Category Archives: EN

Hungary is becoming the biggest reason why we may have to leave the EU

Posted on April 8, 2014 by ellenpolus

Revanchist nationalists of different stripes have just won 65pc of the vote in post-democratic Hungary. The mystical Jew-baiting Jobbik party increased its share to 20pc, so no doubt we will see more of its Magyar Garda rallies and Arrow Cross … Continue reading →

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A Village Stadium Is a Symbol of Power for Hungary’s Premier

Posted on April 4, 2014 by ellenpolus

By DANNY HAKIM A new soccer stadium in Felcsut, Hungary, is convenient for Viktor Orban, the prime minister: The house at right is his. Credit Akos Stiller for The New York Times FELCSUT, Hungary — Something strange is going on … Continue reading →

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Protestors Take Over the Guggenheim With Giant Projections

Posted on March 25, 2014 by ellenpolus

Last night, for a full forty minutes, the Guggenheim Museum was covered with projections of “1%”, illustrations of debt spirals, and dollar bills. The work of Occupy Museums, the OWS Illuminator, and G.U.L.F. (Gulf Ultra Luxury Faction), the projections were intended to draw attention … Continue reading →

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Raining Money – on the opening festivities of the MMA HQ (the Pesti Vigadó)

Posted on March 17, 2014 by ellenpolus

On 14 March 2014, on the occasion of the grand re-opening of the restored/renovated/expanded Pesti Vigadó, a group of civil citizens protested with an intervention against the handover of the institution to the MMA (Hungarian Academy of Arts). The intervention … Continue reading →

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Chto Delat withdraws from Manifesta 10 (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Posted on March 15, 2014 by ellenpolus

It is time to break the silence! via Chto Delat? events and around //EN In solidarity with the Peace March in Moscow today Chto Delat announces its decision to withdraw from Manifesta 10On March 11th, Manifesta Foundation responded to recent calls for boycotts, cancelation and … Continue reading →

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Sydney Biennale chairman quits over company’s links to detention centres

Posted on March 7, 2014 by ellenpolus

Luca Belgiorno-Nettis. Photograph: Transfield The chairman of the Sydney Biennale and of its major sponsor Transfield Holdings, Luca Belgiorno-Nettis, has resigned his position with the festival. Organisers have announced that they will cut all ties with Transfield Holdings and with … Continue reading →

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NEM LESZÜNK SZOLGÁK! / WE REFUSE TO BE SERVANTS!

Posted on March 6, 2014 by ellenpolus

NEM LESZÜNK SZOLGÁK! Most szombaton, március 8-án, Budapesten hangos feminista menettel ünnepeljük a nemzetközi nőnapot. Négykor kezdünk, a Corvin-negyedtől sétálunk át a belvároson a Klauzál térre, miközben fazekakat és serpenyőket ütve keltünk hangzavart, hogy végre megtörjük a nők élet- és … Continue reading →

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