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Galleries
Budapest’s contemporary art scene
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Art Factory
(XIII. Vizafogó utca 2;
www.budapestartfactory.com)
A large industrial space brought
to life by a dynamic collective of
painters who met at art school
and work in the contemporary
vein from figurative to more
abstract styles. Some of their
pieces grace the walls of the Four
Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace
while others have been exhibited
throughout Europe and the
United States.
Deák Erika Gallery
(VI. Mozsár utca 1;
www.deakgaleria.hu)
This commercial gallery
represents nearly two dozen
contemporary artists. Director,
Erika Deák, gained valuable
experience in the art galleries
of New York before returning
to Budapest to set up her own
space. The focus is primarily
on painting and new media
and features some of the hottest
contemporary artists in the
region, such as Attila Szűcs and
Alexander Tinei.
Kálmán Makláry Fine
Arts Gallery
(V. Falk Miksa utca 10;
www.kalmanmaklary.com)
Kálmán Makláry represents
Hungarian artists who at one
point in their careers, lived and
worked in France, particularly
as part of the Post-War School
of Paris. The gallery's most
renowned, still active artists,
Judit Reigl is the only Hungarian
to exhibit her works at major
museums in New York, London
and Paris. Also presents works by
László Moholy-Nagy, Paul Kallos,
Geza Szobel and Tibor Csernus.
Kieselbach
(V. Szent István körút 5;
www.kieselbach.hu)
Private gallery, which functions
as both an exhibition space and
an auction house, was established
by art historian Tamás
Kieselbach. Privately-owned and
rare works are also presented
at non-selling exhibitions. The
emphasis is on Hungarian
painters from the 19th and 20th
centuries.
KnollGalériaBudapest
(VI. Liszt Ferenc tér 10;
www.knollgalerie.at)
Two decades in the making, this
private gallery above the terraces
of Liszt Ferenc tér was founded by
Austrian Hans Knoll in 1989. The
mandate of the Budapest branch
is to present artists from the
West, while the Vienna gallery
features artists from Central
Europe.
Kogart
(VI. Andrássy út 112; www.kogart.hu)
Entrepreneur and art collector
Gábor Kovács established the
Kogart House in 2004, in a
beautifully restored 19thcentury
villa complete with
museum, commercial gallery,
restaurant and lovely garden
terrace. Exhibits on the gallery’s
upper level feature emerging
Hungarian artists, while the
ground f loor is reserved for
Kovács’ private collection of
classics. The neighboring Kogart
Galéria hosts contemporary
Hungarian and international
artists.