‘photo history’

… of KEMKI publications, which is edited by Balázs Zoltán Tóth, is related to research on the history of photography conducted by KEMKI ADK. It contains extended and edited texts from the presentations given at the conference entitled Stratification of an Archive: Possible Approaches to the Oeuvre of Péter Korniss. The diversely themed essays in the volume provide new interpretations of attitudes that prevailed in Hungarian documentary photography and photojournalism in the …

… and culture of the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) in Germany, with the aim of re-reading the history of cultural production in the Weimar Republic, under the keyword “sachlich”, whose difficult translation into other languages points to the special nature of the concept. In addition to painting and photography, the project brought together architecture, design, film, theater, literature and music. Photographer August Sander’s masterpiece, Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts (People of the 20th …

… with: Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, KEMKI-Central European Research Institute for Art History, Budapest and the University of Lodz. CONFERENCE PROGRAM Thursday, October 12 9.45 – 10.00 – Introduction 10.00 – 12.00 Panel 1: Revisiting socialist art: state-supported institutions, exhibitions, and cultural diplomacy Tomasz Zaluski – Introduction : In Search of New Agendas. Potential Histories of Art & Modernization Under Socialism Maja and Reuben …

… Korniss In 2020, Péter Korniss, one of the most influential figures in Hungarian documentary photography, donated his archive of tens of thousands of negatives to the Museum of Fine Arts – Central European Research Institute for Art History. The carefully prepared, information-rich collection provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore and understand the oeuvre of the first Kossuth Prize-winning photographer and to interpret the attitudes of documentary and reportage photography in …