György Kepes Art Center

The photographer

Gyorgy Kepes is a multi-faceted and diverse artist. His activities (painter, teacher, photographer, intellectual writer and editor) resulted in the emergence of new art forms.
He created several significant works related to light, e.g.: the first programmed light wall created by a visual artist in 1949 on the facade of the Radio Shack in Boston; the kinetic light wall of the KLM headquarters, Times Square, New York, built in 1959; the kinetic light wall, Harvard Square subway station, Cambridge; and the sacred decorations. In addition, we could list the lights found in many places from Chicago to San Francisco. photographic works.

The purpose of the Foundation:
The Complex Cultural Research Foundation was established in 1994, its purpose is to create and develop complex cultural databases and collections, to provide financial and moral support for cultural and social research, and to study the characteristics of Hungarian ethnicities and subcultures. more, more social research conducted with visual tools (film, video, photo) to facilitate the preservation of meaning.