As a Contemporary Art Project
Gallery, TAT’s mission is to become an
innovative intellectual workshop, where artistic, public and scientific
research may take place in a parallel way. The Gallery, which focuses mostly on
Middle European art and artists, belongs to the major progressive organizations
in the art scene of Budapest. Although its main profile consists of
launching programmes in connection with
contemporary art, it organizes exhibitions, lectures, conferences and other
events as well.
TAT
is the Hungarian equivalent for the “stern of a ship”. Nomen est omen. The
saying should be taken seriously. TAT is a symbolic ship, which—like a modern
Noah’s Arc itself—attempts to save intellectual values by receiving them into
its deck, with special attention to values that are ignored by the decadent
civilisations of the present day. Consumer societies are controlled by various
media forms that represent a unified culture attributed to globalism. TAT,
however, intends to be an atypical gallery in the sense that it is open to a
wide public, while it also attempts to
remain an open-minded and experimenting artistic space; a field open for daring
and creative artists. Consequently, TAT Gallery has established a close and
fruitful relationship with some less known and not yet canonized contemporary
artists whose works are nevertheless characterized by remarkable qualities.
Those
artists and gallery owners who have dedicated their lives to the advancement of
contemporary art and are sensitive to ideas transmitted by intellectually
engaging contemporary products are exposed to the often thunderous and
ever-changing atmosphere of the art world of today. Consequently, the symbol of
the ship may provide a reference to this situation as well. The wheel of the
ship is on the stern (that is, tat). This is the place where the captain stands,
who steers the ship through troubled waters with steady hands towards sunny
coasts. The power of the ship lies in the force of co-operation, in working
together and in the will to act. Thus, people working at TAT Gallery are
constantly seeking ways to interpret the present, are searching new
concordances and untrodden paths. It goes without saying that it is easier and
safer to sail with a well-chosen crew. Those working at TAT have no boundaries
in the sense that colleagues are often allowed a free hand in various
questions. The artists the Gallery represents are constantly testing unknown
paths, which often proves to be troublesome for some leaders of the current
public opinion, who are mostly taken aback by these works. TAT has already
achieved remarkable local reputation and has established unique international
connections as well. Consequently, drawing parallels between international and
Hungarian artistic scenes are of a crucial importance forTAT.
We
are proud to invite everyone interested in contemporary thoughts and art to
visit our Gallery. We like to think about our influence as waves generated by a
pebble that has been dropped into a pond. The resonance of thoughts created in
the otherwise still water is what makes artists share our sentiments and be
daring enough to join us. All the more so, since a more and more innovative and
progressive audience calls out for the representation of such artists.
We
have organized thirty exhibitions and almost as many artistic and scientific
events during the last three years that have passed since the opening of TAT
Gallery in 2009, most of which were full house. Approximately forty-five
thousand people have visited our homepage, what is more, every fourth visitor
who follows our events and exhibitions is from abroad. Our manifesto is to call
the attention of the larger public to the importance of individuality and to
those intellectual values that seem to have been out of trend for a while.
Info&Contact: VÖLGYI Anna 00-36-30-443-6945 tatgallery@gmail.com
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