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The catalogue presents a comprehensive panorama of a two-decade period of Hungarian art that was hidden both from the international audience and from the art market in its own time. The most important artists of a generation who started their careers in the 1960s will be introduced. The book presents the historical context these artists worked in, including the politico-cultural conditions, the local artistic traditions, and the international inspirations and correspondences. The background unfolded in the essays come alive thanks to the interviews made by Hans Ulrich Obrist with 7 major artist figures – Imre Bak, Gyorgy Jovanovics, Ilona Keseru, Katalin Ladik, Dora Maurer, Vera Molnar and Istvan Nadler – of the period.