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Seeing Budapest Statue by Statue

My love affair with Budapest has a lot to do with statues. Monumental or minute, commemorating real people or fictitious...

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From L.A.-based Online Art Competitions to Budapest’s Golden Duck Gallery

Budapest’s Golden Duck Gallery is showcasing the third artBIAS exhibition until July 12, featuring the winners of a Teravarna international...

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Hungary’s Publishers Gear up for 96th Book Week Celebrations

Upwards of 150 Hungarian and international publishers are expected to be proudly displaying their latest volumes in the annual Budapest...

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Gabriella Kiss shows ‘Neverending Game’ at Árkádia

Hungarian artist Gabriella Kiss is showing her latest work at leading contemporary art gallery Művészterem Árkádia Kiállítótér until May 16....

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District VII Street Art: When Walls Come to Life

No matter how many times I stroll around Budapest’s Jewish Quarter, District VII, it seems a mural I’ve never spotted...

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Hungarian Moviegoers Prioritize Genre, Trailers, and Cast When Choosing Films

Hungarian audiences primarily select films based on genre, cast, and trailers rather than prioritizing awards or critical recognition, according to...

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‘Sex and the City’ Author Candace Bushnell to Bring One-Woman Show to Budapest in March

Candace Bushnell, the bestselling author and creator of Sex and the City, is set to present her one-woman show True...

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The Brutalist Movement: Architecture, Hype and the Movie

Trundling toward Christmas last year, I started to see references to brutalist architecture in the U.S. and U.K. media. I...

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New Chapter Opens in Hungarian Film Production

Hungary saw the inauguration of the United Illusions Virtual Production Studio on Jan. 16, the first of its kind in...

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David S Sutherland’s Flabbergast Exhibition Coming to Nyitott Galéria

Nyitott Galéria will soon host Flabbergast, an exhibition of paintings, assemblages, and works on paper by artist David S Sutherland,...

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Hungarian Artist Gabriella Kiss and the new Surrealism

When Buda-based artist Gabriella Kiss began painting in a Surrealist style around 10 years ago, it raised eyebrows. With the...

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Ludwig Celebrates 35th Birthday With Focus on Women Artists

Women’s Quota 01 at the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art presents for the first time work from its collection by...

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Monet’s Impressionist Immersive Experience Arrives in Budapest

The “Monet: The Immersive Experience” exhibition has arrived in Budapest. This multimedia spectacle brings the iconic French painter’s impressionist masterpieces...

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Hungary Runner-up to London as European Film Production Base

Hungary has become the second most important center of film production in Europe after London, Csaba Káel, the government commissioner...

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12 European Galleries Show Artwork Worth EUR 1 mln in Budapest

The organizers of this year’s Budapest Contemporary Art Fair (BCT) have announced that 42 works by 21 artists from 12...

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120th Anniversary of Hungarian Artist Vasarely’s Birth Celebrated

Vasarely 120 at Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts, which closes on Aug. 16, is the first large-scale retrospective of one...

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drMáriás on What ‘Petflix’ Means for his Art

A young Hungarian friend of mine recently used the ingenious “Petflix” to describe her and her friends’ fascination with this...

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Optimism and Dystopia: The Black Mirror at the Ludwig Museum

I had been resisting schlepping to the Ludwig Museum. The name conjured up images of a fustian pile filled with...

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József Kordás Returns With New Gallery Near Ráday Utca

Budapest has a new gallery, dedicated to the work of the painter József Kordás. After nearly two decades of self-imposed...

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New Book Collates Visual Diaries of Budapest and More

“Budapest Safari,” a brand new anthology of images of the capital city and other places from travels by the Hungary-based...

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Grimm’s Fairytale Mother Hulda Brought to Life at Budapest Circus

If you haven’t been to the circus in a while, perhaps it is time to reconsider. In the early to...

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Robert Berény Masterpiece Sells for HUF 38 mln at Fall Auction

The autumn auction at Judit Virág Gallery saw record sales of Hungarian modernist masterpieces, confirming the enduring strength of the...

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The Art of Life in Sultry Budapest

This year's Art Nouveau exhibition entitled “Art of Life” at the splendid Hungarian National Gallery is the sequel to its...

United States Named Guest of Honor at Hungary’s 40th Festival of Folk Arts

The United States will serve as guest of honor at Hungary’s 40th annual Festival of Folk Arts, to be held...

120th Anniversary of Hungarian Artist Vasarely’s Birth Celebrated

Vasarely 120 at Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts, which closes on Aug. 16, is the first large-scale retrospective of one...

drMáriás on What ‘Petflix’ Means for his Art

A young Hungarian friend of mine recently used the ingenious “Petflix” to describe her and her friends’ fascination with this...

Optimism and Dystopia: The Black Mirror at the Ludwig Museum

I had been resisting schlepping to the Ludwig Museum. The name conjured up images of a fustian pile filled with...

Film Industry Kick off Reform Drive to Reshape Hungary’s Film Funding

More than 80 film professionals and organisations have launched Filmreform, a campaign demanding real professional input into Hungary's film financing...

Hungarian Animated Classic ‘The Tragedy of Man’ Released on Blu-Ray

Marcell Jankovics’ extraordinary, animated feature-length version of Imre Madách’s 1861 play “The Tragedy of Man” is the most ambitious Hungarian...

Art Quarter Budapest: An Oasis of Artistic Freedom

I found out about Art Quarter Budapest by a circuitous route that began with me reading about the Hungarian noise...

Béla Tarr, Acclaimed Hungarian Filmmaker, Dies Aged 70

Béla Tarr, the renowned Hungarian filmmaker, died on Tuesday at the age of 70, Bence Fliegauf, a film-director colleague, announced...

József Kordás Returns With New Gallery Near Ráday Utca

Budapest has a new gallery, dedicated to the work of the painter József Kordás. After nearly two decades of self-imposed...

New Book Collates Visual Diaries of Budapest and More

“Budapest Safari,” a brand new anthology of images of the capital city and other places from travels by the Hungary-based...

Grimm’s Fairytale Mother Hulda Brought to Life at Budapest Circus

If you haven’t been to the circus in a while, perhaps it is time to reconsider. In the early to...

Encountering the Spiritual on Andrássy

William Blake's “The Night of Enitharmon’s Joy” and Júlia Eszter Kuzma’s “Bestial Sanctum” may have been made centuries apart and...

Robert Berény Masterpiece Sells for HUF 38 mln at Fall Auction

The autumn auction at Judit Virág Gallery saw record sales of Hungarian modernist masterpieces, confirming the enduring strength of the...

Budapest Film Fest Salutes the Hungarian ‘Hollywood Animal’

From Sep. 16-21, five films by legendary Hungarian-American screenwriter Joe Eszterhas are being shown as part of the Budapest Classic...

The Art of Life in Sultry Budapest

This year's Art Nouveau exhibition entitled “Art of Life” at the splendid Hungarian National Gallery is the sequel to its...