Art in Central Europe. 1949 - 1999

Temporary exhibitions

Dates

Art in Central Europe. 1949-1999" aims to offer a rational, historical overview of the various styles in employed from the end of the Second World War down to the present day by "unofficial" artists in Central Europe, i.e. Austria, Czechoslovakia (Slovakia and the Czech Republic), Hungary, Poland and Yugoslavia (Yugoslavia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia). The aim of this exhibition is to bring the public into contact with Central European art, which despite its geographical proximity is virtually unknown in the West.

More than 120 pieces by 92 artists from Central Europe working in different artistic disciplines (painting, sculpture, photography, video and installations): Marina Abramovic, Siegfried Anzinger, Imre Bak, Miroslav Balka, Emese Benczur, Janez Bernik, Akos Birkas, Vera Bozickovic-Popovic, Herbert Brandl, GŸnter Brus, Braco Dimitrijevic, Milan Dobes, Roza El-Hassan, Miklos Erdely, Valie Export, Laszlo F?her, Rudolf Fila, Branko Filipovic-Filo, Ivo Gattin, Stefan Gierowski, Gorgona (Horvat, Jevsovar, Knifer, Kozaric, Pinter, Roth, Vanista, Vasarely), Marijan Jevsovar (Gorgona), Julije Knifer (Gorgona), Ivan Kozaric (Gorgona), Vlado Kristl (Gorgona), D.B. Mangelos (Gorgona), Josip Vanista (Gorgona), Group of six artists (Demur, Jerman, Martek, M. i S. Stilinovic, Vucemilovic), Boris Demur (Group of six artists), Vlado Martek (Group of six artists), Mladen Stilinovic (Group of six artists), Sven Stilinovic (Group of six artists), Fedor Vucemllovic (Group of six artists), Marina Grzinic i Aina Smid, Tibor Hajas, Tamas Hencze, Thom‡s Hlavina, Alfred Hrdlicka, IRWIN, Zuzanna Janin, Josef Jankovic, Ivan Kafka, Karoly Kelemen, Milan Knizak, Katarzyna Kobro, Peter Kogler, Stanislav Kolibal, Jœlius Koller, Deszš Korniss, Elke Krystufek, Zofia Kulik, Maria Lassnig, Karel Malich, Alex Mlynarcik, Otto Muehl, Teresa Murak, Istvan Nadler, Hermann Nitsch, OHO, Roman Opalka, Dusan Otasevic, Gyula Pauer, Ivan Picelj, Sandor Pincehelyi, Marjetica Potrc, Arnulf Rainer, Gerwald Rockenschaub, Erszebet Schaar, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Henryk Stazewski, Wladyslav Strzeminski, Znedek Sykora, Andrzej Szewczyk, Laco Teren, Milica Tomic, Endre TîT, Goran Trbuljak, Kveta Válová, Franz West, Ryzard Winiarski, Fritz Wotruba, Andrzej Wroblewski, Gregor Zivic, Heimo Zobernig, Jana Zelibska

Curator:
Lóránd Hegyi

Co-curators: Anda Rottenberg (Poland) Jana Levciková i Jirirevc’k (The Czech Republic) Katarina Rusnáková (Slovakia) Dieter Schrage (Austria) Katalin N?ray (Hungary) Dunja Bladevic (Yugoslavia, before 1989)

Venues:
Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna 18 December 1999 - 27 February 2000 Ludwig Museum, Budapest 24 March - 28 May 2000 Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona 14 July - 1 November 2000 Hansard Gallery /City Gallery, Southampton November - December 2000 Sammlung der modernen und gegenwŠrtigen Kunst der Nationalgalerie, Prague February 2001 - April 2001