István Csákány
became one of the most important Hungarian artist under 40, after exhibiting a monumental installation at documenta (13) in 2012, which in fact is the biggest trendsetter contemporary art exhibition of the world, opening its doors to the public only every 5 years.
Csákány will present new works in the frame of a solo exhibition in Hungary for the first time since this important international appearance. Although the visitors of Trafó are not necessarily strangers to his practice, since a number of his important pieces have been produced on the occasion of group exhibitions in this institution - for example, his statue project entitled the “The Worker of Tomorrow” which granted him the invitation to documenta.
Through his works, Csákány - the former Derkovits Scholaship winner and Aviva Award nominee – has clearly attempted to renew and reinterpret the genre of sculpture. His methodology, which blends instinctive and elementary installation skills, brings (and has brought) forth a new side and energy of Hungarian fine arts. This is clearly shown by the fact that he was involved in a number of important exhibitions in Budapest at the Ludwig Museum, the Kunsthalle and Trafó Gallery, while his works today are owned by collections such as the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht and the MUDAM in Luxemburg.
Csákány opens a new chapter in his oeuvre focusing on the general subject of work and, lately, also the artistic career as such, attempting to summarize and transcend the physical and theoretical boundaries of his previous works with his newest exhibition at the Trafó Gallery.
