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Vera MOLNAR (1924-2023), Hypertransformation /Diptyque I-II/ (Hypertransformation /Diptych I-II/), 1974-1979, canvas, vinyl, 147 × 150 cm; 147,5 × 150 cm, courtesy of the Hungarian Museum of Fine Arts – Hungarian National Gallery
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1. Vera MOLNAR (1924-2023), Un Carré Round (Squaring the Circle), 1962-1964, oil on canvas, 110 x 110 cm, courtesy of MNB Arts and Culture
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Vera MOLNAR (1924-2023), Lent Mouvement Giratoire (Slow Circular Motion), 1957-2013, acrylic on canvas, 80 x 80 cm, courtesy of MNB Arts and Culture
Exhibition
À la Recherche de Vera Molnar
10 Feb 2024 – 14 Apr 2024
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 20:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 20:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 20:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 20:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 20:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 20:00
Cost of entry
HUF 2400 per person
Address
- Komor Marcell u. 1
- Budapest
Budapest - 1095
- Hungary
The exhibition pays tribute to the artistic legacy of Vera Molnar, who passed away shortly before her 100th birthday, on
December 7, 2023.
About
Together with their partners, the Ludwig Museum and the Foundation for Art and Culture (Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur) are organising the exhibition À la Recherche de Vera Molnar. The exhibition, hosted by the Ludwig Museum in Budapest, marks the first stage of an international tour dedicated to the most influential pioneer of computer art.
The exhibition‘s title refers to Vera Molnar‘s series À la recherche de Paul Klee, recalling the artist‘s experiments in examining art historical influences through her own creative methods and tools. Similar to the narrator of Marcel Proust‘s novel sequence À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time), Molnar was interested not only in the mere recall of the past but also in its reinterpretation in the context of the present.
Following this spirit, the two-part exhibition at the Ludwig Museum provides an overview of pivotal chapters in Vera Molnar‘s career. Displaying unique and reproduced graphic series and paintings, the exhibition spans from the late 1960s to the present day, presenting the most significant themes and art groups of this unique body of work, tracing the transformations in Molnar‘s line and form systems. The other part of the exhibition introduces, for the first time worldwide, a special international group exhibition featuring works and unique reflections by invited internationally acclaimed artists. This section pays homage to Molnar‘s legacy, and examines her impact on contemporary art.
