A graduate of the University of Fine Arts in Cluj in 2001 and the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest in 2006, Peter Szabo is interested in the social and economic value of art. He investigates processes of art production, presentation and reception within institutional, market and state requirements. His most profound concerns take shape as platforms and spaces for mediation, discussion and debate on the tension between art practice and institutional norms.
As artist-in-residence at the Romanian Cultural Institute London, Peter Szabo will work on a project called What I Mostly Hate About Art. The project aims to open channels of communication between various practitioners within the independent art network, and encourage sharing of working methods and experiences.
Personal exhibitions: What I Mostly Hate About Art / Part One, Studio Gallery, Budapest (2007); Comparative, Bercsenyi Gallery, Budapest (2002); BFA exhibition, Protokoll Gallery, Cluj (2001).
Selected group exhibitions: 2007 - Points de vue, Romanian Cultural Institute, Paris; Unknown Scene, Ernst Museum, Budapest; friends, foes and collaborators, IG Bildende Kunst Gallery, Vienna; 2006 - 24 Minutes, Pfefferberg - Tuzraktér, Berlin-Budapest; Rezonancia, Ludwig Museum, Budapest; Interrupted Histories, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana.
Peter Szabo successfully applied for the Attic Arts residency last year for a term at the Institute in 2008. Given that Attic Arts is currently on hold due to further refurbishment plans of the building, Peter Szabo will be accommodated by the London City Mission, to whom we extend our thanks.
When: 1-30 May 2008 Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London & London City Mission
