Cipő Mágia/Shoe Magic. Experimental Shoes in Art and Design
For this exhibition, we bring a little shoe magic to Budapest. ‘I tell you, in this world being a little crazy helps to keep you sane.’ Liza Snook and Joyce de Gruiter have selected artists and designers from various countries with all their own view on shoes. On show at the Műcsarnok/Kunsthalle in Budapest from 15 September till 22 October 2017.
In addition to purely protective and fashion function shoes equally carry identity, group membership or personality of the wearer. But they also hold a good creative potential. In the hands of designers the fashionable everyday object turns into a spectacular and unique autonomous sculpture or a limited edition.
Shoe designs has changed in the last years, especially now industrial designers, architects and artist are also drawn into shoes. One approaches the shoe material research and technique, the other from construction or expression. Is it a shoe when you can actually walk on them or is it a shoe when your feet fits in? Do we still need leather as material in 10 years? Can we print our shoes during breakfast in 5 years?
This show presents conceptual and layered work that makes you look twice, because there are much more things going on than a pair of wearable shoes.
This way we want to share our passion for shoes with a little crazy in mind.
Liza Snook
curator, founder of the Virtual Shoe Museum
Joyce de Gruiter
artist, co-curator
Exhibiting artists
Charlotte van ALEM (NL) Thomas BATA University: Frederika MOTÚZOVÁ, Jana GARZINOVÁ, Barbora PONÍŽILOVÁ (CZ), René van den BERG (NL), Lotte de BOER (NL), Jo COPE (UK), Erik COX (NL), Joyce de GRUITER (NL), Zaha HADID (IQ-UK) Carolin HOLZHUBER (A), Jan JANSEN (NL), Karin JANSSEN (NL), Júlia KÁLDY (HU), Kei KAGAMI (J), ONA B. (A), Laura PAPP (HU), Dóra Ivonn PAULOVICS (HU), Ike van der PLAS (NL), Peter POPPS (NL), Elisabeth THORSEN (N), Enikő TÓTH-KERN (HU), Anna VASOF (GR), Ap VERHEGGEN (NL)
Műcsarnok/Kunsthalle
Hungary, Budapest
H-1146 Dózsa György út 37. (Hősök tere)
+36 1 460 7000
Műcsarnok opening hours
10 AM – 6 PM daily,
12 AM – 8 PM on Thursday
Closed on Monday
Shoe sculpture ‘Walk on a field of flowers’ by Dutch artist Joyce de Gruiter, photo by Bas Duijs.
