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The Metamorphic Medium: New Photography from Hungary

The Metamorphic Medium: New Photography from Hungary was an exhibition curated by John P. Jacob for the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College in 1989.

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SKU: allen-01 Categories: Eastern Europe, Essays, Exhibition Catalogs, Exhibitions, HU Tags: István Halas, János Vetõ, László 2. Hegedüs, Laszlo Lugosi-Lugo, Szilágyi Lenke, Tibor Várnagy, Zsigmond Károlyi, Zsuzsanna Ujj


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Contributors:

Halas István, Hegedüs 2 László & Lugosi-Lugó László, Károlyi Zsigmond, Szilágyi Lenke, Ujj Zsuzsanna, Várnagy Tibor, Vetõ János (Kína)

The Metamorphic Medium: New Photography from Hungary opened in October 1989, presenting works by eight artists, including one collaborative project. Seven of the artists featured — Halas István, Hegedüs 2. László, Lugosi-Lugó László, Károlyi Zsigmond, Szilágyi Lenke, Vetõ János, and Várnagy Tibor — were introduced in Out of Eastern Europe; Vetõ was represented by his collaborative works with Hajas Tibor. With a total checklist of fifty-five objects, The Metamorphic Medium gave each artist space to present a body of work in one or two groupings, about ten images per person each depending on print size.

Institution

Allen Art Museum

Status

Done

Date

1989

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