Re-Planning. A Selection from the Antal-Lusztig Collection
2015. Jul. 11. - 2016. Jan. 31.
The first large-scale exhibition of the then newly restructured MODEM-Déri Museum, occupying all three floors, as its title suggests, presented the largest Hungarian private collection, or part of it, from a new perspective. The successive levels also sought to represent a change in collectors’ attitudes. Art collecting is a dialogue, collector and his collection are in constant interaction with each other. The collection changes along with the collector’s tastes, but the works of art are also constantly shaping the collector’s personality and world view.
The exhibition of around 400 works of art included traditional art genres (paintings, prints, sculptures), installations and video works, as well as a selection of folk art objects, further highlighting the rich layers of visual culture and collector’s attitudes. Interactive technical equipment for visitors and an educational section for children helped them to learn about and absorb the works.
The exhibition started with a portrait gallery on the ground floor of the building, which reminded visitors of the galleries of the former aristocracy. The portrait hall featured portraits of famous poets, painters, scientists, friends and relatives, known and unknown, as well as portraits of ordinary, anonymous people.
On the second floor, the works are organised around three main themes. The largest section showed how major cultural traditions such as Judeo-Christian culture and the wider environment are reflected in 20th and 21st century art. The theme of traditions included works that depicted “the face of place” (Béla Hamvas), partly landscapes (depictions of the landscape) and partly examples of Hungarian architectural heritage. The section on traditions was divided into two more abstract themes, one on time and the other on space. The main motif and symbol of the time section was the clock.
The third floor was a reminder of one of the great adventures of representation in the twentieth century. We were able to study this departure from figurativity through representative Hungarian and international works.
Curator: Nagy T. Katalin
Artist: Aba-Novák VIlmos, Abramovic Marina, Ámos Imre, Anna Margit, Antal Elemér F., Barcsay Jenő, Bernáth Aurél, Birkás Ákos, Bokros Birman Dezső, Czauczik József, Czigány Dezső, Czillich Anna, Czimra Gyula, Czóbel Béla, Csáky József, Csóka István, Derkovits Gyula, Dési Huber István, Diener-Dénes Rudolf, Donát János, Egry József, feLugossy László, Fényes Adolf, Ferenczy Károly, Gaál József, Gábor Marianne, Gadányi Jenő, Gallé Tibor, Goldman György, Gulácsy Lajos, Gyárfás Jenő, Györgyi Giergl Alajos, Hincz Gyula, Holló László, Istókovits Kálmán, Iványi Grünwald Béla, Kernstok Károly, Kiss Bálint, Kmetty János, Kohán György, Kondor Béla, Koons Jeff, Korniss Dezső, Koszta József, Köves Éva, Lakner László, Ligeti Antal, Lóránt János, Márffy Ödön, Mednyánszky László, Mészöly Géza, Miháltz Pál, Moholy-Nagy László, Molnár Farkas, Nagy Balogh János, Nagy István, Nagy Gábor A., Paizs Goebel Jenő, Patkó Károly, Pinczehelyi Sándor, Pór Bertalan, Rainer Arnulf, Rippl-Rónai József, Román György, Roth Dieter, Rudnay Gyula, Schaár Erzsébet, Scherman Cindy, Sikuta Gusztáv, SI-LA-GI, Tarjáni Simkovics Jenő, Stunder János Jakab, Sugár Andor, Székely Bertalan, Szervátiusz Jenő, Szervátiusz Tibor, Szőnyi István, Szurcsik József, Tamási Caludia, Tihanyi Lajos, Tóth Menyhért, Uitz Béla, Vajda Júlia, Vajda Lajos, varga Nándor Lajos, Vaszary János, Veszelszky Béla, Vilt Tibor, Wahorn András