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ART MARKET BUDAPEST 2023
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ART MARKET BUDAPEST 2023

It is only a few days to go until Art Market Budapest, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest international contemporary art fair will open its gates for the 13th occasion on October 19, 2023. Over 100 exhibitors arriving from nearly 30 countries, tens of thousands of international visitors, over 50
She was almost forgotten before she became the most famous contemporary Hungarian painter | Judit Reigl 100
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She was almost forgotten before she became the most famous contemporary Hungarian painter | Judit Reigl 100

Judit Reigl, the painter who passed away two years ago, would have celebrated her 100th birthday in May this year. She is currently the most well-known and respected figure in contemporary Hungarian painting abroad. Her paintings today are in the collections of the world’s greatest museums, although her path
The guy who completely redefined the concept of contemporary art | Interview with Szabolcs Bozó
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The guy who completely redefined the concept of contemporary art | Interview with Szabolcs Bozó

He is only thirty years old and his paintings are already known throughout the art world. In the last two years, his work has been exhibited in cities such as Beijing, New York, Madrid, Miami, Paris, and Stockholm. Yet until now, few people in Hungary have heard of Szabolcs Bozó’
Dancing on eggshells | Maria Bartuszová in Tate Modern
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Dancing on eggshells | Maria Bartuszová in Tate Modern

The work of one of the best-known Slovak artists is on display at London’s legendary contemporary museum. London’s Tate Modern is one of the world’s most important contemporary art centers, so it’s a remarkable feat to have a solo exhibition in the institution. Although Maria Bartuszová
Shades of the grotesque—this is how a Dutch photographer saw Budapest in the ’80s
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Shades of the grotesque—this is how a Dutch photographer saw Budapest in the ’80s

Men clinging to window grates and crawling on sidewalks, broken cars and bent lampposts, twisted postures, and surreal situations. Photographs of the Dutch Hans van der Meer of Budapest in the 1980s, some of which have never been seen before, have now returned to the Hungarian capital. Hans van der
Vernacular approach in global branding—Nobu Hotel Warsaw’s design formula
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Vernacular approach in global branding—Nobu Hotel Warsaw’s design formula

When expanding global hotel chains, there are several major questions to consider: to what degree should the building reflect the specific qualities of the location? How consistent should the style be with the brand essence? Is there a way to show the guests the true character of the place without
“Capturing the world’s vibrations”—Our interview with the artist and the curator exhibiting at the Hungarian pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale
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“Capturing the world’s vibrations”—Our interview with the artist and the curator exhibiting at the Hungarian pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale

The professional duo of artist Zsófia Keresztes and curator Mónika Zsikla is energetic, friendly and very competent. With their exhibition titled “After Dreams: I Dare to Defy the Damage”, they became the first female artist-curator duo to attend and show in the Hungarian pavilion of Venice Biennale*. The statues covered
This is what a well-designed contemporary art space looks like
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This is what a well-designed contemporary art space looks like

Built in 1828, the historically listed Cukrarna has been a sugar refinery, tobacco factory, textile mill, military barracks, and homeless shelter, but the Ljubljana building has also been a temporary home to many Slovenian poets and writers throughout its history. Scapelab won the international competition to renovate this special space.
On the border of product design and contemporary art—Interview with Boldizar Senteski
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On the border of product design and contemporary art—Interview with Boldizar Senteski

Boldizsár Szenteczki completed both his bachelor’s and master’s product design studies at MOME, but his work turned far away from functional product design. We asked the creator, known for his reflective surfaces, who is currently commuting between Paris, New York and Budapest, about the fusion of art and
Major Takashi Murakami exhibition opens at The Broad with digital immersive spaces
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Major Takashi Murakami exhibition opens at The Broad with digital immersive spaces

Takashi Murakami’s expansive artistic universe is currently on display at The Broad in Los Angeles. The exhibition Takashi Murakami: Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow is the Japanese contemporary artist’s first solo show at The Broad, featuring 18 of his previous works and a new immersive digital
The fight against food waste with crotchet
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The fight against food waste with crotchet

A giant crocheted fried egg with a slice of bacon, a falling apart sandwich, a partially eaten ice cream and a glass of instant noodles. Swiss artist Sabina Speich draws attention to issues of food waste, junk food and the consumption patterns of a growing global population with her Crochet
What will we eat in 100 years? Artists and speculative designers on the food of the future
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What will we eat in 100 years? Artists and speculative designers on the food of the future

In 100 years, will there still be honey and coffee on Earth? Will Haribo Goldbears go extinct, will we still be able to make paprikás krumpli (paprika potatoes), if the climate change doesn’t slow down? What strategies do researchers of the future of food and diet use in order
Can it be anything other than marble? | Variations on a Monument
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Can it be anything other than marble? | Variations on a Monument

