The 7th Zsolnay Negyed m21 Gallery festival will be held again in Pécs during November, 7. 2024 and January, 25. 2025.
The programs include professional lectures, book presentations and round table discussions with the outstanding personalities of the international graphic design world. Two important exhibitions will be opened within the framework of the festival: the international exhibition Rock, pop, underground, which explores the relationship between popular music trends and graphic genres emerging in the second half of the 20th century; and the Hungarian Underground ’80 exhibition, about the parallels between Budapest and Pécs in the Hungarian alternative popular music scene before the regime change.
After the extraordinary success of the first graphics festival held in 2022, there are many more this time
event and exhibition await those interested in Pécs. The artistic directors of the GraphicPécs Festival,
Michel Bouvet, Valéria Fekete and Sándor Pinczehelyi are outstanding international graphic artists again this time created an event for which, among others, North and South America, Great Britain. The works came from France and the Netherlands. The main event of the festival, posters, album covers, band logos, comics, exhibition featuring alternative publications and ROCK POP UNDERGROUND taking place in November. It opens on the 7th in the Zsolnay Negyed m21 Gallery and can be visited until January 25. 2025.
On the timeline from the 1950s to the present day, visitors can discover the geopolitical the interweaving of events and underground movements. Rebels of the 60s and 70s – like for example the Beatles, The Doors, Bob Dylan or the Sex Pistols – they fought in search of new paths against conservatism, while promoting the new ideals of rock music, sexual freedom, and ecology was announced, whose legacy continues to this day in light music life. The curators of the exhibition, Michel Bouvet and Fanny Laffitte, promise exciting, interactive experiences for visitors. The exhibition features more than 1,300 works, reflecting the constantly evolving musical scene and cultural life.
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