Exhibitions: 2008

Since the 1970s, Dóra Maurer has been one of the dominant figures of Hungarian art. In addition to her creative work, she has been a major influence on her peers as an active and energetic organizer and, since 2003, a teacher.

With its next exhibition, Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art presents another oeuvre of international significance.

The STRABAG Épitő Zrt. [STRABAG Construction Zrt.], (formerly, Magyar Aszfalt Kft. [Hungarian Asphalt Kft.]) first announced its competition showcasing young Hungarian painters under 40 years of age in 1997. Each year 80-100 entries are received for judging.

Keith Haring, having died of AIDS at the age of 31, would be 50 years old in 2008. His anniversary is going to be celebrated with several exhibitions and events all over the world.

Sarajevo-born French artist Braco Dimitrijević came to international attention in the 1970s with his Casual Passer-by works, which presented enlarged portrait photographs of unknown people in public places – building frontages or advertising hoardings.

Simon Starling (b.1967) is one of the most interesting figures in the contemporary international art scene, known throughout the world for his site-specific projects. His works are always preceded by thorough research in which he transforms and reinterprets existing objects.

Fluxus is well-known as an (anti-)artistic, international network with centres in the USA, Western Europe and Japan. But what about this “intermedia” art ‒ art encompassing music, actions, poetry, objects and events ‒ beyond the “Iron Curtain”?

In the middle of the 1960s, István Nádler was among the first Hungarian representatives of the neo-avant-garde movement.

Hans van der Meer: European Fields ‒ The Landscape of Lower League Football Bertien van Manen: Give me your image

The last in the series of exhibitions featuring the museum’s collection, "All That Cinema" presents the best of the motion picture works held in the Museum.