Category Archives: occupy LUMU – international

Komunitní experiment

Posted on May 22, 2013 by ellenpolus

Rozšířený rozhovor s Dórou Hegyi o okupaci Ludwig Múzea v Budapešti Od 9. května okupují umělci a teoretici schody Ludwig Múzea v Budapešti. Protestují tak proti netransparentnímu výběrovému řízení na místo ředitele, ale také ztrátě autonomie kultury v Maďarsku. O průběhu akce jsme si povídali s ředitelkou maďarské … Continue reading →

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SOLIDARITY SHOUT OUT to our friends in Hungary

Posted on May 22, 2013 by ellenpolus

We would like to send another huge SOLIDARITY SHOUT OUT to our friends in Hungary. Today, the occupiers at the Museum Ludwig in Budapest, have decided to leave the building. They proceeded to continue the protest in front of the … Continue reading →

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Kunstnachhilfe für Kunstexperten

Posted on May 22, 2013 by ellenpolus

Seit vorletztem Donnerstag besetzen Aktivisten des Bündnisses „Összefogás a kortárs mûvészetért“ („Zusammenschluss für die Zeitgenössische Kunst“) das neben dem Kunstpalast (Müpa) liegende Ludwig Múzeum. Die Protestaktion richtet sich gegen das intransparente Besetzungsver­fahren des Direktorenpostens des Museums, über das ein vom … Continue reading →

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Enough is enough! (Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary)

Posted on May 20, 2013 by ellenpolus

More than 30 artists occupied the Ludwig Museum on Thursday, May 9th 2013, to demand complete transparency in the selection process for a new director and the institution’s autonomy from right-wing ruling party Fidesz. The Ludwig’s current director, Barnabás Bencsik, endorsed … Continue reading →

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Activists occupy Budapest’s Ludwig Museum

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ellenpolus

Around 30 activists from the group “United for Contemporary Art” have been occupying the entrance hall of Budapest’s Ludwig Museum in the Palace of the Arts since last week. The protest, which is still ongoing, is directed at the “lack … Continue reading →

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Statement and Press Release of United for Contemporary Art – May 16, 2013

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ludwigstairs

United for Contemporary Art sent a letter to Walter Queins, representative of the Ludwig Foundation, arriving to Budapest on 16 May 2013, asking him for a meeting. Walter Queins arrived to Budapest due to the competition for the post of … Continue reading →

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Ludwigstaircase, Budapest

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ellenpolus

: Janos Sugar <sj@c3.hu> : [spectre] Ludwigstaircase, Budapest More than 30 artists occupied the Ludwig Museum on Thursday, May 9th 2013, to demand complete transparency in the selection process for a new director and the institution’s autonomy from right-wing ruling … Continue reading →

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