You can have an exciting artistic experience if you visit one of the squares of Szentháromság, Szervita, and Szentlélek in Budapest between April 29 and May 1. These squares of the capital are home to temporary works titled Variations on a Monument, which commemorate the victims of the coronavirus epidemic
We need to see these at the Venice Biennale! | From around the world
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We need to see these at the Venice Biennale! | From around the world

Preparations for one of the world’s most prestigious art events are coming to an end, as the finishing touches are being put on the 59th Venice Biennale. The magnificent exhibition venues, the Giardini, the Arsenale and downtown Venice, await visitors with a wealth of art projects and events. In
Art establishments’ reactions to the Russian-Ukrainian war
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Art establishments’ reactions to the Russian-Ukrainian war

Art galleries transformed into refuges, residency programs for refugees, racing against time to save digital archives—the operation of local art establishments has changed in a blink of an eye, just like Ukrainians’ everyday lives. Meanwhile, the international cultural scene is also changing and facing serious questions: how to provide
FELIX Budapest welcomes spring with the most promising Hungarian contemporary artists and a new chef
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FELIX Budapest welcomes spring with the most promising Hungarian contemporary artists and a new chef

Outstanding contemporary art and gastronomic experiences at one place—we checked out what FELIX Kitchen&Bar has in store for spring! A new exhibition in the AQVA room and a new chef in the restaurant: we can witness important changes in the life of FELIX Kitchen&Bar. The AQVA Room—
START MENU—The exhibition of a fictional game
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START MENU—The exhibition of a fictional game

The aesthetics of digital games popular in the 90s, like Snake, Minecraft or Tetris, have become deeply embedded in the visual culture of a generation who are now at the beginning of their career. In the exhibition by recent graduate, artist Martin Góth, both the paintings and the visitors become
MOME Campus enriched with space-specific installations
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MOME Campus enriched with space-specific installations

It is not unprecedented that both MOME students and the teachers themselves are active as artists. The institution fully supports the exploration of new frontiers, thus constantly inspiring the student community. Within the framework of the Foundation for Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design’s Patronage program, a tangible result
Art Basel launches new art fair in Paris
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Art Basel launches new art fair in Paris

When it comes to art, it’s worth turning your attention to Paris. This is where Art Basel gets its foothold by launching a new art fair in the glittering Grand Palais, home to the FIAC contemporary art fair for 47 years. After Switzerland, Miami Beach and Hong Kong, Art
It doesn’t matter if you were born after 89, the iron playgrounds still shape your identity | Interview with curator Tamás Don
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It doesn’t matter if you were born after 89, the iron playgrounds still shape your identity | Interview with curator Tamás Don

In the exhibition Borderline Case—which opened its doors to the public on 22 January—Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Slovak and Romanian artists born after 1989 explore the relationship with their own regional identities. What can the region do, after being conditioned to forget its own past in order to move
Renzo Piano turned the building of a Moscow power station into an art center
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Renzo Piano turned the building of a Moscow power station into an art center

One of the best-known high-tech architects, Renzo Piano, converted a former power station into a contemporary art center called GES-2 House of Culture for the V-A-C Foundation. The power station, designed by Vasili Bashkirov in 1907, originally powered the city’s tram system. The conversion of the building is the
An old slaughterhouse will be converted into a contemporary gallery in the Czech Republic
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An old slaughterhouse will be converted into a contemporary gallery in the Czech Republic

The Polish-based architectural firm KWK Promes has won the tender for converting the Ostrava slaughterhouse. The dilapidated building will house the PLATO contemporary art gallery. KWK Promes wants to mark the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the former slaughterhouse by incorporating new materials while maintaining the
IN SITU features the best of Hungarian contemporary art and design
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IN SITU features the best of Hungarian contemporary art and design

For the first weekend of December, Initio Fine Arts decorated a downtown apartment with art and design objects. The special selection is on display until 6 December. For Initio Fine Arts, it is important that the artworks are not only displayed on the walls of galleries and exhibition halls but
Dóra Maurer oeuvre record at Virág Judit Gallery's contemporary auction
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Dóra Maurer oeuvre record at Virág Judit Gallery's contemporary auction

Dóra Maurer’s installation “3 out of 5” sold for an oeuvre record prize of 31 million HUF at the Judit Virág Gallery’s auction of post-war and contemporary works. The results of the Virág Judit Gallery’s auction of post-war and contemporary works also confirm the worldwide trend that
The true weight of the cloud | Exhibition on the materiality of digital culture
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The true weight of the cloud | Exhibition on the materiality of digital culture

