its processing – one of the greatest Hungarian art archives of the second half of the twentieth century will be accessible and researchable at KEMKI. Significant new research on these documents is planned, complementing the research …
… history and culture. His work frequently explores the intersections of political theory, cultural performance, and post-socialist transformations. His publications include The Paradox of Authenticity: Folklore Performance in Post-Communist Slovakia (University of Wisconsin Press, 2018); the co-edited volume Karel Kosík and the Dialectics of the Concrete (with Ivan Landa and Jan Mervart; Brill, 2022); and the commented English translation of Karel Teige’s Marketplace of Art …