A Kassák Múzeum kiállítási katalógusai, kisebb kiadványai

Avantgárd folyóiratok 1920-1930

AVANTGARDE FOLYÓIRATOK 1920-1930 The exhibition whose material originates from the Archives of the Memorial Museum „Kassák" and the Research I nstitute of H istory of Arts of the H u ngarian Academy of Sciences, is going to demonstrate the visual values of the avantgarde periodicals in the 1920-s and the international connections of the most important product of Hungarian Avantgarde, "Ma" which was edited by Lajos Kassák in Vienna between 1920—1925. The "Ma" wich appeared in Vienna integrated the results of leftwing Dadaism and Constructivism and, it contained and expressed the peculiar social and artistic problems of Middle Europe. Its international connections took place in two concentric circles. The big circle involved Moscow, Berlin, Weimar, Hannover, Antwerp, Paris, Lyon, Milan, Rome and was extended as far as North and South America. The small circle first involved Zagreb, Belgrade, Novi Sad, later Kolozsvár, Arad, Bucharest, Kosice, Warsaw, Prague and Brno were joined. The declaration of the "Ma"-group at the congress of "Progressive Artists" in Dusseldorf in 1922 which appeared in the magazine "De Stijl" (1922/8.) explains exactly what the Hungarian Activists meant by international connections. Those who signed the proclamation thought that it was "the integration of small circles" that meant "the theoretical preparation of the arts in the coming collective society". They suggested that an international organization of artists should be brought about. The "Ma"-group wanted to achieve a "common platform without a debate in the press" even before that organization was formed. The three papers involved were "De Stilj" the "Veshtch-Gegenstand-Objet" and the "Ma". Very little is known about how the suggestion was received. "De Stijl", the "Vescs", the "Merz" from Hannover, the "Mecano" from Weimar, the English "Secession", the "391" from Barcelona, the "Dada" from Berlin and Zurich all arrived to the editorai office of the "Ma". Kassák and his fellow-editors borrowed poems, articles and illustrations from them and every now and again the above-mentioned papers also edited writings, reproductions by the members of the "Ma"-circle. The "Ma" managed to bild up a close connection only with the Bauhaus-group and the editors of the "Sturm" in Berlin. The editor-in-chief of the "Sturm", Herwarth Waiden, made it possible for Moholy-Nagy, Kassák, Péri, Mattis-Teutsch and others to present and exhibit their paintings and drawings in the "Sturm" Gallery in Berlin. The international program of the "Ma" was realized on a larger scale in the smaller circle of the connections of the Activists. The "Ma"managed to develop a really close connection wohich was based on common ideas with Hungarian Avantgarde papers and circles which appeared in Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Roumania, Poland and in Hungarian-speaking areas around Hungary ("Zenit", "Tank", "Dav", "Contimporanul", "Blok", "Praesens", "Periszkóp"). The exhibition emphasizes the fact that the main ideal of the avantgarde groups in Middle and East Europe in the 1920-s was Constructivism. The Soviet-Russian exhibition in Berlin in 1922, the analysis written by Nikolay Punyin about Tatlin's tower, the presentation of works of art by Russian artists can be all found either separately or together in each of the abovementioned Middle-European papers. The fact that a close connection was looked for is illustrated by a translation of a poem by Maiakowski, works by Lissitzki, Gabo, Tatlin and others in the "Ma". A kiállítást rendezte, a katalógust szerkesztette és tervezte: Csaplár Ferenc Foto: Bertalan Vilmos A kiállítás megnyílt: 1978. július 19-én A PETŐFI IRODALMI MÚZEUM KASSÁK EMLÉKMÚZEUMA ÉS ARCHÍVUMA Budapest III. kerülef Fó fér 1. Telefon; 687-021 NyiWa: hétfő kivételével naponta 10—18 óráig F«l«l5t kiadó: Raffai Sarolta — Szegedi Nyomda 78-2670 Ara: 4,— Ft