NUDE/MODEL – exhibition and performance by Orsolya Drozdik
Author: Dóra Hegyi - Zsuzsa László
Keywords: art education, artists’ union, body art, gender issues, performative practices
- Invitation leaflet: Orsolya Drozdik / exhibition in the club of young artists / 4-10 January 1977, 18:00-20:00 / Opening by: 4th: András Halász 5th: Zsigmond Károlyi 7th: Károly Kelemen 9th: Miklós Erdély 10th: László Beke / The Nude (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Orsolya Drozdik’s notes for the exhibition: 1/ Fine art model. 2. The institutionalized fine art model. Art model. 3. The model of thought – that society wishes for the individual. – 4. The model of thought – that the individual offers to society. 5. Model conflict. (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Study-photo from the archive of the Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Study-photo from the archive of the Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest and a photo of the performance (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Photo of the performance (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Photo of the performance (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Photo of the performance (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Photo of the performance (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Photo of the performance (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Photo of the performance (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Photo of the installation (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Photo of the installation (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- András Halász opening the exhibition (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Zsigmond Károlyi opening the exhibition (courtesy of Orshi Dorzdik)
- Zsigmond Károlyi opening the exhibition (courtesy of Orshi Dorzdik)
- Zsigmond Károlyi opening the exhibition (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Károly Kelemen opening the exhibition (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Photos taken of the previous days’ performances and openings pasted on the gauze cover of the entrance (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Photos taken of the previous days’ performances and openings pasted on the gauze cover of the entrance (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Photos taken of the previous days’ performances and openings pasted on the gauze cover of the entrance (courtesy of Orshi Drozdik)
- Miklós Erdély opening the exhibition (courtesy of Orshi Dorzdik)
- Miklós Erdély opening the exhibition (courtesy of Orshi Dorzdik)
- ID cards submitted at the entrance of the club (courtesy of Orshi Dorzdik)
- Audience (courtesy of Orshi Dorzdik)
- Audience (courtesy of Orshi Dorzdik)
- Audience (courtesy of Orshi Dorzdik)
Date: 4-10 January 1977
Performed by: Orsolya Drozdik
Opening : András Halász (1946), Zsigmond Károlyi (1952), Károly Kelemen (1948), Miklós Erdély (1928-1986), László Beke (1944)
Location: Club of Young Artists, Budapest
Orsolya Drozdik – then member of the postconceptualist artist group, the Rózsa Circle (1976-77) – drew a female nude in the exhibition space for a week. The “exhibition” was opened every day by four different male artists and an art historian. The visitors were not allowed to enter the room where the artist and the model were working, but could only see them from the door which was covered by gauze. Emese Süvecz (curator) made oral history interviews with the participants to reconstruct the event.
Document:
Emese Süvecz’s interview with the participants of “Nude/Model” (2007)