‘round table’

… decade of when avant-garde died, or when it was institutionalized? Was it the heyday of the underground or of painting? The 1980s are both far away and close to us: fewer and fewer key players are active, but despite the emerging research efforts on the art of the decade, we still do not have a clear understanding of it. This series of discussions, organised in the framework of KEMKI's research project about the 1980s, aims to bring us one step closer to understanding the dynamics of the …

… in Europe this marginal yet essential poet, artist, and publisher. The day after the opening, a roundtable discussion will explore, among other things, Vigo's European connections. Participants:   Marie Boivent, professor of Visual Art at Université Rennes 2 (France), curator of the collection display. Her research focuses on artists’ publications, in particular those inspired by popular forms such as calendars, postcards and periodicals.   Henar Rivière, professor …

… Université Rennes 2, curator of the collection display Date: 9 October 2025, 5:00 PM Round table discussion : 10 October 2025, 3:00 PM Born in La Plata, a city located sixty kilometers from Buenos Aires, Edgardo Antonio Vigo (1928-1997) Argentine artist and well known figure of Latin American artistic resistance in the 70s, developed a prolific, multifaceted, and experimental practice over the course of his forty-year artistic career, one that defies categorization. From …

… involved.   The programme is available in Hungarian.  Participants of the roundtable discussion include: Balázs Beöthy – visual artist, member of the COURAGE project, editor-in-chief of exindex György Cséka – aesthetician, art critic, head of department (Museum of Fine Arts – Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI) – Artpool Art Research Centre) Orsolya Ring – historian, senior research fellow at the Centre for Social Sciences, …

… and art, as well as in connection to art theory and art trade. At the book launch on 3 April, a roundtable discussion will be moderated by Gábor Pfisztner with the participation of Edit Barta, György Cséka and Zoltán Balázs Tóth.   Book launch participants: Edit Barta (aesthetician, writer) György Cséka (aesthetician, art critic, KEMKI Artpool) Balázs Zoltán Tóth (photo historian, KEMKI ADK) Moderator: Gábor Pfisztner (aesthetician, art critic, associate …