Friedrich Barnabás // One Million Cubic Meters of Sludge
2026-05-29T17:00:00.000Z - 2026-06-26T17:00:00.000Z
Friedrich Barnabás’s second solo exhibition appears at first glance to differ greatly from his previous one, in which he used irony and the material culture surrounding us to reflect on contemporary Hungary and the recent decades of Eastern Europe. Yet the new paintings remain deeply connected to his earlier works, as the starting point is once again identity — this time in a more personal and localized sense. In this new series, Friedrich condenses the post-socialist history of his hometown, Ajka.
May
29
Jun
26
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The paintings draw from the traditions of Romantic landscape painting. However, instead of portraying the overwhelming, sublime force of nature, these works evoke the downfall of a former industrial town through one of the most devastating ecological disasters in recent Hungarian history: the red sludge catastrophe.
Curator: Tamás Don
Opening remarks by: Vanda Sárai
Opening: May 29, 2026, 7:00 PM
Location: Textilgyár
The exhibition will be on view from May 29 through June 26.
Following the opening event, the band Indeed will perform in the courtyard.
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