The Petőfi Literary Museum - Kassák Museum cordially invites you to the opening of the exhibition PURELY PHOTOGRAPHIC: IVÁN HEVESY AND THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN HUNGARIAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Opening: 10 November 2023, 6 PM
Opening speech: IVÁN ANDRÁS BOJÁR art historian

IVÁN HEVESY (1893-1966) was one of the most significant Hungarian promoters and theoreticians of modern art and the avant-garde, with special interest in new media. He came into intensive contact with photography twice throughout his career. In the thirties, he opened up bold new paths in modern photography with his technical books that reached a wide audience, as well as his own photographs, little-known to this day. In the sixties, he wrote the first monograph on the history of Hungarian photography, and in his regularly published reviews he drew attention to new endeavours and the second wave of modern photography. 

Curators: ANDRÁS BÁN – BALÁZS ZOLTÁN TÓTH 
 
The exhibition is on view until 3 March 2024.