Art Deco Budapest Symposium

photo Daniel Kovacs

About

The three-day symposium will present the architectural and cultural treasures

of the world-renowned Art Deco style in Budapest and the Hungarian countryside. The symposium includes lectures and architectural tours to cultural heritage locations. In addition, members of the International Coalition of Art Deco Societies, arriving from Shanghai, Chicago and Paris, will consider Budapest as the venue for

a future World Congress on Art Deco. The symposium’s organizer, the Hudec Cultural Foundation Budapest, is also setting up the Central European Art Deco Network to partner with the International Coalition,

and looks forward to working with other organizations in this initiative.

Programs are in English and free to all participants.

Registration is required.

Program

day 1

10th of January, Tuesday

House of Hungarian Art Nouveau

1054 Budapest, Honvéd utca 3.

15:00 welcoming the honorary guests:

Mr Joseph Loundy (ICADS, CADS)

Mr Patrick Cranley (ICADS,Historic Shanghai)

Mr Pascal Yves Laurent (ICADS, Paris Art Deco Society)

Ms Tina Kanagaratnam (Historic Shanghai)

15:15 architectural walking tour in the 5th district by Mr András Török

16:00 opening of the Symposium, welcoming the guests

16:10 ICADS introduction by Mr Joseph Loundy

16:30 lecture by Mr Zoltán Bolla: Budapest Art Deco – the Art Deco book

and what is behind

– break –

17:30 lecture by Ms Júlia Csejdy PhD: Hudec and his Hungarian contemporaries

17:50 lecture by Ms Anikó Katona: Art Deco Poster Art in Hungary

18:15 presentation by Mr Patrick Cranley, organizer of the World Congress

on Art Deco in Shanghai in 2015

18: 35 open discussion, questions for the lecturers

19:00 end of the program

Lectures are in English

About the House of Hungarain Art Nouveau:

Bedő House, built in 1903. Architect Emil Vidor. Today a museum and café, and a dwelling-house: House of Hungarian Art Nouveau - A Magyar Szecesszió Háza. It was built only six years after the Belgian Victor Horta made his first fully Art Nouveau house, and in the same time with the Scottish architect, Mackintosh's famous arts house. The decorative elements used on the façade are from the famous Hungarian Zsolnay factory.

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day 2

11th of January, Wednesday

Atrium Theatre

1024 Budapest, Margit körút 55.

15:00 architectural walking tour in the 2nd district by Mr Zoltán Bolla

16:30 visit of the Atrium House – designed by Hungarian architect Lajos Kozma in 1936

17:00 a hot drink at the Theatre coffee

Lectures are in English

About Atrium House:

It was designed by Lajos Kozma. The construction lasted two years. The Atrium Cinema is one of his masterpiece not only for its size, but also for his modern toned. The steel-frame building was realized using the most developped technologies of the era. Kozma designed this building with all of his expertise. He designed not only the house, but all of the interiors, the doors, windows, lighting, furniture and textiles. Every element Kozma designed is meant to be thought of as part of the larger artistic idea of the house. It became a famous example of the European architecture between the wars.

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day 3

12th of January, Thursday

Museum of Applied Arts

1091 Budapest, Üllői út 33-37

program for organizations

10:00 welcoming by the Museum of Applied Arts

10:15 preparatory meeting aiming to establish an ART DECO NETWORK in Central Europe -

presentation by Ms Virág Csejdy, Hudec Cultural Foundation

10:35 creation of a statement about common interest and goals, finalizing the

document for signatures

10:35 lunch break

14:00 visiting the Museum building

public program

16:00 welcoming of the Symposium guests

16:10 lecture by Ms Éva Horányi: Tube Furnitures - symbols of the modern life

16:40 presentation by Mr Pascal Yves Laurent

17:00 “Breuer - at Home Again”– a guided tour of the temporary exhibition by the curators :

Mr Pál Ritoók, Mr Tamás Dévényi, Ms Éva Horányi

- beak -

18:00 lecture by Ms Katalin Marótzy PhD: Art Deco in Budapest -Styles and Education

18:20 lecture by Mr Dániel Kovács: World Language with Accent - Art Deco in Central Europe

18:40 open discussion, questions for the lecturers

19:00 closing of the Symposium

Lectures are in English

About ‘Breuer Home again’ exhibition:

In the fall of 2016, the Museum of Applied Arts was enriched with an extraordinary work of art thanks to the Hungarian National Bank’s Asset Depository Program. The large granite table was made on the basis of designs by the world famous Hungarian-born furniture designer and architect Marcel Breuer for his own office in New York. The goal of this collection is not just to bring together the notable results of European and Hungarian design, but also to show works that were created by Hungarian-born artists who came to prominence abroad.

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photo Zoltan Bolla

SUPPORTED BY

National Cultural Found of Hungary

hosting partners

Summa Artium Consultancy

It was established at the end of 2003, with the aim of boosting sponsorship and support for the arts from the corporate and private sector, and to promote the cause of arts and business partnerships and private support for the arts in general.

