Hungary Before & After - An Exhibition of Hungarian Art

Softcover. 83 pages, with color photos throughout. 8 pages of Forewords. Essays include "Socialism & Realism" by Andras Gero, "The Turning Points" by Katalin Neray, "Art During Changes" by Laszlo Beke. Art is broken down into three main periods: Social Realism. Transition Period, and Contemporary Art. Includes biographies for each artist included, as well as a listing of their exhibitions and collections. ARTISTS INCLUDED: Margit Anna, Imre Bak, Endre Balint, Bela Ban, Akos Birkas, Kalman Csabai, Jozsef Csaki Maronyak, Laszlo Feher, Laszlo Felegyhazi, Endre A. Fenyo, Sandor Gaspar, Tamas Hencze, Gyorgy Jovanovics, Lajos Kassak, El Kazovszkij, Ignac Kokas, Bela Kondor, Attila Kovacs, Istvan Macsai, Laszlo Mulasics, Istvan Nadler, Lili Orszag, Sandor Pinczehelyi, Gyorgy Roman, Janos Rozs, Kornel Szentgyorgyi, Janos Szirtes, Menyhert Toth. ABOUT THE EXHIBITION: The exhibition explored the vivid illustration of the inter-relationship between artistic creativity and political power. The time frame stretches from Stalinist "socialist realism" up to present day unrestricted artistic freedom. It attempts to demonstrate how totalitarian systems pervert artistic creativity. Featured paintings from the 1950's - 1990's.