Révész L. László
lreveszl@freeside.elte.hu

b. 1957 in Budapest, Hungary. Studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest, 1977-82, and received degree in Painting in 1982. Studied at the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts, Budapest, 1983-85, and received degree in Animation Film in 1985. Lives and works in Budapest.


Selected solo exhibitions

1984   (with András Böröcz), Mercer Union, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1986   Studió Gallery, Budapest
1990   István Király Museum, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
1993   Mûcsarnok (Kunsthalle), Budapest
1997   Felsorolás, Dovin Gallery, Budapest


Selected group exhibitions

1983   Contemporary Hungarian Graphics and Drawing, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest,
  Film/art, Budapest Gallery, Budapest
1985   Hungarian Arts in Glasgow, Third Eye Centre, Glasgow, Scotland (UK)
1986   Aspekte Ungarischer Malerei der Gegenwart, Erholungshaus der Bayer AG, Leverkusen; Stadthalle Hage, Hage; Stadthaus Galerie Münster, Munster, Germany
  Idézõjelben, Csók István Gallery, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
  Group Show, Ariel Gallery, New York
1988   Vier Muskatiere, Rem, Vienna
1990   Digitart II, Ernst Museum, Budapest
  The Third Emerging Expression Biennal: The Third Dimension and Beyond, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York
  Fete de l'Image, Lille, France
1991   Sub voce, Mûcsarnok (Kunsthalle), Budapest
  Beyond Borders, Hungarian Video Art from the late 1980’s, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (Canada)
1993   Polyphony: Social Commentary in Contemporary Hungarian Art, High School of Art and Design, Budapest
1994    V = A x , Csók István Gallery, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
1996    The Butterfly Effect, Mûcsarnok (Kunsthalle), Budapest


Selected performances

1981-91   several performances with András Böröcz, including:
  Max és Móricz, Egyetemi Színpad (University Stage), Budapest;
1984   Centaurs, The Rivoli, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1985   Dawn, Documenta 8, Kassel, Germany
1988   Prager Student, Radiokunst beim Steierischer Herbst, 88/ORF Landstudio, Graz, Austria
  A balerina almája (Cross-section of Contemporary Art series), ELTE (Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences), Budapest
  Planets Talking The World, New York
1992   His masters' voice, Revisions: Contemporary Hungarian Art, Adelaide Festival, E.A.F., Adelaide, Australia
1995   Idõrom, Cyberszkóp,an evening with Gondolatjel magasine, Mûcsarnok (Kunsthalle), Budapest
1996   She is the Server, TransArt Communication Festival, Novy Zámky, Slovakia


Selected film

1986   Bepörgés (Reeling) ( 4 min., 35mm film, Pannónia Film Studio)
1989   Az én XX. századom (My Twentieth Century) (co-writer with Ildikó Enyedi, 106 min., 35mm film, Budapest Film Studio)
1991   Nem titok (No Secret) (27 min., 16mm film, BBS)
  Prágai diák (The Student of Prague) (26 min., 16mm film, BBS)
1994   Gestalt (15 min., 35mm film, BBS)
  Bûvös vadász (The Magic Hunter)(co-writer with Ildikó Enyedi, 120 min., 35mm film,Budapest Film Studio)


Selected video

1989   B.B. (3 min., U-matic video)
1990   The media are not with us (5 min., U-matic video)
1991   Hat etûd (Six Studies) (25 min., U-matic video, BBS)
  Anekdóták a mûvészéttörténetbõl (Anecdotes from Art History) (28 min., Beta, Hungarian Television (MTV)-FRÍZ)
  Kultur Révész (38 min., Beta, MTV-FRÍZ)
  Erdély Miklós (25 min., Beta, MTV-FRÍZ)
  Angyalok (Angels) (30 min., Beta, MTV-FRÍZ)
1992   Egy kép (One Image) (29 min., Beta, MTV-FRÍZ)
1993   Ismeretlen remekmû (Unknown Masterpiece) (26 min., Beta, BBS)
  Aiszóposz meséi (Aesop’s Fables) (7 x 4 min., Beta, MTV-FMS)
1994   Lost in the Candlelight (3 min., Beta)
1997   Several Circles (4 min., Beta)
  SAN (7 min., Beta)


Grants and Awards

1984   Canada Council, Visiting Artist
1990   2nd Prize, Digitart, International Computer-graphics Competition, Budapest
1994-95   Hungarian Academy, Rome
1996-97   Eötvös Grant, New York


Publications

1987   Mufény paletta, in: Filmvilág, 1987/9
1988   Videomuvészet a videotechnika csukamájolaja, in: Filmvilág, 1988/8
1991   Hokkedli, in: Belvedere, III, 1991/1
  I.D.Panthers, in: New Observations, No.91.


Bibliography

1991   d'Agostino, Ivana, ’Laszlo Laszlo Revesz,’ in: Next, Anno XI.N.35., Pasquale Galante
  Hegyi, Lóránd, Alexandria, Jelenkor Kiadó, Pécs, 1995, pp.191-205
  Herman, Cheryl A., ’Budapest Three,’ in: Manhattan Arts, 1986, Vol.III / No.II, p.7
  Jappe, Elisabeth, ’Performance Ritual Prozess,’ in: Handbuch der Aktionkunst in Europa, Prestel-Verlag, Munich, 1993, p.114
  Kingsley, Diana, ’Polyphony,’ in: Artforum, Summer 1994
  Merhán, Orsolya, ’Hal,’ in: Új Muvészet, 1994/3, p.34
  Moltkerei Werkstatt, ’Projekte 1981-1994,’ in: Verlag Constantin Post, Cologne, 1995, p.82
  Páldi, Lívia, ’A pénztárosno álma,’ in: Új Muvészet, 1994/3, p.35
  Pataki, Gábor, ’Kant Königsbergben, Révész Budapesten,’ in: Új Muvészet, 1994/3, p.29
  Simon, Zsuzsa, ’Dramma Giocosso,’ in: Danubius, 1990 /1, p.44
  Szego, György, ’Nesszosz inge,’ in: Muvészet, 1989/7, p.1
  Topor, Tünde, ’Macskák (Révész László László képei),’ in: Új Mûvészet, 1992/2, p.45


Earlier works

1993   Untitled,Installation,video tape
1994   Two Directions One Bottle, Computer graphics
  Filmshirt-- With Folk Musicians
  Filmshirt-- In the Hotel Room


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