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Budapest Art Fair 2009 ~ To Be Special, Provoking, Educational and Entertaining |
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| Written by Magyar Turizmus |
| Thursday, 29 October 2009 01:39 |
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Over the years the exhibition introduced under the name of Antique Interior in the Ethnographic Museum 16 years ago has undergone spectacular changes. The exhibition was launched simultaneously with the rebirth of the Hungarian art treasure market. Due to the huge interest both on the side of the trade and the public, the exhibition had to be moved to a new site as early as three years after its launch. In 1997, the 4th Antique Interior exhibition of antiquities was organized in the Art Hall. Since the number of the exhibitors rose to its double and the supply was becoming more and more rich, also the number of visitors grew significantly and reached 10,000 at that time. Soga Auction House, the first foreign gallery from Bratislava showed its works of art in 2001 for the first time, followed by two galleries from Paris in 2005. With the market dynamically developing, the exhibition became more and more attractive on the international market, too. Due to increasing interest, in 2007 three famous French galleries – Galerie la Minotaure exhibiting both antique and contemporary works, Galerie Pascal and Galerie Vallois - also introduced themselves in addition to Komart Gallery from Bratislava and Gilden’s Art Gallery present both in London and Tel-Aviv. The art fair reacted to market changes as well – due to the increasing demand for contemporary works, the Plug contemporary art fair was introduced as an independent exhibition in the tent beside the Art Hall, as a co-event of Antique Interior in 2005. Following the world trend, in 2007 the exhibition was renewed in terms of both its name and profile still extending to traditional values, which is well reflected by its motto of “Fresh, colorful, multicultural” – in addition to the rich domestic and international supply of the exhibition the assortment was increased also through several events representing different arts. At the exhibition, being the most significant forum of art-dealers and art collectors since its launch 16 years ago and recently recognized by foreign art portals and professional forums as well, you can find all that is art at the same time and place: besides the outstanding works of classic and modern painting and contemporary fine arts there will be valuable pieces of furniture and special artworks. Mihály Munkácsy, László Mednyánszky, István Csók, Vilmos Aba-Novák, Lajos Battyhány, Sándor Bortnyik, Béla Czóbel, Tivadar Csontváry-Kosztka, Lajos Gulácsy, Béla Kádár, László Moholy-Nagy, József Rippl-Rónai, Hugó Schreiber, István Szőnyi, János Vaszary: only a few names of the most important Hungarian artists of the 19th-20th century, whose paintings can not only be watched but also purchased at the Budapest Art Fair 2009 antique and contemporary exhibition and fair. The quality of the exhibited artworks will be guaranteed by a jury also this year: a five-member jury composed of judicial experts, art historians and collectors will review the artworks in accordance with the established international practices using a set of criteria applicable to the different categories, and their decision will be binding on every exhibitor so that the works can only be exhibited with the consent of this committee.
With the debut of four Austrian galleries, Austria will be this year’s honorary guest of the exhibition. Representing young Austrian talents as well as international contemporary artists, the galleries of Vienna – including Galerie Ernst Hilger / hilger modern & contemporary who have played an important role in the development of the European art market for forty years; Galerie Steinek who promote dialogue between different generations of artists; Galerie Strickner who present Josef Adam Moser’s works in a monographic exhibition, and Projektraum Viktor Bucher who provide a meeting place for young and promising international talents – will be given a prominent location in the Műcsarnok building.  The audience will see outstanding
artworks also in the offer of Hungarian galleries: the works of Judit Reigl,
Alfréd Réth, István Sándorfi, a six-piece series by Moholy-Nagy made in 1922-23,
which was one of the master’s first steps on his road to world fame, Joan Miró’s
colour lithograhpy, and works of József Rippl-Rónai. Among contemporary artists,
there will be the London-based young artist Bálint Bolygó with his special
kinetic artworks, the Berlin-based Ágnes Lőrincz, a contemporary artist widely
recognised in Germany, and the young talent Éva Martus with her paintings that
express ironic and indirect social criticism. Also you can see the hypnotic
portraits and spheres made by Austrian artist Martin C. Herbst on special
aluminium base, the works of Austrian painter Sebastian Weissenbacher that
combine kitsch with irony, Ray Monde’s sensual paintings, as well as the
frivolous, red-based works by the Paris-based but Hungarian born aatoth franyo,
the works of László Mulasics, László feLugossy and El Kazovszkij, and the
sometimes perplexing works of Zsuzsi Csiszér, Levente Herman and László Győrffy
of the younger generation. However, the art fair is not only for the collectors and the artists, it is also an excellent cultural or weekend program for the family: based on previous appointment, there will be guided tours for small groups in which art historians will help visitors find their own interpretation of the artworks. At the professional forum of Artmagazin entitled „Caution. Wet Paint – Contemporary Forgery”, the methods of counterfeiting contemporary artworks and the techniques to recognise forgeries will be discussed. After the panel discussion, those who are interested in the investigating methods in detail can also visit the stand of Tondo SP1 Kft. where they can get acquainted with the most advanced technology used for the analysis of suspicious works of art. Visitors will also see a premiere made in cooperation with Várfok Galéria: on Thursday the 19th of November, József Böjte’s documentary entitled “Transcendere – The Artist of Gesture, István Nádler” will be first presented at the Budapest Art Fair. On Friday, the 20th of November ”The Dean of Surrealism–Endre Rozsda”, a documentary about the artist who died ten years ago, will be presented at the auditorium of Műcsarnok. And while parents are studying the masterpieces, children can also find an interesting activity on Saturday and Sunday at the artistic playhouse where they can paint, play with dough, draw comics and poster designs or even write a critical essay under the guidance of professionals of the artworks just seen. The handicraft workshop may be attended not only by children but also by their parents and by everybody who wants to become part of a creative process and a charity program. In 2009, within the framework of the cooperation between Budapest Art Fair and the Bátor Tábor Foundation, ‘courage-camp’ children will work together at the play-house of the Fair with the most famous contemporary artists including Zsuzsi Csiszér, László Karácsony or András Wahorn. The works will be sold during silent auction or outside the auction immediately at a flash price. Bidding will be closed and the eight buyers will be announced at the end of the four-day event, in Sunday afternoon – the revenues from the auction are due to Bátor Tábor Foundation, which will spend the money in full on the organization of next year’s camps. In 2009, declared by Magyar Turizmus Zrt., the tourism supporter of the Fair, to be the Year of Cultural Tourism, each ticket to the Budapest Art Fair is a raffle as well! After the exhibition high-value prizes will be drawn, including tickets and vouchers to many museums in Budapest and a weekend-holiday with candle-lit dinner in the turn-of-century atmosphere, art-nouveau style Hotel Palatinus in Pécs, the 2010 Cultural Capital of Europe. Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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