Prékopa Ágnes (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 29. (Budapest, 2013)
The Museum of Applied Arts in 2011-12
The Web of Europe - Contemporary Interpretations of an 18th Century Brussels Tapestry 14* October - 27,h November 2011 During the course of the Ildikó Dobrányi Foundation and the Brussels Hungarian Cultural Institute-inspired project, twenty- seven virtually extracted details from the 18,h-century Brussels tapestry Mercury giving the child Bacchus to the Nymphs in the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest were analysed and re-woven by twenty-seven renowned tapestry makers. The exhibition took place on the occasion of Hungary’s EU presidency between 5th May and 31st July 2011, at the Brussels Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire (MRAH). During the course of the Budapest exhibition the Ildikó Dobrányi Foundation held an international tapestry conference at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest. The exhibition was accompanied by a catalogue in English and Hungarian published by the organizers. Transcendent Maps - Fifteen Years of the Hungarian Tapestry Artists Association 21st October - 20th November 2011 The Hungarian Tapestry Artists Association was founded in 1996 to breathe new life into the tradition of community tapestry weaving. The exhibition displayed the four monumental tapestries thus far made by the members of the association. This included the Lights of Europe, a tapestry 10 m2 in size made by 15 artists to commemorate Hungary’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which then went on to be displayed at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in April 2011. A catalogue in English and Hungarian was published bearing the name of the exhibition, which outlined the history of the association and its work so far. We were contemporaries - departed members of the Hungarian Academy of Arts 2nd December 2011 - 1st January 2012 With this exhibition the Hungarian Academy of Arts celebrated its promotion to the rank of a public body. The show featured the works of its deceased one-time members. Sixty-one artists in all were represented with one work each. Together they provided a brief account of the two-decade history of the artistic circle that gathered around the person of Imre Makovecz. The exhibition was organized by György Fekete, the president of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, the curator was Gabriella Kernács. Completed Works 2011 - An exhibition of works by applied artists supported by the National Cultural Fund of Hungary 19lh December 2011 - 29th January 2012 The exhibition, which displayed the works of artists who had benefited from the support of the National Cultural Fund’s Applied Arts Board provided a cross-section of the applied arts currently being practised in Hungary. The exhibition curated by Borbála Cseh was accompanied by a catalogue in Hungarian. 107
