Art in Action: Lajos Kassák’s Avant-Garde Journals Reviewed
In 2017, the Petőfi Literary Museum-Kassák Museum Kassák Foundation released a collection titled 'Art in Action,' focusing on Lajos Kassák’s avant-garde journals from 1915 to 1927. Curated by Eszter Balázs, Edit Sasvári, and Merse Pál Szeredi, this work acts as both a catalogue and anthology supporting the 'Kassákisms' exhibitions across Budapest. Kassák, a pivotal figure in early 20th-century Hungarian avant-garde literature, continued his literary pursuits despite economic hardships after relocating to Vienna in 1919, collaborating with partner Jolán Simon. The collection highlights his journals A Tett, MA, 2×2, and Dokumentum, emphasizing their contribution to avant-garde writing.
Key facts
- The book was published in 2017 by Petőfi Literary Museum-Kassák Museum Kassák Foundation.
- It accompanied three exhibitions called 'Kassákisms' at three museums in Budapest.
- Lajos Kassák was a Hungarian avant-garde artist, poet, and editor born in 1887.
- Kassák fled Budapest for Vienna in 1919 after a communist government fell.
- His partner Jolán Simon collaborated with him but receives scant mention in the book.
- The volume covers journals A Tett, MA, 2×2, and Dokumentum from 1915 to 1927.
- MA is the most emphasized journal, though its name does not appear in the book's title.
- The book is available as a free PDF from the Kassák Museum.
Entities
Artists
- Lajos Kassák
- Jolán Simon
- László Moholy-Nagy
- Ernő Kállai
- Farkas Molnár
- László Péri
- Vincenc Beneš
- Vincent van Gogh
- Rembrandt
- Franz Marc
- Umberto Boccioni
- El Lissitzky
- Ivan Puni
- Kurt Schwitters
- Béla Uitz
- Kazimir Malevich
- Oskar Schlemmer
- Andor Németh
- György Lukács
- Hannes Meyer
Institutions
- Petőfi Literary Museum
- Kassák Museum
- Kassák Foundation
- Gizi Bajor Actors’ Museum
- Bauhaus
Locations
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Vienna
- Austria
- Paris
- France
- Berlin
- Germany
- Moscow
- Russia
- Brno
- Czech Republic