Category Archives: free artists

Cultural Coup: The State of the Arts in Hungary 2013

Posted on May 12, 2013 by ellenpolus

Adéle Eisenstein I am writing this text at the last minute before going to press. Just as I am curating a show abroad* – and waiting for the last minute in deciding the precise content of some of the new … Continue reading →

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Nationalism is stifling culture

Posted on May 11, 2013 by ellenpolus

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s right-wing government is crushing artistic freedom in Hungary, according to renowned orchestral  conductor Ádám Fischer and other leading figures of Central European cultural life. The art of politics “It is practically written into the new Hungarian … Continue reading →

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United for Contemporary Art: Enough is enough! (press release)

Posted on May 11, 2013 by ellenpolus

Enough is enough! Ludwig Museum Budapest, 10 May 2013, 1 pm From this day on, United for Contemporary Art keeps the building of the Ludwig Museum open 24 hours a day. We are present, and we will work here, hold … Continue reading →

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Press Release – United for Contemporary Art (UCA) – May 9, 2013

Posted on May 9, 2013 by ludwigstairs

PRESS RELEASE 9th May 2013 United for Contemporary Art We demand complete transparency in the running and adjudication of professional competitions in the art world! The lack of transparency and culture of secrecy surrounding the current competition for the post … Continue reading →

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reboot.fm: Ungern in Ungarn – Sugár & KissPál

Posted on March 25, 2013 by ellenpolus

János Sugár & Szabolcs KissPál in discussion with Diana McCarty on the current state of affairs in Hungary. The discussion spans more than 20 years of political change and cultural policies and took place during the Former West series of … Continue reading →

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Darth Vader defends ’right-wing takeover’ of Hungarian art

Posted on March 25, 2013 by ellenpolus

What happens when the authorities fail the citizens? In Hungary, artists have taken matters into their own hands and unwittingly created a new contemporary art movement through the space reserved for protests outside of the city’s disputed contemporary art centre Hungarian … Continue reading →

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Protests Afoot in Budapest

Posted on March 11, 2013 by ellenpolus

There is no alternative: The future is self-organised As workers in the cultural field we offer the following contribution to the debate on the impact of neoliberalism on institutional relations: • Cultural and educational institutions as they appear today are … Continue reading →

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