Neighboring Stories
Contemporary institutional debates in Hungary and Romania during the transition period.
In October 2016, Revista ARTA editor Cristina Bogdan travels to Prague and Brno for 2 weeks, where she also meets Gergely Nagy, editor-in-chief of Artportal.hu. Together with Artalk.cz editor Klára Peloušková and Szum editor Karolina Plinta, they decide to create a network among their publications.
With the support of AFCN, East Art Mags, the residency program for young East European art critics, kicks off in March 2017. It links Revista ARTA, Artalk.cz, Artportal.hu (Budapest) and Szum (Warsaw).
As part of the program, Hungarian writers visit Bucharest and Cluj, and write about the local scenes, whilst contributors of Revista ARTA travel to Budapest to discover the artworld there.
Artportal is Hungary’s leading contemporary art website. It has detailed reporting on contemporary visual arts, cultural politics and art market. It also covers current exhibitions, events and art fairs, giving critical views and opinions. From its start, Artportal aimed to build a visual arts database.
Contemporary institutional debates in Hungary and Romania during the transition period.
Since his early works, Alex Mirutziu challenges the notion of meaning, representation and language.
On the strategies and themes in the works of artistic duo Anca Benera and Arnold Estefán.
For his first visit to Cluj, Artportal.hu editor-in-chief Gergely Nagy sets out on a Gonzo style exploration of the local art world.
For his first visit to Cluj, Artportal.hu editor-in-chief Gergely Nagy sets out on a Gonzo style exploration of the local art world.
How do life and art get shaped for an independent director in today's Budapest? Réka Szabó, the artistic director of The Symptoms, answers questions on politics, women issues and artistic economies.