Hungarian Art: Confrontation and Revival in the Modern Movement

By Éva Forgács2016. Softcover. 304 pages with over 100 illustrations and an index.Designed by Jessica Fleischmann/still room.$32.95 | 9780997003413 Insightful essays and monographic texts by leading modernist scholar Éva Forgács trace from birth to maturation several generations of Hungarian Modernism. Leading modernist scholar Éva Forgács corrects long-standing misconceptions about Hungarian art while examining the work and social milieu of dozens of important Hungarian artists, including such figures as László Moholy-Nagy and Lajos Kassák, to paint a fascinating image of 20th century Budapest as a microcosm of the social and political turmoil raging across Europe between the late 19th century and the collapse of the Soviet Era. Art history at its best.– Hattula Moholy-Nagy PRAISE Éva Forgács is a brilliant guide to the history of modern and contemporary art in Hungary. These essays—whether appraising the achievements of Modern Movement heroes like László Moholy-Nagy or excavating the