Szilágyi András (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 17. (Budapest, 1998)
Diary of exhibitions 1997
DIARY OF EXHIBITIONS 1997 Last year's temporary exhibitions - which not only attracted attention in professional circles, but which also enjoyed considerable success with the public - took place in the following order. Between February 21 and April 13 visitors could see works by an artist couple who moved from Romania to France in 1968 and went on to acquire an international reputation. These were various applied arts objects (ceramics, glass, porcelain, textiles) by Victor Roman, who died recently, and his widow, Dana Roman. The exhibition, the holding of which was powerfully supported by Budapest's French Institute, • was organized by Eva Csenkey and opened by Jean-Luc Soulé, the Director of the French Institute. The exhibition consisting of design work by holders of László Moholy Nagy Scholarships was open to the public from March 25 to April 6. It was organized by Hilda Kozári and Zsuzsanna Réthy, and was opened by Sándor Bottka. Deputy Managing President of the National Technical Development Committee. Between April 25 and May 25 an exhibition was on show presenting the oeuvre of Csaba Rékassy, an outstanding master of contemporary Hungarian graphic art. It was organized by Piroska Acs. In addition to his graphic art, inventive objects made by Rékassy were also displayed wooden and metal items, ceramics, jewellery and children's toys. The exhibition was opened by the art historian Magdolna B. Supka, on the 60th anniversary of the birth of the artist, who died young. On April 30, the opening took place of a similarly attractive and highly successful exhibition, one which - thanks to its theme and its varied selection of art objects linked in well with the large-scale "Style 1900" exhibition currently on display in the Museum. This was the "Belgian Art Nouveau" exhibition, the organization of which was initiated by the French Community of Belgium. The material it contained was selected by Suzette HenrionGiele. This exhibition, which remained open until June 29, was opened by Michel Carlier, the Kingdom of Belgium's Ambassador to Budapest, and Péter Inkei, Deputy State Secretary at the Hungarian Ministry 7 of Culture and Education. The bilingual catalogue compiled by Suzette Henrion-Gielc containing studies by Belgian art historians and also notes on the individual art objects was translated into Hungarian by Judit Pataki, who also edited it for the Hungarian reader. Between June 10 and June 25 an exhibition was held entitled "Rescued Art Works, '97". At this final-year students at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts who had taken part in university-level restoration training displayed pieces they had restored as part of their diploma work. This exhibition, which was organized by Katalin E. Nagy, was opened by János Pintér, head of the Museums Department at the Hungarian Ministry of Culture and Education.
