Esterházy Award 2017 15. December, 2017 – 14. January, 2018
In 2017 it is the Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art who houses the exhibition related to Esterházy Art Award, organised 5th time.
Exhibitions: 2017
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Gyula Várnai: Peace on Earth! The 57th Venice Biennale exhibition comes to the Ludwig Museum The 57th Venice Biennale exhibition comes to the Ludwig Museum 8. December, 2017 – 14. January, 2018
If you did not have a chance to visit the Hungarian Pavilion at the 57th Venice Bienniale this year, do not worry, the exhibition is on view until 14 January 2018 at Ludwig Museum Budapest.
Economize! On the Relationship of Art and Economy 13. October, 2017 – 28. January, 2018
The emergence of art in an economic context and its interpretation in the refraction of contemporary culture and politics raises a vast number of questions.
Fluxus and Friends - A selection from the Maria and Walter Schnepel Cultural Foundation/Collection 22. September, 2017 – 26. November
Being one of the 20th century’s most elemental movements while eluding rigid definitions, Fluxus can be interpreted as a continuation of the movements of Dada, Surrealism, action art and the ephemeral art of the 1960s.
Westkunst - Ostkunst. A Selection from the Collection 1. August, 2017 – 26. January, 2020
The newly set collection display makes attempts to present emphatic points not only in well-organised chronological order or along stylistic features, but to examine the characteristics, consonances, differences as well as the artistic-cultural parallels between Western and Eastern art.
Sparse Alkali Flats (1987-1992). Exhibition of the group Substitute Thirsters 14. July, 2017 – 10. September
The group of artists whose name translates as Substitute Thirsters were active from 1984 until 1992.
Gilbert & George Scapegoating Pictures for Budapest 8. July, 2017 – 24. September
Gilbert & George have been creating art together for fifty years, mainly concentrating on the aspects of modern city existence.
METTICI LA FACCIA! (To the Streets with your Message!) 17. May, 2017 – 11. June
Critical artists in Hungary from the sixties to present times
A Ludwig Museum exhibition, hosted by the Accademi Ungherese in Rome.
Curator: Krisztina Szipőcs
Gyula Várnai: Peace on earth! | Hungary at the 57th Venice Biennial 13. May, 2017 – 26. November
Hungarian Pavilion at the 57th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia
Gyula Várnai: Peace on Earth!
Parallel Avant-garde – Pécs Workshop 1968–1980 14. April, 2017 – 25. June
The exhibition presents the artistic activities and draws attention to the significance of a Neo-Avant-garde artist group that used to exist on the periphery of Hungarian art scene.
Non-Aligned Art – Marinko Sudac Collection 23. March, 2017 – 25. June
A comprehensive array of avant-garde art from the former Yugoslav states and some neighbouring countries, focusing on the Cold War era.
"Save As..." – What Will Remain of New Media Art? 24. February, 2017 – 26. March
The exhibition presents media art in Hungary from its beginnings to our present days, introducing the lifework of artists who were responding to constantly changing technologies in creating their works.