The history of photography is deeply rooted in Hungary, and many outstanding artists – including the iconic László Moholy-Nagy – have left their mark on the art of photography in the early twentieth century. However, it wasn’t until the mid-1980s that photography was incorporated into higher education at the institution which is now named after László Moholy-Nagy.
The THIRTYTHREE catalog (252 pages, 177 ills., 17 x 24 cm) from Hatje Cantz offers an extensive overview of the thirty-three years that have gone by since the program began. It also presents outstanding works by artists who have graduated from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. Alongside essays by Jörg M. Colberg and David Campany, the volume features works by Sári Ember, Anna Fabricius, Viola Fátyol, Adél Koleszár, Gábor Arion Kudász, Péter Puklus, Gergely Szatmári, Éva Szombat and others.
The exhibition is on display from 8 October thru 9 December 2018 at Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center, Budapest: "The exhibition THIRTYTHREE takes a look back on the last three decades at the photography department of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest (MOME). With the purpose of acknowledging the work accomplished there over the course of thirty-three years, the project wishes to highlight an institutional direction that has given birth to what Hungarian art professionals informally refer to as the “MOME style”. Revolving around the concept of “horizon”, the exhibition, accompanied by a catalog featuring all 46 artists selected – aims to shine a new light on these generations of photographers that allow expectations shaped by the overwhelming tradition of Hungarian photography to open up to a fresh visual language and contemporary approaches."