This time, MűvészetMalom becomes a venue for live discourse. László Gerő’s donation, which significantly enriches the museum’s collection, showcases the Ferenczy Museum Center’s initiative and its developing collection strategy. The works included in the donation, Tibor Hajas’ Makó portfolio and the graphic sheets and photographs of the Vienna Actionists, provide an opportunity for art forms rich in interpersonal experiences and points of connection to appear in a broader thematic selection at the Art Mill and launch a series of exhibitions.
The exhibition seeks to explore the diverse artistic attitudes that intersect across parallel and often great geographical distances, and examines the criteria for expanding the collection with radical, photo- or documentation-based works that once operated on the fringes of the institutional system.
Although the list of artists is very rich — Günter Brus, Hermann Nitsch, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Marina Abramović, Orshi Drozdik, Katalin Ladik, Zsuzsi Ujj, Marcel Dzama, AES+F, Mara Mattuschka, Chris Haring, Katalin Ladik, Selma Selman, Szilvia Bolla, Gideon Horváth; the artists of the Lajos Vajda Studio associated with the Gerő collection, István ef Zámbó, László fe Lugossy, Steve Balogh, and others preserved in the FMC; — the exhibition is not a historical exhibition, but rather seeks to create a living connection between performative works and contemporary art and to engage in dialogue with its viewers.
It raises questions that are still relevant today: What can art say about the world today? Where is the boundary between art and life? The latest trends in the Hungarian scene, offering both an international perspective and local alternatives, can be seen in Szentendre, where performance and action art are experiencing a revival, along with the development of alternative music genres.
Hajnal Németh’s Break Dance Break, a repetitive, improvisational performance that randomly combines text, movement, and sound, opens the new exhibition at MűvészetMalom.