When the issues of sustainability and ecological crisis started to gain public attention, emotive images such as the straw stuck in the turtle’s head demystified the common belief that rubbish ceases to exist as soon as it is thrown away.  The impact of our material culture on the environment,
The deconstructive pop artist who blows up the cartoon characters of our childhood—interview with Matt Gondek
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The deconstructive pop artist who blows up the cartoon characters of our childhood—interview with Matt Gondek

Matt Gondek was born in the eighties, so it’s no surprise that his art is most influenced by the visual world of comics and punk culture. The exploding-headed Bugs Bunny and the gangster Donald Duck are the familiar strangers we all understand without a background in art, and Gondek
The high art of recycling | Interview with Krisztina Czika
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The high art of recycling | Interview with Krisztina Czika

How do everyday things in our world work, let’s say a toaster or a loudspeaker? What can we do with the unnecessary things like lint from the clothes dryer, hair clippings, or used wax that keeps being produced around us? How can waste be broken down into its components
Cyberspace in the physical space
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Cyberspace in the physical space

How does virtuality manifest itself in our lives? When will cyberspace become our prime living space? Or has it already happened? ENTER_the_FUNKY_JUNGLE explores the intertwining and interdependent, already and not yet completely disconnected boundaries of cyberspace and meatspace, or the real world and the online space through
Painting that evokes emotions—The wonderful world of Máté Orr
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Painting that evokes emotions—The wonderful world of Máté Orr

Once you’ve seen them, it’s hard to get his images out of your head. Sensitive still lifes and extraordinary animal portraits with a metaphysical edge. We are  introducing the captivating visual world of Máté Orr! Your exhibitions sell out at record speed, with collectors from home and abroad
Like walking through a kaleidoscope—Ólafur Elíasson’s latest work!
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Like walking through a kaleidoscope—Ólafur Elíasson’s latest work!

Ólafur Elíasson’s large-scale installations often confront us with nature-inspired elemental visions, and as a visitor, it is easy to become immersed in the atmosphere of the spaces he designs—this is no different with his latest work, presented in South Korea. The Danish-Icelandic artist’s new exhibition, The Living
This year’s winner of the Leopold Bloom Art Award: Eszter Szabó
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This year’s winner of the Leopold Bloom Art Award: Eszter Szabó

The Leopold Bloom Art Award, won this year by Eszter Szabó, was presented at the recently opened Q Contemporary, a private museum founded by Queenie Rosita Law on Andrassy Avenue. The exhibition of the finalists will be on display at Q Contemporary from 21 September to 14 November. The Leopold
Traces of memories compressed into collages— book by Rita Koszorús released
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Traces of memories compressed into collages— book by Rita Koszorús released

Artist Rita Koszorús created collages during her travels and residency programs, which were published in a book in August this year. The atmosphere, views, and memory traces of Paris, Berlin, Békéscsaba, or even Selmecbánya are compressed in abstract compositions. In her art practice, Rita Koszorús, a Hungarian artist from Slovakia,
Gödöllő’s Art Nouveau jewel box as interpreted by contemporary artists
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Gödöllő’s Art Nouveau jewel box as interpreted by contemporary artists

A gateway woven from gold cord, a rose window made of plants, a table set under the deciduous trees of the garden—in such and similar ways, contemporary artists reflect on the spiritual heritage of the former Art Nouveau art colony in Gödöllő. An oasis of peace in Gödöllő, if
New apartments have been added to the coolest place of the Balaton Uplands
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New apartments have been added to the coolest place of the Balaton Uplands

Last summer, we visited the owners of Közért Bar and Csemege Presszó, that is, the Káli Cool, Zsófi Faur and his partner, Pál Szilágyi, who are well-known from the Budapest art scene. Not long after the first anniversary of their opening, they are full of new ideas, energy and plans.
Stepping out of the traditional framework of exhibitions—Interview with curator Viola Lukács
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Stepping out of the traditional framework of exhibitions—Interview with curator Viola Lukács

She has travelled the world and since 2015 been working as a curator and a cultural organizer on the continent and beyond under the name violuk projects. We caught up with her among her artist friends in Szentbékkálla, at her exhibition Klara and the Sun which is open until 5
"I can achieve anything here" | Interview with David Kováts
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"I can achieve anything here" | Interview with David Kováts

Dávid Kováts, the co-founder of Budapest’s Dobossy Auction House, opened a gallery in London in December 2020, right in the middle of the coronavirus epidemic. The venue highlights contemporary Hungarian artists. Lili Farkas-Zentai talked to Dávid about the beginning, the artists he represents, the changes in the art market,
Success, glamor and huge hits | TOP 5
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Success, glamor and huge hits | TOP 5

