Contemporary Art

Void
(part of series)
Part of an exhibition at the American Hungarian Library and Historical Society
Peter Weiler is a Hungarian multimedia artist working primarily with digital tools.
Weiler often blends art history and the contemporary art scene in his colorful works, juxtaposing the banality of modern city life with the privileges and comfort of our society.
He graduated from The Art Institute of Philadelphia in 1996 and after spending two years in the USA he moved back to Budapest where he currently works. In 2021 Weiler graduated from School of Visual Arts Master of Fine Arts program in New York.
Weiler was the first Hungarian artist to sell an NFT artwork for cryptocurrency. He is among the leading Hungarian figures researching and working in the crypto art world.
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The VOID series by Peter Weiler was an autobiographical project prepared along his thesis at School of Visual Arts, New York. Weiler's family had an ambivalent approach to photography. One grandmother was an avid shutter-bug, while the other burnt all the photos of that side of the family. Missing photos contrasting with memories kept alive by generations in visual records were the center theme of the project. The slide projector projecting an empty frame, missing or there is no more photo in the carousel? We have reached the end.
Weiler exhibited the work from his project at the Amercican Hungarian Library and Historical Society in April 2022.

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Judit Kis is an intermedia artist from Hungary who recently completed a studio residency at Residency Unlimited and Artist Alliance inc. in New York City. She received the ACAX – Leopold Bloom and Young Visual Art Award in 2020, and the Derkovits Art Grant in 2019, which showcased her work at the Kunsthalle Budapest. She studied fine art and curating at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest and the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London. Her performative videos and virtual diaries reflect on the experiences and traumas that shape our identities, personal boundaries, and behavioral patterns. Her practice combines digital content with installations of objects and often expands into participatory performances and community engagement.
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In 2020, the American Hungarian Library and Historical Sociatey launched a new program providing a space for young emerging artist to showcase their work in New York City. In return, each artists has agreed to donate one piece to the Library.