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4/1987 /S/ 20th January, 1937

Program of IuCOAHU árts Group

Independerít Hungárián Árts vroup, IHCOíluU, issuea a declaration about its program in Budapest on the 15th of January. Somé excerpts of this statement are translated intő English here;

CQERCION OH ILLEGALITY /Thoughts about political art/

/Excerpts/

1, /.,../ nLive dangerously" - this fundamental and decisive

ideál of the artist has carried an echo since the XIXth century to this dav. /. . ,/?tEnter intő a desperate and hopeless conflict with the worldI Set yourself against, denolish the rigid dogmas and the faith that has lost its credibilityí Abuse your bodyí Be a mád fanatic of the new religion of the new raanJ He, the artistj

steps over and turns upside down every order if only to storn: at a later date the edifice of the values which he hiir.self will have constructed. The Artist knows that calling to account is the pillar of the dialectics of culture and he enquires harshly because he is a professioaal trouble-maker.

2. /.../ The cultural trend of the grey matters of the nationalised brains is set hy the tctality of this appropriation; it forhids, tolerates and supports - all v/ithin institutionalised frameworks. It perneates the brains of Creative artists: "Acquiesce and be silent” - it whispers with whip in hand. There is a depressing lack of cultural plurality /.. ./ in this immobilé harmony. /.../ The