Category Archives: EN

Még mennyi fasizmus? – Jonas Staal előadása / How much fascism? – lecture by Jonas Staal

Posted on May 31, 2014 by ellenpolus

Jonas Staal gigaprojektjeiben a művészet és a politika összetett viszonyát elemzi, és olyan következtetéseket von le, melyek új fénytörésbe helyezik a demokrácia, az ideológia és a propaganda fogalmait. A rotterdami képzőművész május 23-án Budapestre látogatott, hogy arról beszéljen, miként érhetőek tetten a … Continue reading →

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The Need for Practice – Tranzit SK

Posted on May 31, 2014 by ellenpolus

23/05/–22/06/2014 Chto Delat? ex artists’ collective h.arta Jana Kapelová Opustená (re)kreácia / Abandoned (re)creation P.O.L.E. Jonas Staal Szabad Művészek / Free Artists Verejný podstavec / Public Pedestal Curated by Judit Angel We are living in a prolonged period of economic, … Continue reading →

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Hungary growing apart from Europe, says Habermas

Posted on May 30, 2014 by ellenpolus

Hungary, a country which started the dismantling of the Iron Curtain in 1989, is now further away from Europe than it was before, German philosopher and sociologist Juergen Habermas said in a lecture at Budapest’s ELTE university on Thursday. Habermas … Continue reading →

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Artist Szabolcs KissPál in conversation with art critic Edit András

Posted on May 29, 2014 by ellenpolus

Szabolcs KissPál: After 1989, in most of the post-state  socialist countries of the region—Romania, Slovakia, and Poland—a considerable amount of artistic practice reflected on the past and the period of transition both from social and historical points of view. What … Continue reading →

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Exploring contemporary art institutions in Hungary

Posted on May 29, 2014 by ellenpolus

An essay on Hungarian cultural and political life by Mike Ainsworth (University of Leeds) Read the Essay

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Time to act and counteract the alarming rise of far-right and neo-Nazi parties in the European Parliament

Posted on May 27, 2014 by ellenpolus

It’s time to act and counteract the alarming rise of far-right and neo-Nazi parties in the European Parliament. “Minority rights, such as those of Roma, are currently at risk in many countries. At the EU level, this could entail heavy … Continue reading →

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Protesters Stage Intervention at Guggenheim’s Futurist Exhibition

Posted on May 25, 2014 by ellenpolus

Last night’s protest action at New York’s Guggenheim Museum by the Gulf Ultra Luxury Faction (G.U.L.F.) is the group’s fourth intervention and the latest to raise awareness about the labor conditions on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates. The group … Continue reading →

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