My Diary – Your News – Opening Event
Daniela Comani: “It Was Me. My Diary 1900–1999” in the Context of the 1956 Revolution in the Western World
Goethe-Institut Budapest, OSZK 1956-os Intézet - Oral History Archívum
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On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the Goethe-Institut Budapest, in cooperation with the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives, presents My Diary – Your News. It was a deliberate decision to present the exhibition with a perspective that looks back at the days of the revolution from the outside. On one hand in time: the Berlin based Artist, Daniela Comani’s large size art installation entitled It was me depicts the whole of the 20th century through 365 entries of an imaginary diary, while constantly forcing the viewer to take the position of the principal actor. On the other hand, we position ourselves outside Hungary to reflect upon the events of 60 years ago. How did the media in other capitals react to the events unfolding in Hungary? Alongside Daniela Comani’s installation, items from OSA’s own collections of newspaper clippings, photos and newsreels document the intensity of reactions all over the world, from Reykjavík to Buenos Aires.
Opening remarks by
Iván Székely, Senior Research Fellow, Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives
Michael Müller-Verweyen, Director, Goethe-Institut Budapest
András Mink, Research Fellow, Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives