Monthly Archives: August 2013

Context and Identity in Contemporary Hungarian Art

Posted on August 12, 2013 by ellenpolus

a Prezi – presentation by Linnea West Context & Identity in Contemporary Hungarian Art Reimagining the near past and constructing local identities What is the legacy of critical, socially engaged unofficial art of the Communist period in a newly democratic … Continue reading →

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Bezárt az Ernst Múzeum

Posted on August 12, 2013 by ellenpolus

Hogy művészeti és történelmi magángyűjteménye mindenki számára elérhetővé váljon, a budapesti társasági élet közismert alakja, Ernst Lajos 1912-ben megalapította az Ernst Múzeumot. A Nagymező utcai intézmény a kortárs magyar képző- és iparművészet egyik legjelentősebb kiállítóhelyévé vált, önállóan, összevonva, majd átalakítva … Continue reading →

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Capa-központ nyílik ősszel az Ernstben

Posted on August 12, 2013 by ellenpolus

Az állam nem gondoskodott a kiállítóhely pótlásáról. A Szabad Művészek csoport – akik Fekete György Magyar Művészeti Akadémiája, vagy a Ludwig Múzeum botrányos pályázata kapcsán hallatták hangjukat – ismét petíciót tett közzé, melyben Capa nevében követelik, hogy “a kormányzat a … Continue reading →

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Vona v Hungary: Freedom of association and assembly can be restricted to protect Minority Rights

Posted on August 7, 2013 by ellenpolus

This guest post was written by Judit Geller and Dezideriu Gergely, European Roma Rights Centre. In the case of Vona v Hungary, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) openly stood up against racism and hatred when it ruled that … Continue reading →

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Amnesty International: Hungary must protect Roma, minority groups

Posted on August 7, 2013 by ellenpolus

UDAPEST, Hungary, Aug. 6 (UPI) — Hungary must do more to protect minority groups, said Amnesty International Tuesday after four people were convicted in the deaths of six Roma. A Budapest court handed down life sentences in prison for Zsolt … Continue reading →

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Hungary: Roma killers imprisoned for life

Posted on August 7, 2013 by ellenpolus

A HUNGARIAN court has handed down life sentences to three far-right gang members convicted of murdering six gypsies, including the gunning down of a father and his four-year-old son as they fled their burning home. Another member of the neo-Nazi … Continue reading →

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Guardian: Hungary’s culture is being crushed or co-opted

Posted on August 6, 2013 by ellenpolus

The UK has culture skirmishes; Hungary has culture wars. In a country where party politics has always sought to control the cultural field, the aim of such war is to wipe out, or at least quarantine, the opposition, its ideology, … Continue reading →

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