Reality as a readymade
“[r]eality as a readymade is both entertaining and thought-provoking; the display, which visitors are invited to discover on a predetermined route, presents in chronological order the stages/works of art that … Continue reading
Archive as a Quality
“By placing the films in a museum/exhibition context, archive as a quality take on a new role, the relationship between documentaristic and artistic modes are altered, and the works’ site-specific … Continue reading
Uncovering Layers
“…the main emphasis in not on the accentuation of authenticity, on the possible contradictions, the comparability of individual facts or even the representation of change and transformation; it is on … Continue reading
Transforms Documents into Monuments
“…history, in its traditional form, undertook to ‘memorise’ the monuments of the past, transform them into documents, and lend speech to those traces which, in themselves, are often not verbal, or which say in … Continue reading
No art without consequences
“The subject of my work is the language of politics, i.e. its reflection of everyday life. […] The question is how to manipulate that which manipulates you so obviously, so … Continue reading
Utopias and fictions in architecture
“Architecture can say a lot about the reality – but also about the utopias – of a society. What stood out for me about these cultural centres was that these … Continue reading
Negotiation of Public Space
“Established in the 18th century as an alternative to the secret processes of feudal hegemony and the formation of power, public space means both a specific place and the social … Continue reading
Branding the State, as far back as the 1930s
“The conversion of quarters into entertainment modules of a differentiated urban adventure zone cannot be overlooked. Indeed the discussion of the future of cities in recent years has revolved primarily … Continue reading
Context and ADD
“Maybe the single most important thing that changed in Eastern and Central European art after the fall of Communism is that contemporary art became less context-bound. Previously there was a … Continue reading
Uncertainty about whether the past really is past
“Appeals to the past are among the commonest of strategies in interpretations of the past. What animates such appeals is not only the disagreement about what happened in the past … Continue reading
Context & Identity in Contemporary Hungarian Art 