drMáriás - A kortárs művészet rontja a magyar emberek biztonságérzetét 2022-05-11 - 2022-06-15

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drMáriás kiállítása a Godot Galériában, - Bartók Béla út 11-13.

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drMáriás exhibition at the Godot Gallery – Béla Bartók Street 11-13

Opening: Katalin Ladik, poet, performer and visual artist.

Opening: 2022. May 11. 19 o'clock

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In order to assess the results of the parliamentary elections, Dr Mariás convenes an extraordinary global parliament meeting of a grand scale, drawing together Viktor Orbán, János Kádár, Putin, Zelensky, Obama, Stalin, Morawiecki, Marilyn Monroe, Greta Thunberg, Jesus, Winnie the Pooh and many others, in order that, as its sole agenda item, it proposes the immediate legal regulation of contemporary art so that it will serve the interests of the Hungarian people in the future rather than Brussels, while simultaneously using its exhibition to demonstrate what future art ought to look like in light of the new two‑thirds mandate.

The artist's provocative, legislation‑drafting thoughts:

Contemporary art has repeatedly shown that its identity, purpose, ideology and function are entirely uncertain. One day it declares this; the next day something entirely different, often the exact opposite of what it claimed the day before.

It is, too, intolerable because, although it is already a great problem that our contemporary artists are so uncertain, it becomes intolerable when they not only project that uncertainty onto society but also use it to undermine confidence, thereby rendering the Hungarian people vulnerable and manipulable. To correct this abject situation and to finally give Hungarian contemporary art certainty, function, mission and identity, it must commit itself to using all its energy, knowledge and creativity to serve peace and consensus. It must strengthen the social and political commitment of those interested in art, safeguarding domestic values, and, with all its strength and expertise, serve the task of public enlightenment by presenting historical truth and our national values. Only then can the discredited contemporary art return to the path where, as new community, social, national, popular or folk art, it stands in the service of the Hungarian people and finds the true purpose and fulfilment of its mission. It is not a devilry if contemporary art learns from politics, for example, by providing certainty, reinforcing, supporting and serving it, for only politics can now truly improve the safety and security of the Hungarian people. My latest creations, in the spirit of these principles and in light of election results, show our nation’s socially and ideologically committed direction towards development and peace, and its decisive, irreversible transition from socialism to a developed democracy and rule of law. The aim of my exhibition is nothing more than for contemporary art to enhance the safety and security of the Hungarian people.

The exhibition can be viewed until June 15, from Tuesday to Friday between 10 and 14, and on Saturday between 10 and 13.

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