Art in Central Europe 1949-1999

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 FÎher, 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, Desz‰ 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 NÎray (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 gegenw·rtigen Kunst der Nationalgalerie, Prague February 2001 - April 2001

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Art in Central Europe 1949-1999
aspekte/positionen. 50 Jahre Kunst aus Mitteleuropa
Kurator: Lorand Hegyi
Co-Kuratoren: Anda Rottenberg, Jana Levcikova / Jirirevck, Katarina Rusnakova, Dieter Schrage, Katalin Niray, Dunja Bladevic

Künstler: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Marina Abramovic, Pawel Althamer, Siegfried Anzinger, Christian Ludwig Attersee, Mrdjan Bajic, Imre Bak, Miroslaw Balka, Krysztof M. Bednarski, Emese Benczur, Janez Bernik, Akos Birkas, Dunja Blazevic, Herbert Boeckl, Herbert Brandl, Günter Brus, Imre Bukta, Boris Demur, Braco Dimitrijevic, Milan Dobes, Edward Dwurnik, Roza El-Hassan, Miklos Erdely, VALIE EXPORT, Laszlo Feher, Rudolf Fila, Stano Filko, Branko Filipovic-Filo, Peter Forgacs, Ivo Gattin, Stefan Gierowski, Bruno Gironcoli, Franz Graf, Marina Grzinic / Aina Smid, Jusuf Hadzifejzovic, Maria Hahnenkamp, Tibor Hajas, Tamas Hencze, Alfred Hrdlicka, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Zuzanna Janin, Josef Jankovic, Christine und Irene Hohenbüchler, Irwin , Sanja Ivekovic, Zuzanna Janin, Jozef Jankovic, Magdalena Jetelová, Marijan Jevsovar, Ivan Kafka, Tadeusz Kantor, Karoly Kelemen, Michael Kienzer, Julije Knifer, Milan Knizak, Katarzyna Kobro, Kurt Kocherscheidt, Peter Kogler, Stanislav Kolibal, Julius Koller, Brigitte Kowanz, Ivan Kozaric, Edward Krasinski, Richard Kriesche, Vlado Kristl, Elke Krystufek, Zofia Kulik, László Lakner, Maria Lassnig, Zbigniew Libera, Karel Malich, Mangelos , Vlado Martek, Dora Maurer, Alex Mlynarcik, Piet Mondrian, Otto Muehl, Muntean / Rosenblum, Teresa Murak, Istvan Nadler, Ilona Nemeth, Hermann Nitsch, Oswald Oberhuber, OHO , Roman Ondák, Roman Opalka, Dusan Otasevic, Gyula Pauer, Marko Peljhan, Walter Pichler, Ivan Picelj, Sandor Pincehelyi, Klaus Pinter, Marjetica Potrc, Arnulf Rainer, Gerwald Rockenschaub, Peter Ronai, Anda Rottenberg, Erszebet Schaar, Hubert Schmalix, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Rudolf Sikora, Aleksandar Stankovski, Henryk Stazewski, Mladen Stilinovic, Sven Stilinovic, Branka Stipancic, Wladyslav Strzeminski, Apolonija Sustersic, Zdenek Sykora, Andrzej Szewczyk, Laco Teren, Milica Tomic, Endre Tót, Goran Trbuljak, Jiri Valoch, Kveta Valova, Zaneta Vangeli, Josip Vanista, Fedor Vucemllovic, Peter Weibel, Lois Weinberger, Franz West, Ryzard Winiarski, Fritz Wotruba, Andrzej Wroblewski, Igor Zabel, Gregor Zivic, Heimo Zobernig ...

Stationen:
18.12.99 - 27.02.00 MUMOK Wien
24.03.00 - 28.05.00 Ludwig Museum Budapest
14.07.00 - 01.11.00 Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona
Nov. 2000 - Dez. 2000 John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
Feb. 2001 - April 2001 National Gallery, Prag