Essl Art Award CEE 2013

From the more than 500 applications, the jury, consisting of experts from the participating countries and Austria, shortlisted 10 nominees per country whose work will now be presented in the “Nominees’ Exhibitions” scheduled for May 2013 in all participating countries.

On the opening night, two artists in each country will receive the ESSL ART AWARD CEE. In addition, one of the two will be offered a VIG Special Invitation.

The works of the young artists presented in the context of the ESSL ART AWARD CEE in the Nominees’ Exhibitions raise a number of topical questions: What are the current developments at art universities? What social, societal, political and economic issues are important to young artists? Are they motivated by ecological concerns and the gender discourse? Is there a focus on particular media, and does painting still hold significance for the young generation?

The works on show cover a wide range of media, including drawing, painting, installations, photography and new media.

The nominees for the Hungarian ESSL ART AWARD CEE are Bence Bálint, Kitti Gosztola, Olga Kocsi, Kund Kopacz, Gábor Kristóf, Bettina Nem, Máté Pacsika, Dóra Pelczer and Kata Száraz, Dia Zékány.