Review of Hungarian Photography – Publication Launch Talk

The English-language publication Review of Hungarian Photography of the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center and the Fotóművészet Magazin aims to make the works of photographers and photographic professionals working in Hungary known to a wider international audience.

Date: Friday, October 23, 2020, 2pm
Loaction: Art Market Budapest, Millenáris „B” building (1024 Budapest, Kis Rókus u. 16.), next to the booth of Capa Center (G604)
Entrance with a valid ticket to Art Market Budapest.

Participants of the Review of Hungarian Photography launch talk:

Gellér Judit
curator, Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center
editor, Review of Hungarian Photography

Mucsi Emese
curator, Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center
editor, Review of Hungarian Photography

Ősz Gábor
photographer

Surányi Mihály
editor-in-chief, Fotóművészet
editor, Review of Hungarian Photography

“When selecting the articles, interviews, and studies to be included in the first issue of the Review of Hungarian Photography magazine, published under the auspices of the editorial team of the Capa Központ {Capa Centre} (Gabriella Csizek, Balázs Gáspár, Judit Gellér, and Emese Mucsi) and the head editor of the Fotóművészet {Art of Photography} magazine (Mihály Surányi), our goal was to allow a wider audience to familiarise themselves with the diversity and variety of photography in Hungary. It was an important criterion to present newly discovered facts and stories about artists who already enjoy a certain degree of recognition on the international stage, such as the excerpts from the diary of André Kertész as well as the pursuits of the photography groups ‘Pécsi Műhely’ {Workshop of Pécs} and ‘Munka-kör’ {Work-Group}. Writings discussing the works of contemporary creators, Imre Benkő, Péter Korniss, Arion Gábor Kudász, Gábor Ősz, Dezső Szabó, and Balázs Telek, among others, as well as of aspiring young artists, interviews made with art collectors or the founder of the Fortepan online photography collection, criticisms of exhibitions, and reports on diploma thesis defences can all be found among these curated articles. We trust that the excellent past and exciting present of Hungarian photography are accurately reflected in these studies, and the readers not only acquire valuable knowledge but also enjoy reading this interesting material.” (Judit Gellér)