Echoes: City, Society, Conflict & Self in Hungarian Photography at Alma Gallery, June 24 – July 30, 2016

Echoes: City, Society, Conflict & Self in Hungarian Photography, is the second of two linked exhibitions that celebrate Hungarian photography from László Moholy-Nagy to today. The exhibition is part of Modernity X Hungary—A Festival of Hungarian Modernism in New York, a series of exhibitions, concerts, and performances taking place through August 14, 2016. This exhibition was preceded by Impact: Abstraction & Experiment in Hungarian Photography, which highlighted László Moholy-Nagy’s experimental drive and his tendency toward abstraction, alongside more than 20 other artists, past and present.

Kertész Reflection copy

André Kertész, Reflection, Dunaharaszti, Hungary, 14 September 1919. Gicleé print, 30×40 cm. Private collection. Courtesy Alma

Kertész MyBrotherJenoAsIcarus copy

André Kertész, My brother Jenő as Ikarus, Dunaharaszti, Hungary, June 1919. Gicleé print, 30×40 cm. Private collection. Courtesy Alma

ákos Czigány R0021490 copy

Ákos Czigány, Skies – Hommage á Hiroshi Sugimoto: Sky R0012490, 2010. 38 x 55 cm, archival inkjet print. Courtesy Várfok Gallery

ákosCzigány260-15 copy

Ákos Czigány, Skies – Homage á Hiroshi Sugimoto: Sky 260-15, 2012. 40 X 55.2 cm, inkjet print. Courtesy Várfok Gallery

András Bánkuti, Twilight, Moscow copy 2

András Bánkuti, Twilight, Moscow, 1990.24 x 30 cm. Hungarian Museum of Photography.

Aniko Robitz Lido copy 2

Anikó Robitz, Venice, Lido, 2015. 75 x 50 cm, giclée prints on aluminum dibond. Courtesy Alma & the artist

Anikó Robitz Los_Angeles copy 2

Anikó Robitz, Los Angeles, 2010. 210 x 140 cm, giclée prints on aluminum dibond. Courtesy Alma & the artist

Endre_Tot_Communism_Made_Me_Glad_1979 copy

Endre TÓT, Communism Made me Glad, 2016 (neg. 1979). 152.5 x 101.6 cm  (40 x 60”), print on Molino. Courtesy Alma and the artist

JânosVető_EyesOpenEyesClosed

János VETŐ, Self Portrait: Eyes Open, Eyes Closed, 1976, fiber print. 17 x 25 cm. Courtesy Alma and the artist

MariMahr_IdleTimes#4

Mari Mahr, Idle Times #4, 1985. 24″ x 36″, silver bromide print. Courtesy Alma and the artist

MátéBartha_CommonNature

Máté Bartha, Common Nature, 2014. 50 x 70 cm, gicleé print. Courtesy Alma & the artist

Misetics_Matyas_UTOPIA_no2

Mátyás Misetics, Utopia no.2 (Series A), 2014, ed.5 +2AP #3/5. 95 x 125 cm, giclée print, tubond. Courtesy Alma & the artist

RácmolnárMilán_CapaCorrupted3

Rácmolnár Milán, Capa Corrupted #3, 2013. 100 x 150 cm, lightbox. Courtesy Alma & the artist

Sopronyi Callsign FM3493 copy

Gyula Sopronyi, Floating Aspect: Callsign FM3493, 2014. 66 x 100 cm, gicleé print on Baryt paper. Courtesy Alma and the artist

Sopronyi Callsign FM4170 copy

Gyula Sopronyi, Floating Aspect: Callsign FM4170, 2014. 66 x 100 cm, gicleé print on Baryt paper. Courtesy Alma and the artist

SzilviaMucsy_Alimos, Athens, Greece, 2001 copy 2

Szilva Mucsy, Alinos, Athens, Greece, 2001, silver gelatin print. 40 x 50 cm. Courtesy Alma and the artist

SzilviaMucsy_Skyline of Piraeus, Greece, 2014_50x70 copy 2

Szilva Mucsy, Skyline of Pireus, Greece, 2014, gicleé print on Baryt paper. 50 x 70 cm. Courtesy Alma and the artist

Tomas OPITZ 05_La Guaira Church I_1994 copy

Tomas Opitz, La Guaira church, neg.1994, print 1998. Silver gelatin print on RC BW paper. 45 x 34,5 cm. Courtesy Alma and the artist

Zsuzsanna Marinka --Mindless Bodies series copy

Zsuzsanna Marinka, Mindless Bodies Series (# 1-12), edition: 10. Number 1, 2013. 8” x 12” (21 x 30 cm, A4) size. Courtesy Alma & the artist

Zsuzsanna Marinka - Mindless Bodies series - copy

Zsuzsanna Marinka, Mindless Bodies Series (# 1-12), edition: 10. Number 2, 2013. Courtesy Alma & the artist