The theme of the exhibition is messianism and the religious and profane spheres of redemption in Western culture. The exhibition is not intended to present…
Twenty-five years ago, a work of literature was published that gave a very nuanced and enjoyable account of the decades of the Kádár-regime. Péter Esterházy’s…
Erzsébet Schaár is one of the most important Hungarian sculptors of the 20th century. The nuanced thematization of femininity is evident in her artistic language:…
The exhibition did not aim to be critical, but rather comprehensive and representative, presenting the gems of Hungarian church architecture. The buildings on display faithfully…
A personal art collection is a self-portrait, ultimately a mirror. Collecting is a way of life. When a career or collecting activity comes to an…
According to unanimous art historical and aesthetic assessments, Ilona Keserü’s oeuvre is one of the most powerful voices of the second half of the twentieth…
Tibor Gyenis works with living systems. He thinks on a large scale and provocatively, examining complex ecosystems in innovative ways. He creates models and images.…
Since the emergence of avant-garde movements, Russian art has had an enormous influence on Western culture. The importance of the exhibition in Hungary lay primarily…
How is political propaganda integrated into everyday life? The exhibition, featuring documentary photographs, posters, newsreels, and feature films, presented the Hungarian realization of Orwell’s utopia.…
Entitled Social Realism – Painting in the Rákosi Era, the exhibition held at Modem in 2008 presented the official painting of the early 1950s and…
The exhibition presented the works of ten contemporary Romanian artists. With one exception, the artists live in Transylvania and are strongly connected to the cultural…
The exhibition series Enclosed Garden – Works in the Inner Garden invited twelve artists to create a project-based work in MODEM’s walled inner garden. In…
