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DutchCulture organises Country Focus: Hungary, which gives insight into the dynamics of the contemporary Hungarian cultural scene.Go to our website for more information and to sign up for the event.
https://dutchculture.nl/en/events/country-focus-hungary
Shortly after Viktor Orbán and his FIDESZ party won a fourth consecutive term in office, DutchCulture is organising a country focus programme on Hungary. Our aim is to give insight into the dynamics of the contemporary Hungarian cultural scene. There are the prevailing power structures and political agendas on the one hand, and inspiring cultural practices, professional achievements and underground initiatives on the other. We ask: how does the current situation affect the international art community, especially artists and cultural workers aspiring to work in Hungary?
In recent years, authoritarianism and populism have infiltrated governments across Central and Eastern Europe. We are witnessing a dismantling of democracy and an undermining of the rights and liberties of individuals. But how is this happening, exactly? What are the consequences for the local cultural scenes? And what opportunities do open up in such a complex situation?
Programme
In his keynote address, art critic Gergely Nagy will sketch the political, legislative and bureaucratic processes that have shaped the cultural sector in the past few years. He will also describe how the cultural scene has responded to these rapid changes. After that we welcome Eszter Lazar, curator at the OFF-Biennale Budapest, the biggest grass-roots cultural event in Hungary which is also contributing to the documenta fifteen event in Kassel, Germany. Independent Dutch-Hungarian curator Claudia Kussel will share her experiences in working with and between the two cultures. In the last part of the programme, three Budapest-based, highly active and socially engaged archives – Artpool, Fortepan and Open Society Archives (OSA) – will present their work. What challenges do they face, and what are their aims and dreams? How do the political structures influence their work and how do they find their way in the current cultural climate? And how do authoritarian and populist tendencies affect the archival world? The programme ends with a panel discussion.
Speakers
- Gergely Nagy (journalist, author & editor-in-chief A mű)
- Eszter Lázár (university lecturer & curator at the OFF-Biennale Budapest)
- Claudia Küssel (independent Dutch-Hungarian curator)
- Emese Kürti (Artpool Art Research Center)
- Márk László-Herbert (Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives at Central European University)
- András Török (manager of Fortepan)
Practical information
Date: Thursday, 9 June 2022
Time: 15.00 – 16.30, followed by a networking opportunity
Location: Goethe-Institut, Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Language: English
Photo: #FreeSZFE student protest in Budapest, 2020 by Gabriella Csoszo/FreeDoc via Flickr
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Herengracht 470, 1017 CA Amsterdam, Nederland, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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