Bosch+Bosch Group's 1969 Formation Explored as Minority Cultural Transfer in Cold War Yugoslavia
The Bosch+Bosch group, created in 1969 in Yugoslavia, was formed by a group of young artists from the culturally rich Vojvodina region, especially the Hungarian-speaking community. Their artistic style drew inspiration from the New Art Practice movement and the blending of different languages and cultures. In the February 5, 2025, issue of ARTMargins, Volume 14, Issue 1, Emese Kürti analyzes this minority experience using theories from Deleuze and Guattari. She emphasizes how minority languages can drive cultural exchange and transformation. This group represented the aspirations for freedom in Eastern Europe's semi-periphery during the Cold War. You can find this discussion in the Special Issue 'Regional Resonances,' published by MIT Press, DOI 10.1162/artm_a_00401.
Key facts
- The Bosch+Bosch group was established in 1969 by young artists from Vojvodina in Yugoslavia.
- Most members belonged to the Hungarian-speaking minority culture but engaged with majority Yugoslav culture.
- The group's identity was defined by the New Art Practice's conceptual and experimental agenda.
- Emese Kürti's essay uses Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari's theoretical framework to analyze minority conditions.
- The essay was published in ARTMargins Volume 14, Issue 1 on February 5, 2025.
- It argues that minority cultures can intervene in majority culture through cultural transfer across borders.
- The group represented emancipatory aspirations in Cold War Eastern Europe's semi-periphery.
- The article is part of a Special Issue on transnational art in Central East Europe during the 1970s.
Entities
Artists
- Emese Kürti
- Gilles Deleuze
- Felix Guattari
- Constantin Flondor
- Ion Bitzan
- Wanda Mihuleac
Institutions
- ARTMargins Online
- MIT Press
Locations
- Vojvodina
- Yugoslavia
- Eastern Europe
- Central East Europe
- Gdańsk
- Poland