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From metal sculptures to activist photos
The contemporary art collection of the K-ARTS Foundation

Gábor Ébli
As the activities of the KÉSZ Group become increasingly international, the art programme and the collection can be positioned in an increasingly international manner. This was exemplified by their latest exhibition in the spring of 2024 at the Liszt Institute in Helsinki, which was preceded by the participation of several Scandinavian artists in the 2023 summer creative camp.

Sinners
An Interview with Karol Radziszewski and Gyula Muskovics

Márk Rékai
In this interview by Márk Rékai, Karol Radziszewski and Gyula Muskovics reflect on the exhibition titled Sinners, their research process and the upcoming Budapest issue of DIK Fagazine, which is closely connected to the exhibition and will launch on November 28 at the Trafó House of Contemporary Arts.

Liberté × Amour
An Interview With Aurola Győrfy and Márk Rékai

Oli Horváth
We didn’t create an auditorium in a traditional sense, and this allowed the space to turn into an open, fluid ritual, where anyone could enter or leave at any time. This approach allows participation to be based on active consensus – not coercion, but choice. The viewer’s freedom to decide from which position to watch or “do” cannot be controlled by the curator or the performer.

Triple Anniversary of an Artist-Run Space, Patronage Program and Residency
Contemporary Art from the Petro–de Chalendar Collection

Gábor Ébli
The common denominator of the Collection’s segments is art patronage. International specialist Kinga Petro and composer, music director Philippe de Chalendar do not merely collect artworks; they collaborate with artists, support their international mobility, and foster the creation of new pieces. Their role as patrons is rewarded through the Collection itself.

Reduced to the Essentials
Interview with Silvia Bächli

Bence Kala
A jumble of too many ideas on one sheet is also thrown away — it lacks clarity. And sheets that know too much are thrown away. Good drawings are plain, simple, and reduced to the essentials; they have breadth.

Velvet Dreams
Botond Keresztesi's Solo Show

Péter Bencze
These ethereal compositions offer profound insights into the cosmic tapestry, guiding viewers on a transcendent odyssey from the earthly realm to alien-inhabited spheres. At the heart of Keresztesi’s narrative lies the seamless integration of contemporary motifs with echoes of art history.

Undermining the Music of the Spheres
An Interview with Robert Roest

Patrick Tayler
„To avoid everything happening at once in an all-encompassing, divine blend of dark, immaterial mud and half- or non-sensible, primal chaos over which fleeting, elusive spirits float, I have to fracture and light up a safety match —called lucifer in Dutch— and do one thing at a time!” – Robert Roest

Scanning the Unknown
An Interview with Róbert Batykó

Patrick Tayler
Batykó carefully calibrates the extent to which he unleashes his painterly toolkit, level and mode of articulation. In the following interview, we discussed this exact vein of visual engineering. We touched upon the artist’s latest exhibitions, current preoccupations and how the last one-and-a-half decade has informed his cutting-edge experiments.

Widescreen Extravaganza
Ákos Ezer: "At least we had fun today..."

Patrick Tayler
In these monumental, museum-scale compositions, Ákos Ezer switches into berserk mode. The “director’s cut” provides additional side narratives, extras, and goodies. It is rewarding to invest the extra “leg work” into exploring these two- or three-piece mega constructions.