Overrated, left very much underwhelmed. It’s an extremely small exhibition space, so it can be done in 10mins, not worth the entrance fee of 2000Ft. (Wonder why a piece in Marble and Steel in eyes nose and mouth shape is being placed in a photography gallery). The building itself (as per other reviews) isn’t that special, just another run-down building in Budapest, I’ve seen better ones way more beautiful, with or without maintenance. The receptionists were not very welcoming.
Save that money for House of Horror (the installation art was quite impressive) or Museum of Fine...
Read moreI visited last November to see the personal photo/snapshot collection of Frida Kahlo. I saw works by Tina Modotti, Edward Weston and Charles Sheeler That I had never found in a decade of personal research. The space is not very large but it is, primarily a research and teaching space. As a professional photographer and teacher, it was a thrill to be there.
I have seen some of the reviewers express disappointment. I guess that you don't visit Harvard, Columbia, Princeton or the Yale campus in expectations of...
Read moreCurrently exhibiting the photographic works of Roger Ballen. I have included some of the explanatory script as well as photos of his work to help people decide on whether to visit. I'm quite intrigued by the way his work had developed from a purely photographic and descriptive production, that needs no further explanation, as in his 1970s "Boyhood" publication, to something darker, deeper and allegorical (including performance art) in his latest 21st Century production...
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