Exhibition

The exhibition BEYOND INDUSTRY presents a selection of works by significant and emerging figures of the younger generation of Hungarian sculptors. Their practices have evolved since the early 2000s, and they continue to play an active role in shaping the landscape of contemporary Hungarian sculpture. The exhibited works are united by a highlighted use of iron, metal, and steel, materials that function not merely as supports or structural elements, but also as autonomous surfaces filled with meaning and emotional resonance.

The exhibited works encompass a wide spectrum of sculptural approaches, including cut metal plates, welded constructions, worked surfaces, and heat-formed iron materials. These metal sculptures do not exist merely as cold industrial objects; on the contrary, through both their materiality and thematic concerns, they become carriers of distinct cultural and personal memory. The group exhibition focuses on those tendencies within contemporary metal sculpture that, beyond the intellectual legacy of influential sculptural masters, draw from the tradition of industrial modernity and reflect upon its aftermath, approaching metal as a material imbued with cultural and emotional significance.

The oxidized surfaces, layers of rust, and traces of exposure that emerge across the works evoke not only the passage of time, but also the exhaustion and emotional transcendence of the Third Industrial Revolution. From within the dense conditions and expanded perspective of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the exhibition reflects back upon this legacy: the infrastructures and material cultures of industrial modernity, many of which have now fallen into abandonment. Within these sculptural works, robust and austere materials assume a sensitive, at times almost anthropomorphic presence, complicating and deepening our emotional relationship to industrial environments and matter. Through this reinterpretation of industrial heritage, the exhibition renders visible the sensibility, atmosphere, and contemporary condition of a new generation of sculptors.

Exhibiting artists:
 

Andor Becskei
Born in 1991 in Senta, Vojvodina. He graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 2017 with a degree in sculpture, and subsequently earned a DLA degree from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Pécs. In recent years, he has exhibited at such prominent venues as the HAB, the Káli Sculpture Park, and the Szombathely Art Gallery, and has also participated in exhibitions in Manhattan, Slovenia, and Romania. His public artworks can be found in Kapolcs, Hajdúszoboszló, and Chengdu, China.

Miklós János Boros
Born in Kisvárda in 1980. He graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 2005 with a degree in sculpture. He earned his DLA degree in 2017 from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Pécs. Since 2011, he has been a lecturer at the Department of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Debrecen, and since 2020, he has also been a lecturer at the Department of Sculpture, Hungarian University of Fine Arts. He is a founding member of the Szolnok Bronze Sculpture Symposium, as well as a member of the Hungarian Sculptors’ Association, the Szolnok Fine Arts Society, and the HADRON Art Association. In recent years, he has had several solo exhibitions, including at the Vészkijárat and B32 Galleries. He has participated in group exhibitions at venues such as the Műcsarnok, the Alföldi Gallery, and the Bartók1 Gallery.

Réka Gergely
was born in Budapest in 1988. Between 2007 and 2013, she studied sculpture at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, and in 2021, she earned a DLA degree from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Pécs. Her work has been recognized with awards including the Tamás Vigh Prize and the Searching for T-Art Award. In 2021 and 2026, she received the Gyula Derkovits Fine Arts Scholarship, and from 2022 to 2025, she was awarded a scholarship from the Hungarian Academy of Arts. She has been a member of the Szolnok Fine Arts Society since 2012, the Hungarian Sculptors’ Society since 2013, and a regular participant in the Szolnok Bronze Sculpture Symposium since 2014. In 2020, she held a solo exhibition at the Műcsarnok; most recently, in 2025, her solo exhibition was on view at the Hegyvidék Gallery.

Tamás Gilly
Born in Kecskemét in 1984. Between 2003 and 2009, he studied in the Sculpture Department at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts. His work has been honored with the Géza Samu Award and the Barcsay Award, among others. He has been a member of the Hungarian Sculptors’ Association since 2010 and of the Szolnok Fine Arts Association since 2012. Since 2014, he has been a founding member and regular participant in the Szolnok Bronze Sculpture Symposium. From 2023 to 2026, he received a scholarship from the Hungarian Academy of Arts. He has exhibited at the Vasarely Museum, the B32 Gallery, and Kunstraum Wild in Munich, among other venues.

Kristóf Kecső 
was born in 1993 in Szolnok. He graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 2022 with a degree in sculpture. He has been a member of the Szolnok Fine Arts Association since 2020 and of the Hungarian Sculptors’ Society since 2022. His public artworks can be found throughout the country, including in Balatonalmádi, Szolnok, Zalaszentgrót, and in Budapest’s Graphisoft Park. He has previously won the Fundamenta Amadeus Creative Scholarship twice, and in 2024 and this year, he received the Derkovits Scholarship. He regularly participates in solo and group exhibitions and has exhibited at venues such as HAB, NACO, and the Liszt Institute in Stuttgart. He is represented by NACO (Nagyházi Contemporary).

Dániel Nagy
Born in Szolnok in 1994. He graduated in 2022 from the sculpture department of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, where his thesis was awarded the Tamás Vigh Prize. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Hungary, including at HAB, KULT7 Lab, and the János Damjanich Museum in Szolnok. He has also participated in international exhibitions in Slovakia, Poland, and India. His works can be found in the archives of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, as well as in public spaces and private collections. He is represented by The Space Gallery.
 

Curators: 

Tiffany Farkas 
was born in Szolnok in 1999 and currently lives and works in Budapest as an independent curator. She earned her bachelor’s degree in curatorial studies from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 2020, followed by a master’s degree from the Department of Aesthetics at ELTE in 2022. Her curatorial interests focus on posthuman theories and the imprints of technological and ecological changes in visual culture; she also places significant emphasis on the effects of archaic and contemporary myths. In recent years, she has been active as a curator at the Molnár Ani Gallery. She previously worked at the Ludwig Museum and collaborated with the Artpool Art Research Center, as well as with both the KULT7 Gallery and Lab.

 

András Mohácsi
Born in 1963 in Budapest, where he currently lives and works. A sculptor and one of the leading Hungarian creators of monumental stone-based sculptures. He graduated in 1991 from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts with a degree in sculpture. He earned his master’s degree in 1998 from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Pécs, and his DLA degree from the same institution in 2005. Between 1993 and 1998, he was an active artist at the Villány Stone Sculpture Artists’ Colony. Since the 2000s, he has been creating both graphic works and paintings, and since 2010, he has also worked as a theater set designer. He has had solo exhibitions at the KULT7 Gallery (2026), the Kahan Art Space in Pest and Buda (2023, 2024, 2025), the Artus Gallery (2011, 2002, 2000), and at the Kiscelli Museum (2003); he has also participated in group exhibitions at the Műcsarnok (1997, 2001), the Ernst Museum (2005), and the Művészet Malom in Szentendre (2014). His public artworks can be found in Budapest, Pécs, and Lahr, Germany. He has been a faculty member at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design since 2000.
 

 

Information:

Opening: 05.06.2026, Friday at 6:00 PM | Opened by Annamária Szabó, curator
On view: 05.06.2026 - 30.09.2026| By appointment (call in advance) Monday through Thursday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Appointments and press contact: Veronika Krizsán | +36706628988 | krizsan@evakahanfoundation.org
Address: Kahan Art Space Buda | 1116 Budapest, Gyapot Street 4.