Meeting of Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian artists – exhibition, actions
Author: Dóra Hegyi - Zsuzsa László
Keywords: actionism, collective actions, conceptual art, international network, photography, political reflection, semi-public event
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- “Shaking hands” action board. Photo: László Beke (courtesy of Artpool Art Research Center)
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- Tug of War Action. Photo: György Galántai (courtesy of Artpool Art Research Center)
Date: 26 August 1972
Participants: Imre Bak, Peter Bartoš, László Beke, Miklós Erdély, Stano Filko, György Galántai, Péter Halász, Béla Hap, Ágnes Háy, Tamás Hencze, György Jovánovics, J. H. Kocman, Péter Legéndy, János Major, László Méhes, Gyula Pauer, Vladjimir Popović, Petr Štembera, Rudolf Sikora, Tamás Szentjóby, Anna Szeredi, Endre Tót, Péter Türk, Jiři Valoch
Organized by: László Beke (1944)
Location: Chapel Studio of György Galántai, Balatonboglár
During the two-day meeting an exhibition and various actions were organized by László Beke, who invited artists from Czechoslovakia and Hungary to create contacts with each other.
Documents:
Interview with László Beke (1998)
Interview with Gyula Pauer (1998)
György Galántai’s diary (1972)
Source: Törvénytelen avantgárd. Galántai György balatonboglári kápolnaműterme 1970–1973 [Illegal Avant-garde, the Balatonboglár Chapel Studio of György Galántai 1970–1973], eds. Júlia Klaniczay and Edit Sasvári (Artpool–Balassi, Budapest, 2003): 141-3.
