KAHAN ART SPACE BUDA
LIMINAL SPACES

20 September – 20 December 2024

The Liminal Spaces exhibition presents Márta Kucsora's boundary-pushing techniques, in which she transforms painting into an exploration of spatial and digital realms. The Kahan Art Space Buda's vast interior space allows Kucsora's paintings to be an immersive visual and spatial experience, where two-dimensional art is transformed into three-dimensional form. Kucsora's monumental canvases interact with architectural elements, engaging the viewer in a play of rhythms, textures and space. Embracing contemporary technology, Márta Kucsora combines her physical paintings with digital media in a symbiosis that deepens the spatial narrative. The exhibition captures the evolution of Márta Kucsora's creative process, where performative painting techniques embody micro- and macro-universes, reflecting the complex interplay of time and space in art. Kucsora invites viewers to engage with art in a multidimensional way, challenging and inspiring them with her bold vision.
According to curator Viola Lukács, Márta emerges as a pivotal force in contemporary abstract painting in Eastern Europe. Her creations defy the limitations of traditional forms, navigating the medium with an adventurous spirit. Within the confines of a historic hangar, her monumental canvases transform spatial experience into a dialogue that engages the senses, inviting us to pause and reflect. Her digital videos deepen this exchange, dissolving the barriers of time and perception, and guiding us into a meditative current. In this distinct, instinctual space, we shed our roles as mere spectators and become active participants in a narrative where abstraction mingles with profound encounters.
Márta Kucsora Liminal Spaces is the opening exhibition of the Dr. Éva Kahán Foundation's new large-scale exhibition space, the Kahan Art Space Buda, in Budapest XI district Gyapot street 4. The building that houses the Kahan Art Space Buda is an emblematic work of Hungarian industrial architecture, renovated to meet the needs of today's world while preserving its original values. The Kahan Art Space Buda is the third art space of the Dr. Éva Kahán Foundation, alongside the Kahan Art Space Pest in Budapest VII district Nagy Diófa street and the Kahan Art Space Vienna in Vienna II district Große Sperlgasse.
Márta Kucsora (b. 1979, Hungary) is a contemporary artist acclaimed for her vast abstract compositions and experimental painting methods. She received her education at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest (1997-2002) and at Montclair State University in New Jersey (2005-2006). Kucsora’s practice has garnered her institutional solo exhibitions, including "STRETCH" at Kepes Institute in Budapest (2022), “Inception” at Kunsthalle Budapest (2021), and gallery solo shows at CoBrA Gallery in Shanghai (2023), at Patricia Low Contemporary in Gstaad (2022), and Postmasters Gallery in New York (2021). Her artwork has been featured in international museums, such as 21C Museum, Arizona and the Deji Art Museum, China. Kucsora's artistic contributions delve into the interplay of materiality and perception, leading viewers into reflective and meditative experiences. Her works are included in prestigious collections, ensuring her status as a vital voice in the contemporary art world.

Photo Credit: Kyle Knodell, David Biró, Colin Welch, Zsófia Nyirkos, Réka Hegyháti, Orsi Egressy