Exhibition

Márta Kucsora Liminal Spaces is the opening exhibition of the Dr. Éva Kahán Foundation's new large-scale exhibition space, the Kahan Art Space Buda, in Budapest XI district Gyapot street 4. The building that houses the Kahan Art Space Buda is an emblematic work of Hungarian industrial architecture, renovated to meet the needs of today's world while preserving its original values. The Kahan Art Space Buda is the third art space of the Dr. Éva Kahán Foundation, alongside the Kahan Art Space Pest in Budapest VII district Nagy Diófa street and the Kahan Art Space Vienna in Vienna II district Große Sperlgasse.

The Liminal Spaces exhibition presents Márta Kucsora's boundary-pushing techniques, in which she transforms painting into an exploration of spatial and digital realms. The Kahan Art Space Buda's vast interior space allows Kucsora's paintings to be an immersive visual and spatial experience, where two-dimensional art is transformed into three-dimensional form. Kucsora's monumental canvases interact with architectural elements, engaging the viewer in a play of rhythms, textures and space. Embracing contemporary technology, Márta Kucsora combines her physical paintings with digital media in a symbiosis that deepens the spatial narrative. The exhibition captures the evolution of Márta Kucsora's creative process, where performative painting techniques embody micro- and macro-universes, reflecting the complex interplay of time and space in art. Kucsora invites viewers to engage with art in a multidimensional way, challenging and inspiring them with her bold vision. 

According to curator Viola Lukács, Márta emerges as a pivotal force in contemporary abstract painting in Eastern Europe. Her creations defy the limitations of traditional forms, navigating the medium with an adventurous spirit. Within the confines of a historic hangar, her monumental canvases transform spatial experience into a dialogue that engages the senses, inviting us to pause and reflect. (Her digital videos deepen this exchange, dissolving the barriers of time and perception, and guiding us into a meditative current. In this distinct, instinctual space, we shed our roles as mere spectators and become active participants in a narrative where abstraction mingles with profound encounters.)

 

Márta Kucsora (b. 1979, Hungary) is a contemporary artist acclaimed for her vast abstract compositions and experimental painting methods. She received her education at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest (1997-2002) and at Montclair State University in New Jersey (2005-2006). Kucsora’s practice has garnered her institutional solo exhibitions, including "STRETCH" at Kepes Institute in Budapest (2022), “Inception” at Kunsthalle Budapest (2021), and gallery solo shows at CoBrA Gallery in Shanghai (2023), at Patricia Low Contemporary in Gstaad (2022), and Postmasters Gallery in New York (2021). Her artwork has been featured in international museums, such as 21C Museum, Arizona and the Deji Art Museum, China. Kucsora's artistic contributions delve into the interplay of materiality and perception, leading viewers into reflective and meditative experiences. Her works are included in prestigious collections, ensuring her status as a vital voice in the contemporary art world.

Viola Lukács is a Berlin-based curator and writer who uses art to unravel human and nonhuman entanglements. In 2015, she curated MetaMetria, an extensive exhibition featuring the works of sculptor and conceptual artist Bernar Venet. As digital and optical virtual technologies evolved, Viola sought new ways to connect artists, academia, museums, collectors, and corporations beyond traditional curating. She has worked with esteemed institutions such as Sotheby’s, the Venet Foundation, 0xCollection, and Postmasters Gallery in New York. Viola Lukács continues to drive innovation in the art world, bridging diverse sectors and fostering new forms of artistic expression.

 

The exhibition can be visited: 20 September – 19 December 2024 | by prior telephone appointment from Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 4 pm

Appointment and press contact: Adrienn Németh | +36303804905 | nemeth@evakahanfoundation.org

Address: Kahan Art Space Buda | 1116 Budapest, Gyapot utca 4.

Photo: Réka Hegyháti

 

The Kahan Art Space Buda is the third and newest art space of the Dr. Éva Kahán Foundation, opening for the first time in September 2024. Located in Budapest XI district Gyapot street 4, on the site of the former grassy airfield of the Hungarian Airship and Airplane Factory, it stands as a gem of Hungarian modernist industrial architecture rebuilt from decades of dilapidation by the BELFRY Group over two years of intense renovations. By preserving the original architectural values of the hangar-like factory building, it was possible to create a 300 m2 exhibition space with a 15-meter-high ceiling and a stirring atmosphere - the Kahan Art Space Buda - in addition to the 21st-century office functions of the BELFRY Group. 

The Kahan Art Space Buda's vast interior space expands on the mission of the organization in supporting the creative activities of CEE artists in its capability to host larger and more ambitious exhibitions previously not possible at the existing branches of the Dr. Éva Kahán Foundation in Vienna and Pest. As the inaugural exhibition of the Kahan Art Space Buda, Márta Kucsora’s large-scale paintings will be presented as an immersive visual and spatial experience, where two-dimensional art is transformed into three-dimensional form.