Vasarely 120
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Vasarely 120

5 out of 5 stars
Large-scale retrospective at the Museum of Fine Arts showcases and celebrates the work of Pécs-born Op art pioneer, Victor Vasarely, who found fame in Paris
  • Art, Abstract
  • Museum of Fine Arts
  • Recommended
Peterjon Cresswell
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Time Out says

Running for most of the summer at the Museum of Fine Arts on Heroes' Square, this large-scale retrospective marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Victor Vasarely, considered the father of Op art. Born in Pécs, southern Hungary, Vasarely first hooked up with the Bauhaus movement in Budapest but then followed many Hungarian emigrés to Paris in the 1930s. There, as well as earning a decent living designing advertising posters, he set in motion one of the most far-reaching revolutions in 20th-century visual thinking. His work played a defining role in the emergence of geometrical abstraction and Op art after World War II, and continues to inform attitudes to visual culture to this day. 

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