Success, glamor, and recognition: for a painter, many times, life is not long enough to really become successful. Hard work, management, a lot of time and energy invested from both the creator’s and the gallery’s or auction site’s side. There’s not even an instant recipe for
Nature took over in the Swiss exhibition space | Ólafur Elíasson
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Nature took over in the Swiss exhibition space | Ólafur Elíasson

The gallery of the Beyeler Foundation in Riehen has been flooded for the Icelandic artist Ólafur Elíasson’s new exhibition, Life. Ólafur Elíasson’s previous, nature-inspired installations and projects investigated the relationship between culture and environment, with creations becoming known for their monumentality and their atmospheric power. His newest work,
Special museums in Eastern Europe | TOP 5
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Special museums in Eastern Europe | TOP 5

We usually imagine a visit to a museum as a time travel between many, many artifacts, but nowadays there are more and more unusual, interactive, unique themed exhibitions that are much more fun than you might think at first. In our selection today, we present museums in which a tour
Ludwig Museum announced as Museum of the Year
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Ludwig Museum announced as Museum of the Year

Ludwig Museum celebrating the 30th anniversary of its foundation last year has won the Museum of the Year Award in 2020. It is the first time that the award established by Pulszky Society, the professional organization of museums was awarded to an institution purely focusing on contemporary art. Ludwig Museum
Ancient cistern transformed into a contemporary museum
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Ancient cistern transformed into a contemporary museum

One of the largest ancient Roman water reservoirs is located in Naples – and is now redesigned by a Hong Kong-based architecture studio as an impressive contemporary museum. Piscina Mirabilis, one of the largest ancient cisterns, built by Emperor Augustus in the 1st century AD, stretches under Naples on 1450 square
The coolest spot of Balaton Uplands opens soon | Káli Cool Közért bar
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The coolest spot of Balaton Uplands opens soon | Káli Cool Közért bar

Now it won’t only be the popular Liliomkert market that makes Káptalantóti worthy of a visit: Közért bár and Csemege presszó, aka Káli Cool Közért bar opens its doors this Saturday. The meeting of contemporary artworks, retro furniture, artisan beer and local wines within the walls of the former
art + design  |  Zsófi Barabás
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art + design | Zsófi Barabás

Visual arts are the eternal source of inspiration for design. The two fields can subsist separately, too, but why would we ever separate them if they complement each other so well? We would rather further boost the connection and from now on, we will choose an art exhibition currently available
art + design | Dobossy Auctions
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art + design | Dobossy Auctions

Visual arts are the eternal source of inspiration for design. The two fields can subsist separately, too, but why would we ever separate them if they complement each other so well? We would rather further boost the connection and from now on, we will choose an art exhibition that will
#stayhomecreative | Show your outfit!
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#stayhomecreative | Show your outfit!

The epidemic has not only changed our daily routines, it also bears a significant effect on how we dress. And the best outfits within the four walls? Pink fur coat, crown, bathing suit, panties or gowns, sometimes spiced up with a white shirt. We never thought comfortable attire could be
Inhale deeper: OFF Biennial is postponed due to the pandemic
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Inhale deeper: OFF Biennial is postponed due to the pandemic

The art and design festivals and fairs of the world are postponed one by one owing to the exponentially growing coronavirus epidemic. Unfortunately OFF-Biennial Budapest [https://offbiennale.hu/] planned to be hosted between April 24 and May 31 shares this fate, too. > It’s only been a month since we
The Wall of Sound | panGenerator
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The Wall of Sound | panGenerator

The Wall of Sound, the public installation of the panGenerator [https://pangenerator.com/] collective in Warsaw only needs a single sound to write our customized electronic tone. Public installation, participatory art and electronic music – the project of panGenerator [https://pangenerator.com/] art collective in Warsaw titled The Wall of Sound
TOBE Gallery X Easy Wine | Budapest
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TOBE Gallery X Easy Wine | Budapest

At Easy Wine bar opened in Hold utca, one can get closer not only to wines, but to contemporary art, too. In addition to innovative wine tasting and fusion bistro kitchen, Easy Wine [https://www.facebook.com/EasyWineBudapest] also incorporates contemporary art into its profile. In collaboration with TOBE Gallery
INHALE! | OFF-Biennial 2020
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INHALE! | OFF-Biennial 2020

The OFF-Biennial is halfway through to reaching age of maturity – it has been five years since the first issue started and according to certain opinions, in the case of biennials, it takes 10 years for the event to truly find itself. In relation to this year’s program, the organizers
Ludwig Museum 2020
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Ludwig Museum 2020

Art, science, community – these three keywords determine the program of Ludwig Museum in 2020 in Budapest. One concept receives even greater emphasis: networks. Ludwig Museum [https://www.ludwigmuseum.hu] in Budapest had a successful year: their 8 temporary exhibitions attracted a total of 106 thousand visitors. While the past year