Meeting with József Szolnoki
I met with fine artist József Szolnoki last Monday evening to discuss some of his works that deal with history and cultural identity, which as it happens, includes probably all … Continue reading
Meeting with Zsolt Keserue
I met with Zsolt Keserue over an outdoor coffee (finally enjoying the warm Spring weather) here in Budapest. Keserue is a documentary filmmaker and fine artist. I was particularly interested … Continue reading
Meeting with Gergely László
When I was in Berlin in March, I met with Hungarian artist Gergely László, who moved there last fall. László’s project on Yad Hanna, a kibbutz in Israel founded by … Continue reading
Studio Visit with Csaba Nemes
Last Friday morning April 5, I headed over Csaba Nemes’s Budapest studio after meeting the artist the week before at a lecture at the Ludwig Museum. However, even before then, … Continue reading
Studio Visit with Kamen Stoyanov
On a visit to Vienna, I had the chance to meet with Kamen Stoyanov, a Bulgarian artist who lives there. I originally met the artist in Budapest where he had … Continue reading
Studio Visit with Andreas Fogarasi
On February 21, I stepped out into the clean streets of Vienna on a cold morning, and got only slightly lost before being welcomed into Andreas Fogarasi’s studio. Bright, light, … Continue reading
Meeting with Szabolcs KissPál
I had trouble catching up with Szabolcs KissPál because he was very busy in December with the Free Artists (Szabad Művészek) protests against the recent political changes to the cultural scene. … Continue reading
Meeting with Tamas Dezso
Last Friday, December 14, I met with photographer Tamas Dezso at Mai Mano’s coffee house. Mai Mano is an old Art Nouveau building that now exhibits photography and houses a turn-of-the-century, open … Continue reading
Meeting with Istvan Csákány
The exhibition The Other Half of the Sky at the Ludwig Museum features selections from the museum’s collection as well as the loan of Ghost Keeping by Istvan Csákány. Ghost Keeping was … Continue reading
Studio Visit with Tibor Horváth
After another email introduction courtesy of ACAX, I arranged to meet with conceptual artist Tibor Horváth at his studio in north Buda yesterday, December 5. Borsos Lőrinc had recommended I … Continue reading
Context & Identity in Contemporary Hungarian Art 