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New Book Examines Artistic Research Through Post-Soviet Perspectives

publication · 2026-04-19

In 2023, the Hungarian University of Fine Arts published 'Approximating Borders: Artistic Research in Practice,' under the editorial guidance of Ádám Albert, Eszter Lázár, Dániel Máté, and Edina Nagy. This 223-page book delves into artistic research, which emerged in the 1990s, incorporating contributions from artists, interviews, and theoretical discussions. It stems from the EU4ART_differences initiative that involved four European art academies. Among the significant works are Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits' depiction of climate change in a Swiss Alpine forest, as well as Anca Benera and Arnold Estefán's analysis of nuclear test sites. The publication critiques documents like the Frascati Manual and highlights post-Soviet knowledge production, featuring insights from Vytautas Michelkevičius and theoretical contributions by Constanza Barbieri and Tünde Varga.

Key facts

  • Book 'Approximating Borders: Artistic Research in Practice' published 2023 by Hungarian University of Fine Arts
  • Editors: Ádám Albert, Eszter Lázár, Dániel Máté, Edina Nagy
  • Originated from EU4ART_differences project involving four European art academies
  • Features artist contributions, interviews, and theoretical inserts
  • Includes Rasa Smite and Raitis Smits' climate change visualization project in Swiss Alps
  • Contains Anca Benera and Arnold Estefán's investigation of nuclear test sites
  • Emphasizes post-Soviet perspectives on knowledge production
  • Critiques the Frascati Manual's exclusion of artistic expression from research definitions

Entities

Artists

  • Judit Árva
  • Ádám Albert
  • Eszter Lázár
  • Dániel Máté
  • Edina Nagy
  • Henk Slager
  • Annette W. Balkema
  • James Elkins
  • Kavior Moon
  • Rasa Smite
  • Raitis Smits
  • Anca Benera
  • Arnold Estefán
  • Constanza Barbieri
  • Tünde Varga
  • Michael Polanyi
  • Elena Giulia Rossi
  • Vytautas Michelkevičius
  • Manuel Ángel Macía
  • Ilona Jutkonyté
  • Santiago Reyes Villaveces
  • Judit Böröcz
  • Bence György Pálinkás
  • Máté Szigeti
  • Memos (Agamemnon) Makris
  • Erekle Chinchilakashvili
  • John Butler
  • Kitti Gosztola

Institutions

  • ARTMargins Online
  • Hungarian University of Fine Arts
  • Hatje Cantz
  • Lier en Boog
  • JAR – Journal of Artistic Research
  • Accademia di Belle Arte di Roma
  • Dresden University of Fine Arts
  • Art Academy of Latvia
  • EU4ART_differences project
  • The Polanyi Society
  • ELTE Budapest
  • tranzit.hu
  • Space of Opportunity
  • OECD
  • Art in America

Locations

  • Budapest
  • Hungary
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Amsterdam
  • Netherlands
  • New York
  • USA
  • Rome
  • Italy
  • Dresden
  • Riga
  • Latvia
  • Swiss Alps
  • Switzerland
  • Vienna
  • Austria
  • Bologna
  • Vilnius
  • Lithuania
  • Paris
  • France

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