By support we mean all forms of support to and investment into the arts from private sources, and business partnership with the arts, including sponsorship and support given in return for services and communications and sales promotion aims, cultural events organized for business partners and colleagues, establishing art collections, and maecenature (donation) without compensation as well as the help of experts who spend their time and expertise on culture. The main aim is to help culture and the arts by the creation of mutually beneficial arts and business partnerships, which result in additional revenues for the arts and success in business goals. We also work with individuals who provide financial or expert support for the arts.

http://www.summa-artium.hu/content/index.php/29

Summa Artium Consultancy

http://www.summa-artium.hu/content/index.php/29

Museum of Applied Arts

Founded in 1872, the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest is one of the oldest such institutions in the world, and still today a prime Hungarian institution in the questions of design and arts&crafts. It’s building, designed by architect Ödön Lechner and inaugurated by Franz Joseph in 1896, is an internationally known jewel of Hungarian Art Nouveau architecture. The institution houses a 100.000+ collection, with some world-reknown units, e.g. the Turkish-Ottoman carpet collection or the Art Nouveau glass and ceramics section. The latest general exhibition on Hungarian Art Deco interior and furniture design took place in 2012, and was based on the museums own rich collection.

www.imm.hu/en/

Atrium Theatre

The long-established Átrium Film & Theatre (Átrium Film-Színház) near Margaret Bridge received a complete blood transfusion, which resulted in a revamped interior and reivented concept. The former Május 1. Cinema is now the scene of international cooperations that blend different branches of the performing arts (e.g. theatre, film, dance, and music), thereby creating unique productions. The harmonic blend of the elements of film, modern visual culture, contemporary dance and theatre (the latter also in English) constitute the foot stone of the Átrium image, but the events here often include classical and light music concerts, parties and weekend kids' programmes. The Átrium makes good use of its pleasant, spacious foyer, too. In addition to the ticket office, you will find a café here. They host Day Two of the Symposium.

http://atriumfilmszinhaz.hu/en

Summa Artium

Falk Art Fórum

Museum of Applied Arts

Atrium Theatre

partners

ICADS / International Coalition of Art Deco Societies

For many years the primary activity of ICADS has been the selection of sites for the World Congress on Art Deco – an event that was first held in Miami, Florida in 1991 and has been held every other year since. A secondary function has been to provide leaders of the various member societies an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas on matters relevant to managing their societies. Over the years interest has grown within the ranks of ICADS for the organization to take a more pro-active role in supporting the issues of education and preservation as well as engaging in activities to promote the establishment of new Art Deco Societies. Therefore in January 2016, ICADS was officially incorporated in the USA. The first elected Board of ICADS took office with Joe Loundy of Chicago as President, Robin Grow of Melbourne Australia as Vice President, Roberta Nusim of New York City as Secretary and Neil Nevesny of San Francisco as Treasurer. Other general Board Members represent groups in Shanghai, China; Napier, New Zealand; Montreal, Canada; Havana, Cuba and Paris, France.

http://www.icads.info/

Historic Shanghai

Historic Shanghai was founded in 1998 by Tess Johnston, Patrick Cranley & Tina Kanagaratnam with the goal of raising awareness of Shanghai’s built heritage and social and cultural history. The city’s unique history – the flamboyant years of the Concession era, followed by the Communist victory which punished those associated with it – has meant that much of its history has been deliberately neglected or forgotten. Historic Shanghai’s research and collection of books, directories, maps, interviews and photographs helps to piece together the story of this remarkable city.

http://www.historic-shanghai.com/

CADS / Chicago Art Deco Society

A community of members that celebrates the unique aesthetic of the Interwar Period including fine and decorative arts, architecture and fashion that defined the elegant Art Deco and Streamline Modern era. CADS was founded in 1982 as a non-profit organization with a mission of education, preservation and fellowship.

http://www.chicagoartdecosociety.com/

Paris Art Deco Society

The Paris Art Deco Society (APADS) wants to bring together all those interested in the arts and lifestyles of the inter-war period. It is a platform that federates specialists and amateurs so that they can exchange and learn. It aims to promote Art Deco parisien by giving it international visibility. It is part of the international network of Art Deco Societies, which has around 10,000 members worldwide. His interests are varied: architecture and decoration, but also history, music, fashion, literature, painting, dance, cinema, means of transport, utopias, photography, gardens, comics ... everything that reveals or evokes the Variety of an era and the coherence of a style whose apogee is between 1925 and 1935.

We organize conferences, tours and other cultural and festive events. We are concerned about the heritage and we wish to inventory the Art Deco places in the Île de France for better protection.

http://www.paris-artdeco.org/

KÉK - Contemporary Architecture Centre

KÉK is an independent architectural cultural centre operated by young Hungarian architects, artists and civilians. The centre aims to open new perspectives in architectural and urban thinking in Hungary through its fresh, provoking and focused programs, relevant also in international context. This organization is currently the only internationally acknowledged professional platform representing contemporary architecture in Hungary.

www.kek.org.hu/en

International Coalition of Art Deco Societies

Chicago Art Deco

Society

Historic Shanghai

Paris Art Deco Society

Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Center

organizer

Hudec Cultural Foundation

A non-profit organization based in Budapest, Hungary. Activities focus on organizing cultural and educational events based on the life and works of László Hudec, known as L. E. Hudec. He was a Central European architect who fled the vicissitudes of Europe in the early 20th century, taking with him the style and knowledge of European building design and construction. His work – spanning nearly 30 years of Shanghai’s economic and cultural ‘glory days – includes Park Hotel, the first skyscraper in Asia. Hudec Cultural Foundation is the successor of the Hudec Heritage Project. The Foundation was established in April 2013 in Budapest.

www.hudecproject.com/en

Hudec Cultural Foundation

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Special Edition by Hudec Kulturális Alapítvány, 2016

Photos by Zoltán Bolla, Dániel Kovács

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