Szilágyi András (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 18. (Budapest, 1999)

Diary of events

DIARY OF EVENTS The year's first event, held on February 13, 14 and 15, was the already traditional St. Valentine's Day Flower Exhibition and Fair. It was complemented and made even more appealing by a chamber exhibition of characteristic flower arrangements by the flower arranger and artist Kata Imre. Between February 17 and April 26 an exhibition of work by designers of theatre props and costumes (the artists were György Árva, Andrea Keserű, Anikó Németh, Ilona Németh, Klaudia Orosz, Szilvia Pálffy, János Rauschenberger, Eszter Salamon, Gabriella Simon, and Edit Szűcs) was put on by Zsuzsanna Lovay and Ágnes Prékopa, the two organizers of the "Studio Corner" series of exhibitions. Entitled 'Tension Lines", this was opened by the architect and composer Péter Mátrai, and the props designer György Szegő was invited to be guest curator. The customary annual exhibition of work by holders of László Moholy-Nagy Scholarships in Design was opened by Sándor Bottka, deputy chairman of the National Technical Development Board and chairman of the Industrial Design and Ergonomics Council. The exhibition was on display from March 17 until March 29. From March 30 until April 5 participants in the 1st National Photography Week displayed their work in nearly forty locations, among them the Museum of Applied Arts. Organized joindy by the Hungarian Post Office and the Stamps Museum, an exhibition entided Museum Masterpieces on Hungarian Postage Stamps was held from March 31 until April 12, to mark the Hungarian Post Office's issue of its "Secession - The Dawn of the 20th Century" set of stamps, which depicted a number of Zsolnay ceramic pieces held by the Museum of Applied Arts. The address opening the exhibition was given by Lóránd Bereczki, director-general of the Hungarian National Gallery. An exhibition to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Joachim Szvetnik, one-time restorer of goldsmith's work and a legendary figure at the Museum, was opened by Director-General Zsuzsa Lovag on April 3. In 1994 the Hungarian Patchwork Guild formed by the country's workers in this genre, which is experiencing a revival worldwide issued its "Send a flower to Hungary" call. In this it requested heart- and flower-shaped works from patchwork makers abroad which it would then auction off for charity. The material in the exhibition Hearts and Flowers for Hungary was selected from works sent in from twenty-three countries, and was on display from May 22 until June 7. At the opening Rózsa Polgár, textile artist and holder of the Munkácsy Prize, explained patchwork techniques, which seem free but which are actually very much laid down. The exhibition Zsolnay Art Nouveau Ceramics, staged by the art historian Eva Csenkey, was on display between June 2 and October 25. Dr. Zsolt Páva, mayor of Pécs, welcomed those present at the opening. An exhibition of diploma works by students at the university-level Department of