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Series of talks and exhibitions 2024/2025

László Százados, Gyula Várnai and Eike Berg

In the framework of the project From Halle to Hungary and back in 40 years

26 July 2024, Friday 7 pm
László Százados in conversation with Gyula Várnai and Eike Berg
in Hungarian with German translation - participation after prior registration

27-28 July 2024, Sat-Sun 11 am - 6 pm
Exhibition with art works by Gyula Várnai and Eike Berg
Visit by appointment

Gyula Várnai and Eike Berg met on the occasion of a joint exhibition at the Stúdió Gallery in Budapest in 1993. Since then, they have been in close contact and have carried out numerous joint projects. Várnai represented Hungary at the Venice Biennale in 2017. In their work, both artists deal with the interface between technology, science, art and perception.

The art historian László Százados has been working at the Hungarian National Gallery since 1988 and has since made a name for himself as a curator of numerous exhibitions. The focus of the joint discussion will be a look back at the development of the Hungarian art scene after the fall of communism in the 1990s, the artistic positions and the significance of media art today.

 

László Százados

born in 1962 in Budapest, lives and works in Budapest

Art historian László Százados studied art history and history at ELTE, Budapest (1980–1986). He has worked at the Hungarian National Gallery since 1988, where he was chief museologist of the Contemporary Collection until 2020 and has been chief museologist of the KEMKI Archive and Documentation Center (ADK) since 2021. He has been editor of the contemporary art magazine Balkon since 1997 and a member of the Hungarian Section of AICA since 1999. He has organized and contributed to a number of permanent and temporary exhibitions, and worked on the exhibitions’ accompanying publications. His fields of research include contemporary Hungarian art and its institutional history in the second half of the twentieth century.
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Gyula Várnai

born 1956 in Kazincbarcika, lives and works in Dunaújváros (both Hungary). www.varnaigyula.hu
www.varnaigyula.hu

Gyula Várnai’s influential practice is associated with a group of Hungarian neoconceptual artists who came to prominence in the 1990s. Known widely for his large scale installations, Várnai’s interest in mathematics and physics informs much of his practice. Várnai’s works navigate along the fine line between the artistic and the quotidian, using everyday materials to create striking assemblages. His work has been shown widely in exhibitions across Europe and the United States. Várnai represented Hungary at the Venice Biennale in 2017. Recent solo and group exhibitions have been held in Budapest, Paris, Istanbul, and Cologne.
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Eike Berg

born 1966 in Halle/Saale, lives in Freising near Munich
eike.qxd8.com

At the core of Eike Berg’s works is the question of the organization and nature of human knowledge and perception. His works navigate around these semantic centers with varying conceptual approaches and different genres, including video, installation, photography, computer art, and light art. His works share a focus on the element of change, usually examining on notions of the borderline or transgressions of borders: space and time, reality and abstraction.
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Many thanks for the kind support

Collegium Hungaricum Berlin | culture.hu/de/berlin
Werkleitz | werkleitz.de
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