Szilágyi András (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 15. (Budapest, 1995)

Calendar of events 1994

artist Monique Deyres: a labryinth entitled French Gardens built using bricks made from dried plant matter. Besides the memorably beautiful inaugural address delivered by Márta Kovalovszky, of Székesfehérvár'

s Museum of King Stephen the Saint, an additional event served to promote the exhibition: an introduction given by the French dancer Isabelle Lê in the somewhat bizarre spaces of the labyrinth, with choreography by the artiste herself. Nineteen ninety-four was the second year of our Workshop series, which introduces contemporary -primarily Hungarian- figures in the field of applied arts by means of new, monthly "mini-exhibitions". In the first quarter of the year visitors could see hats by Szilvia Tóth; shoes and bags by the leatherwork artists Zita Attalai, Judit Brada and Katalin Illés; and clothes by Katalin Sárvary. In April "Egyptianstyle" jewellery by the glasswork artist Eva Mester was displayed, and in May modern ornamentation by the artist and scenery designer Attila F. Kovács. In June textiles by Zsuzsa Szabó, Szilvia Szigeti and Gábor Munkácsy were put on show; some of the fabrics had printed patterns on them, and some had woven ones. This last event was linked to the programme of the Textile network conference held in the Museum on June 16. During the wholeday programme, in the course of which participants could view not only the exhibition, but also the Museum's Textile Collection, a number of interesting lectures were given. In the second half of the year, Workshop presented the public with varied works and new ideas. In July visitors could see Paper Objects, by Robbin Ami Silverberg (USA). Further exhibitions followed: in August light wood-and-metal furniture by Rita Lehr, and in September work by scholarshipholders at Kecskemet's International Ceramics Studio. The Master Craftsman Institute of the Hungarian College of Applied Arts put on an exhibition in November, and during the last month of the year Petra Bánsági, Áron Jakab, Noémi Nagy and Ágnes Szalma, four students from the College's leatherwork department, undertook the not slight professional task of performing a reconstruction of the work of the leather craftsmen of old, a task which at the same time required a thorough proficiency in the calling. The year 1994 saw an important achievement in the field of the scientific study of the items kept in the Museum: the first catalogue raisonné relating to the Museum's collections to use modern scientific methods was published; this was entitled Ottoman-Turkish Carpets and was the work of Ferenc Batári. Studies in the volume offered a historical and technical overview of these carpets followed by analytical descriptions of 176 examples in the Museum's collection; a glossary on carpet-making art completed the volume. The work, which was published in Hungarian and English, can expect an appreciative response from Hungarian and foreign specialists alike. During the year the reconstruction work begun earlier to renovate the Museum and the buildings belonging to it, and to modernize and better utilize its internal spaces, continued with great impetus. In the course of this work, a new exhibition area was opened, in the second-floor cupula room of the Üllői út building. The creation of a storeroom of the most modern type on the ground floor significantly eased the problems of storing the furniture, which had been serious for some considerable time. In addition, the renovation of the roof and heating system at the Nagytétényi Castle Museum was continued and completed, as was the renovation of the roof of the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Art. Judit Pataki The life of the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Arts was dominated by two important events in the year 1994: the annual exhibition in the series entitled The Art of Buddhism, and the seventy-fifth anniversary of the institution's foundation. On March 9, 1994 the exhibition Chinese Buddhist Art from the 10th Century to the 19th Century opened in all four rooms of the Hopp Museum. Its organizer, Görgyi Fajcsak, selected some 180 items from the Hopp Museum's