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The Situation - An Anatomy of Reality. An Independent Weekly of the Dél-Dunántúl Region

Poster
1989 (designed and printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The emergence of new newspapers, magazines and journals was an important part of the struggle for democracy in Hungary. The publication of the weekly paper ‘A Helyzet’(The Situation) was part of this process. Péter Pócs originally designed this image to advertise the film ‘Diary for my Children’ directed by Márta Mészáros. The director did not accept the poster which was then bought by ‘A Helyzet’. Although the client changed, the content of the art work remained the same. Both the film and the paper aimed to reveal the truth behind the surface and to reassess old ideas, ideologies and myths. The head depicted in the poster recalls the style of Soviet socialist realism and identifies communism as the subject of the criticism.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • The Situation - An Anatomy of Reality. An Independent Weekly of the Dél-Dunántúl Region (generic title)
  • Pro-democracy Poster Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph printed on paper
Brief description
Poster by Peter Pocs from the Pro-democracy Poster Collection. Hungary, 1989-1990.
Physical description
Poster
Dimensions
  • Height: 99.2cm
  • Width: 68.5cm
Credit line
Given by Mücsarnok, Budapest, through Krisztina Jerger
Summary
The emergence of new newspapers, magazines and journals was an important part of the struggle for democracy in Hungary. The publication of the weekly paper ‘A Helyzet’(The Situation) was part of this process. Péter Pócs originally designed this image to advertise the film ‘Diary for my Children’ directed by Márta Mészáros. The director did not accept the poster which was then bought by ‘A Helyzet’. Although the client changed, the content of the art work remained the same. Both the film and the paper aimed to reveal the truth behind the surface and to reassess old ideas, ideologies and myths. The head depicted in the poster recalls the style of Soviet socialist realism and identifies communism as the subject of the criticism.
Collection
Accession number
E.148-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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