Art Salon Budapest
Interthinking
From 17th Oct - March 2025
After our inaugural successful Art Salon Paris in 2023, Kate Vass Galerie brings Art Salon II to Budapest this year, hosted at Budapest Art Factory.
This year's edition features the exhibition "Interthinking", which celebrates Hungarian cultural heritage and the influence of iconic Hungarian artists on the international contemporary generative art scene
“Interthinking” refers to the human use of technology and the cooperation between artists and scholars—a concept coined by György Kepes. The curated program aims to offer a historical overview of Hungarian artistic innovations, where artists have integrated technology into their art, highlighting their contributions that have established the conceptual foundation for the international contemporary generative and AI scene.
Victor Vasarely, Eridan Rouge, 1964 © Collection of Ferenc Offenbacher
Iskra Velitchkova, Figures 4, 2024
László Moholy-Nagy, known for exploring the creative potential of technology, focused on light and forms in his photographic and sculptural works. Victor Vasarely, whose systematic creation of rule-based images emphasizes optical effects and geometric exploration, prefigures the methods used in generative art. György Kepes expanded the genre's conceptual framework with his interdisciplinary approach and experiments with light, influencing the integration of technology and art. Nicolas Schöffer's contributions to kinetic and cybernetic art anticipated a future where art and technology seamlessly converge.
László Moholy-Nagy, Photogram Mondgesicht (Moonface) or Self-Portrait in Profile, 1926 © Moholy-Nagy Foundation
Marcelo Soria-Rodríguez, identity space through light and three layers: a digital/analog study, 2024
With generative art's establishment in the 1960s, Vera Molnár, another Hungarian pioneer, emerged as one of the first to use algorithmic processes for creating visual compositions. The experimental photography of Brassaï, together with the work of André Kertész, had impacted digital post-photography and the manipulation of images through artificial intelligence. Due to their significant contributions to art and the field of generative art, the aforementioned Hungarian pioneers have inspired numerous contemporary generative and AI artists.
György Kepes, Abstraction, 1940 © Collection of Ferenc Offenbacher
Kevin Abosch, Shadows Study, 2022
We’ll showcases artworks by these artists including László Moholy-Nagy, Victor Vasarely, Nicolas Schöffer, György Kepes, Vera Molnár, André Kertész, and Brassaï. This year, we’ll collaborate with another esteemed collector, Ferenc Offenbacher, the founder and director of the Kepes György International Art Center, who will proudly present historical pieces from his collection.
Vera Molnár, Hypertransformation, 1973 © Collection of Ferenc Offenbacher
Julien Gachadoat, Hypercombination, 2024
In addition to the Hungarian pioneers' works, the show features contemporary pieces by internationally known artists who either draw inspiration from or reflect upon the aesthetic and thematic breakthroughs pioneered by these masters, exclusively created for this show. The exhibition will display works by Iskra Velitchkova, Marcelo Soria-Rodríguez, Kevin Abosch, Laura Rautjoki, Mario Klingemann, Studio u2p050, and Julien Gachadoat. This global selection of contemporary artists demonstrates the wide-reaching influence of Hungarian art on generative and digital art practices worldwide.
Nicolas Schöffer, Tour Cybernétique’ in Liège, Belgium, 1961 © elephant.art
Studio u2p050, Action|Reaction, 2024
The VIP preview of the exhibition is set to take place on October 17th from 6.30 pm at the Budapest Art Factory, and we would be delighted to have you join us. This evening promises a unique opportunity to engage with contemporary, international artists and their innovative works. Artists will be present at the event, providing an ideal occasion for in-depth discussions and networking.
The exhibition is curated by the Kate Vass Galerie in collaboration with the Kepes Institute and Budapest Art Factory.
DATE
Press: 17th of October (Thursday), 17:00
VIP Preview: 17th of October (Thursday), 18:30
The exhibition will be on display till end of March 2025
CURATED
Curated by Kate Vass
Curator assistant: Agnes Flora Ferenczi
LOCATION:
Budapest Art Factory
1116 Budapest
Építész u. 20.
André Kertész, Distortion #137, 1933 © Jackson Fine Art
Mario Klingemann, Involution #4, 2024
BRASSAÏ, Madame Bijou at the Bar de la Lune, 1932 © MoMA
Laura Rautjoki, Reflections of Madame Bijou VIII, 2024