One of the most significant private art collections in Hungary, on view at Centrul de Interes
A new exhibition is open from August 10 at the 4th floor of Centrul de Interes in collaboration with MODEM Center for
Modern and Contemporary Art. ”Monochrome Stories. The Antal-Lusztig Collection. Debrecen” presents a selection of works from the biggest private art collection in Hungary: The Antal-Lusztig
Collection of Debrecen. The exhibition brings in Cluj works from 40 international and Hungarian artists.
The collection that consists almost 5.000 items was established in the 1920s by Sámuel Lusztig who began purchasing contemporary works of art of his age.
Unfortunately, the works purchased in those years were lost during World War II. After the Holocaust, Lusztig began rebuilding the collection, a process in which his nephew, Péter Antal, later
became involved. In the beginning Péter Antal had carried on collecting in the spirit of his grandfather, but at the age of 17 he went his own way and mainly sought for the representatives of the
Hungarian progressive art. He mainly purchased the contemporary works of art from the artist’s studios. The development of the 20th century Hungarian visual art can be traced in the imposing
Antal‒Lusztig Collection. Recently, considering that his collection fully covers Hungarian art, Antal is increasingly turning its attention to the acquisition of works signed by internationally
renowned artists. Currently, the collection has almost 5.000 works, being the largest private art collection in Hungary. As a sign of respect and gratitude to his grandfather, Antal named the
collection "Antal-Lusztig Collection".
The exhibition “Monochrome Stories. The Antal-Lusztig Collection. Debrecen” from Centrul de Interes
includes monochrome works. "Even if it seems to be just a simple color, it's more than that. Now the monochrome works give the character of my international collection", points out Peter
Antal.
Artists: Marina Abramović, Maurer Dóra, Erdélyi Gábor, Feledy Gyula Zoltán, François Fiedler, Jakob Gasteiger, Gál András, Johannes Geccelli, Alex Gern,
Johannes Girardoni, Raimund Girke, Marcia Hafif, Simon Hantaï, Herbert Hamak, Jus Juchmans, Zebedee Jones, Hartwig Kompa, Sol LeWitt, Jason Martin, Moholy - Nagy László, Vera Molnar, Paola
Neumann, Hermann Nitsch, Frank Piasta, Arnulf Rainer, Dirk Rathke, Judit Reigl, Gerhard Richter, Rene Rietmeyer, Dieter Roth, Yuko Sakurai, Robert Schaberl, Seres László, Swierkiewicz Róbert,
Szabó Dezső, Peter Tollens, Dieter Villinger, Herman de Vries, Herbert Zangs, Károlyi Zsigmond.