Category Archives: EN

Exodus from Viktor Orbán’s Hungary

Posted on October 23, 2013 by ellenpolus

It was sometime in May that a research institute attached to the Central Statistical Office (KSH) working on a project sponsored by the European Union came to the conclusion that at least 230,000 Hungarians live outside of the country. Since … Continue reading →

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Opera Fights Hungary’s Rising Anti-Semitism

Posted on October 21, 2013 by ellenpolus

Ivan Fischer conducting his “Red Heifer” in Budapest. (Photo: Marco Borggreve) BUDAPEST — Ivan Fischer is best known as a first-class conductor whose Budapest Festival Orchestra has entranced audiences worldwide. Last week, Mr. Fischer took on a new role — … Continue reading →

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Anti-austerity protest rips through Rome

Posted on October 20, 2013 by ellenpolus

Thousands of people marched through Rome, Italy in an anti-austerity protest on October 19, 2013. Protesters in Rome threw eggs and firecrackers at the Finance Ministry during a march against cuts to welfare programs and a shortage in low-income housing. … Continue reading →

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Police out in force and France on riot alert as thousands protest against immigration policies

Posted on October 20, 2013 by ellenpolus

Riot police were out on the streets in force in major cities across France today as thousands took to the streets to protest against the country’s hardline immigration policies. It follows a number of violent incidents in Paris on Thursday … Continue reading →

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Respect: András Gál

Posted on October 19, 2013 by ellenpolus

To H. E. Gajus Scheltema Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Hungary Your Excellency, Dear Curator Koos van Duinen, Dear Artist Friends from the Netherlands, I must cancel my participation at Silence, a group exhibition of Dutch and … Continue reading →

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Statement of the professional crew of Műcsarnok / Kunsthalle Budapest concerning the occurence of the change in the ownership of the Institution

Posted on October 17, 2013 by ellenpolus

The undersigned fellow-workers of Műcsarnok do not agree with the transmission of the building of Kunsthalle Budapest to the Hungarian Academy of Arts on the 1st of January, 2014. Furthermore they are regarding as disquieting that there was no professional … Continue reading →

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Riszpekt: IN

Posted on October 15, 2013 by ellenpolus

“It is not true, that the MMA is taking over the Kunsthalle, the state simply wants to give estates to this organization.” László L. Simon, former Minister of State for Culture, Fidesz, Hungarian Parlament (photó: András Gál)  

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