“Staged in Pesti Vigadó’s ground floor exhibition hall, this exhibition by György Szemadám is a kind of review and a summary of the artist’s career in the year when he turns 75. This showcasing, however, is not a retrospective exhibition: the artworks on show here have been prepared in the past five years. Yet, these works of art visually represent the intellectuality and thoughts that have engaged the artist throughout his lifetime. Recurrent themes of artworks by György Szemadám include birds, Africa, the world of Tarot cards, and the life of the artists’ grandparents in times of peace and during the hardships of World War II. In addition, the artist reflects upon creations by friends and images he came across accidentally. The exhibition features 13 topics and the themes include paintings, Giclée prints, boxworks, object art works and sculptures.”

/Mária Kondor-Szilágyi, curator/

Organizer: Hungarian Academy of Arts’ Section of Fine Arts