Awarded artists: János Baksa-Soós (senior award), István Csákány (junior award)

Opening Speech by: Tibor Várnagy

Open 16:00-20:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 8th February 2013.

János Baksa-Soós (1948) is an emblematic figure of the Hungarian alternative culture. He was the founder of the Kex Band, and also the author of its song-lyrics. As a singer, he influenced Tamás Cseh and Földes László Hobó. In 1971 he conducted a happenning together with Tamás St. Auby in Balatonboglár, and flew to West-Germany (FRG) in the same year. Here he started working as an artist under the name of Január Herceg (Prince January). First, he worked in Essen at the departement of Graphics. Later, having been accepted to the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, he became a student of Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter. His book, Terra Forming, was launched in 2000. In 2007 he had an exhibition titled Lét-határtalanság, (Limitlessness of Being) int he Museum Szent István.

István Csákány (1978) graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, in Dóra Maurer’s class in 2006. His conceptual art is typical of grand-scale and elaborated sculptures, which centered around the concept of work. In 2010, his project of Marcel Beruer Room won the Breuer-memorial tender, but the work has not been accomplished yet, while Bernsteinzhimmer, another work of his won the AICA-award last year. His installation titled Szellemtartás (Ghost keeping), presented at the Documenta 13 is now on display in the Museum Ludwig.

The Herczeg Klára-award is given in every year since 1998. Klára Herczeg, deceased in 1997, made the Studio of Young Artists Association heir in her Legacy, thereby supporting young artists. The Curatorial decided to ground an award named after the founder to grant it to one artist each year. This foundation is the junior award. As the founder cast the dialogue of generations important, the supervisor of the heritage ( Dr. Székely Ádámné Dr. Szűts Ildikó) appointed the Studio of Young Artists Association to curate the senior award. Artists for this award are nominated by an independent nominator. The awarded artists are chosen by the curatorial of the Association.

Klára Herczeg, Munkácsy-awarded sculptor wars born on 13th October 1906, in Budapest. She attended a free drawing school in Vien, where she has spent her youth. During this time, she worked as practician in a bronze-moulding factory, where he made her first scupture. Between 1924-27 she attended to the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest with the supevision of Zsigmond Kisfaludy Strobl. She continued her studies in Berlin (1929-30) and Paris (1930-32), where she became the student of Charles Despiau, sculptor. In 1933 she returned to Budapest. Her works were on display on several exhibitions from 1925, and she also exhibited on the World’s Fair. From the late 1960’s on she created her most important small-scale plastics and medals. She has thirty public sculptures in Budapest and in the country

In 2012 on the basis of Tamás St. Turba’s nominartion the Studio of Young Artists Association gave the Herczeg Klára-award to János Baksa-Soós. The Studio of Young Artists Association awarded István Csákány with the Junior award.

Awarded artists: János Baksa-Soós (senior award), István Csákány (junior award)

Opening Speech by: Tibor Várnagy

Open 16:00-20:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 8th February 2013.

János Baksa-Soós (1948) is an emblematic figure of the Hungarian alternative culture. He was the founder of the Kex Band, and also the author of its song-lyrics. As a singer, he influenced Tamás Cseh and Földes László Hobó. In 1971 he conducted a happenning together with Tamás St. Auby in Balatonboglár, and flew to West-Germany (FRG) in the same year. Here he started working as an artist under the name of Január Herceg (Prince January). First, he worked in Essen at the departement of Graphics. Later, having been accepted to the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, he became a student of Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter. His book, Terra Forming, was launched in 2000. In 2007 he had an exhibition titled Lét-határtalanság, (Limitlessness of Being) int he Museum Szent István.

István Csákány (1978) graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, in Dóra Maurer’s class in 2006. His conceptual art is typical of grand-scale and elaborated sculptures, which centered around the concept of work. In 2010, his project of Marcel Beruer Room won the Breuer-memorial tender, but the work has not been accomplished yet, while Bernsteinzhimmer, another work of his won the AICA-award last year. His installation titled Szellemtartás (Ghost keeping), presented at the Documenta 13 is now on display in the Museum Ludwig.

The Herczeg Klára-award is given in every year since 1998. Klára Herczeg, deceased in 1997, made the Studio of Young Artists Association heir in her Legacy, thereby supporting young artists. The Curatorial decided to ground an award named after the founder to grant it to one artist each year. This foundation is the junior award. As the founder cast the dialogue of generations important, the supervisor of the heritage ( Dr. Székely Ádámné Dr. Szűts Ildikó) appointed the Studio of Young Artists Association to curate the senior award. Artists for this award are nominated by an independent nominator. The awarded artists are chosen by the curatorial of the Association.

Klára Herczeg, Munkácsy-awarded sculptor wars born on 13th October 1906, in Budapest. She attended a free drawing school in Vien, where she has spent her youth. During this time, she worked as practician in a bronze-moulding factory, where he made her first scupture. Between 1924-27 she attended to the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest with the supevision of Zsigmond Kisfaludy Strobl. She continued her studies in Berlin (1929-30) and Paris (1930-32), where she became the student of Charles Despiau, sculptor. In 1933 she returned to Budapest. Her works were on display on several exhibitions from 1925, and she also exhibited on the World’s Fair. From the late 1960’s on she created her most important small-scale plastics and medals. She has thirty public sculptures in Budapest and in the country

In 2012 on the basis of Tamás St. Turba’s nominartion the Studio of Young Artists Association gave the Herczeg Klára-award to János Baksa-Soós. The Studio of Young Artists Association awarded István Csákány with the Junior award.