Foreign material. “Surrealism” in the realm of reality. A selection from the Antal–Lusztig collection
2012. Jun. 16. - 2012. Dec. 31.
In Hungary, surrealism has always been received with reservations, both before the Second World War and during the period of ‘reconstruction’. It was not integrated into the national art that took shape between the two world wars, and socialist realism did not welcome it with open arms, and even explicitly rejected it. Perhaps this is why the issue of realism became one of the most important points of reference for domestic surrealist aspirations. The most important Hungarian theoretician of surrealism, Ernő Kállai, in accordance with the philosophy and natural science of his time, discovered the “hidden face of nature”, the deeper layers of reality in surrealist and abstract endeavours, and from the 1940s onwards this perspective determined the reception of surrealism in Hungary, both pro and con.
Curator: Hornyik Sándor
Artists: Anna Margit, Ámos Imre, Barcsay Jenő, Bálint Endre, Bukta Imre, Erdély Miklós, Farkas István, Gulácsy Lajos, Gyenis Tibor, Kondor Béla, Korniss Dezső, Lakner László, Mednyanszky László, Nagy István, Németh Hajnal, Ország Lili, Tóth Menyhért, Vajda Lajos