Exhibitions
Fragile Balance
The Liszt Institute London is delighted to present the group exhibition Fragile Balance, a selection of abstract paintings from 1970 to the present day, by the Hungarian Collectors’ Club.
In collaboration with Bodó Gallery and Auction House Budapest and the Hungarian Collectors’ Club, the exhibition liberates and provokes thought, inviting viewers to find new interpretations.
Exhibited artists: Imre BAK, Attila CSÁJI, Áron GÁBOR, Annamária GÁSPÁR, László GÖRÖG, Tamás HENCZE, László HORVÁTH, Hunter KOVÁCS, Joan MIRO, Károly KLIMÓ, Krisztina MAJOR, Dóra MAURER, András MENGYÁN, István NÁDLER, Judit NEMES, Gellért, OROSZ, László OTTÓ, Miklós SAS, Hajnalka TARR
Private view on Thursday, 19 March 6.00 PM - 8.00 PM, all welcome. Opening remarks by Zsofia Nora Nagy, curator of the show, and Botond Zákonyi, Director of the Liszt Institute.
The exhibition is open to the public between 20 March - 8 May 2026, Mondays-Fridays 11.00 am - 6.00 pm.
Through artworks selected from the collections of the Hungarian Collectors’ Club, the exhibition presents various directions within abstract art, emphasising that abstract painting is not merely a genre confined to museum walls but also a living and dynamic form of expression within private collections—one that continuously offers new aesthetic and emotional experiences.
The abstract works found in these collections span a wide range of variations. We encounter examples of geometric and lyrical abstraction (Imre Bak, István Nádler), gestural painting (Tamás Hencze, Áron Gábor, Krisztina Major), as well as constructive and conceptual approaches, and the Hungarian traditions of Op Art. Among the most recent works, we can also find the use of unusual media, collages, and interdisciplinary creations (András Mengyán, Hajnalka Tarr, László Görög).
This latest selection of abstract works reveals a fundamentally different aspect of the already familiar tastes of the Hungarian Collectors’ Club members, drawing attention to the fact that even a collection primarily oriented toward figurative art may include both classical and experimental abstract pieces. As Wassily Kandinsky wrote, “There is no must in art because art is free.” In the same spirit, collecting art knows neither boundaries nor limitations—the endless variability of collections poses an infinite curatorial challenge.
Zsofia Nora Nagy
About the Hungarian Collectors’ Club
The Hungarian Collectors’ Club is a circle of friends who share common values as art collectors. Their primary aim is to build a bridge between collectors and visual artists, as well as to familiarise the public with the diverse spectrum of contemporary art.
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