TAMÁS KASZÁS

Tamás Kaszás (b.1976) lives and works on the Szentendrei Island near Budapest. He graduated from the Intermedia Department of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 2003. He works in a wide range of media and his research-based practice revolves around ecological, economic and social issues including the concepts of autonomy, self-sufficiency and sustainability as well as the practice of folk science. Kaszás often works in various collaborative formats (Ex-artists’ collective with Anikó Loránt and the Randomroutines with Krisztián Kristóf) employing recycled materials and easy-to-make designs. His artworks and installations may be interpreted as proposing new forms of sociality and the radical imaginary. His works have been exhibited on solo shows at De Appel, Amsterdam; Netwerk Aalst, Aalst; Kisterem, Budapest; Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon; Muzeum Sztuki Łódź, Łódź; Kassák Museum, Budapest and Krinzinger Galerie, Vienna among others. He has participated at group exhibitions at Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin; The 19th Biennale of Sydney, Sydney; The 12th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul; Künstlerhaus – Halle für Kunst und Medien, Graz; Edith-Ruß-Haus für Medienkunst, Oldenburg; Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest; SMAK, Ghent, Trafó Gallery, Budapest, Frei_raum Q21, Vienna and Kisterem, Budapest. His work is held in the collections of the Tate Modern, London; Muzeum Sztuki w Łódź,Łódź; MUDAM – Contemporary Art Museum Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Museum Ritter – Sammlung Marli Hoppe-Ritter, Waldenbuch; Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest; Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest and ICA-D, Dunaújváros.