book launch in Pécs Few periods in the Hungarian art field have seen such intense, exciting and open debates as the 1980s. The anthology Kiállítások és kritikák [Exhibitions and Criticism], edited by Júliusz Huth and Kristóf Nagy and published by the Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI), offers a comprehensive exploration of this era. Featuring over fifty essays, reflections and reviews originally …
Book launch Few periods in the Hungarian art field have seen such intense, exciting and open debates as the 1980s. The anthology Kiállítások és kritikák [Exhibitions and Criticism], edited by Júliusz Huth and Kristóf Nagy and published by the Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI), offers a comprehensive exploration of this era. Featuring over fifty essays, reflections and reviews originally …
Institutional system under the radar: with Gábor Andrási, Tamás Török and Tibor Várnagy What was the 1980s in Hungarian art? Was it the democratization of the art system or the beginning of its market transformation? Was it the decade of death or the institutionalization of the avant-garde? Was it the heyday of the underground or painting? The 1980s are both far away and close to us: fewer and fewer key players are …
Donation of Photographer György TÓTH We are pleased to announce that another outstandingly significant series by a prominent Hungarian photographer has been added to the Photographic Collection of the SZM-KEMKI ADK. The roll film negatives of György Tóth’s Portraits 1985-1991, which the artist gifted to the Collection, will soon be available for research. These photos by the Rudolf Balogh Prize winning photographer – known mainly for his studies of the human body …
International Conference Organized by: ICMA – The Institute for Multidisciplinary Research in the Arts, UNAGE, Iasi, Romania. In collaboration 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 …