Night in Budapest by Gudmundur R Ludviksson

Gudmundur R Ludviksson, artist

Night in Budapest

Gudmundur R Ludviksson, artist

Night in Budapest photos: GRL

2007

Gudmundur R Ludviksson

The city is divided into two parts, the hilly side of Buda on the western bank and the flat plain of Pest on the eastern bank of the river Danube. These two parts of the city were once separate towns and were merged together with Ancient Buda (Ă&#x201C;buda) only in 1873. Start your evening by sitting out in a cafĂŠ at Liszt Ferenc square. The place is full with youngsters, very often life-time relationship or friendship starts here. In 1941, about 184,000 Jews lived in Budapest. Another 62,000 were considered Jews according to anti-Jewish laws in effect, so the total Jewish population was 246,000. At the beginning of the war Hungary sided with Germany and, consequently, was not occupied until March 1944. More than 15,000 Jews from Budapest were killed in labor camps and deportations before the German occupation. After the occupation, Adolf Eichmann started a Budapest Jewish council and denied freedom of movement within the city for Jews and forced them to wear a yellow badge. A Jewish ghetto was formed in June 1944; a month later, 200,000 Jews were moved to 2,000 homes. Plans were made to deport these Jews in July and August. Close to 80-90,000 Jews stayed in Budapest after the war and another 20-25,000 Jews left the city in 1956. By 1967, about 60-70,000 Jews lived in Budapest. Today, the figure is 80,000 and Budapest has the largest Jewish population in Eastern Europe. Young Jews, however, have not been active in communal life.

Gudmundur R Ludviksson

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Gudmundur R Ludviksson

Budapest jewish WWII memorial shoes on river bank

Books by LudvikssonÂ´s art

Guðmundur R Lúðvíksson 1954

Education / Menntun

1992 -1995 Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam Holland Contemporary art 1995 - Staatliche Hochschule fur bildende Kunste Frankfurt am Main 1987 - 1991 Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Contemporary art 1971 - 1974 Hotel and Restautant School of Iceland & Hotel Saga -Cook Chef

Exhibitions / Sýningar

1985 - Nordic house Foryar island 1986 - AKOGES Gallery Vestmannaeyjum Iceland 1987 - AKOGES Gallery Vestmannaeyjum Iceland 1990 - Grottu Seltjarnarnesi Iceland 1990 - Blue Showbox Gallery Reykjavik Iceland 1990 - Gallery Djúpid Reykjavík Iceland 1991 - Video Gallery Umeå Sweden 1991 - Akraborg “ Hafsauga “ Iceland 1991 - Gallerí 11 Reykjavík Iceland 1991 - Art museum Hafnarborg Hafnarfirdi Iceland 1992 - Indenpended Art Festival Reykjavík Iceland 1992 - Gallery Kaffi Splitt Reykjavik Iceland 1991 - Gallery Djúpid Reykjavík Iceland 1992 - Art museum Hafnarborg Hafnarfirdi Iceland 1992 - Mokka kaffi Reykjavík Iceland 1992 - Gallery 17 Reykjavík Iceland 1992 - Indenpendet art festival Reykjavik Iceland 1994 - Oge hostspital RotterdamHollandi 1994 - Modern art museum Reykjavik Iceland 1994 - Gallery Shade Thames London England 1993 - Modern art museum Reykjavik Iceland 1993 - Kunstpavillon Aalborg Denmark 1994 - Gallerie Black 10 Rotterdam Holland 1994 - FineArt museum Hafnarborg Hafnarfirdi Iceland 1995 - The living art museum Reykjavik Iceland 1995 - Delft Gallery Delft Holland 1995 - Gallery NEFTU Rotterdam Holland 1995 - Gallery Blaak 10 RotterdamHolland 1995 - Gallery 39 Hafnarfirði Iceland 1995 - Art museum Kirkjuhvoll Akranesi Iceland 1995 - Art museum Hafnarborg Hafnarfirdi Iceland 1995 - INK BANK - Gallerie Rotterdam Holland

1995 - Toronto Canada 1996 - Art festival Ketilhúsi AkureyriIceland 1996 - Gallery Showbox Iceland 1996 - Art festival of Akureyri Iceland 1996 - The city theatre Reykjavík Iceland 1997 - Art museum of Hafnarfjordur Iceland 1997 - The living art museum Reykjavik - On Iceland show Iceland 1997 - The living art museum Reykjavik - 13 Young artist Iceland 1997 - The living art museum Reykjavik - 16 dagar. Iceland 1997- Gallery MAERZ Linz Austria 1997 - Sound gallery Iceland 1997 - Galleri Barmur Iceland 1997 - Gallery Slunkaríki Ísafirði Iceland 1998 - Gallery Fold Reykjavik Iceland 1998 - Höfn Hornarfirði Iceland 1999 - Art festival of Akureyri Iceland 2001/2002 - Reykjavik Art museum Iceland 2003 - OK Temporary Art Museum Linz Austria 2003 – Gallerí Elliðakotsland Iceland 2004 - Gallery Smidjan Reykjavi Iceland 2004 - Gallery In my Field @ home Iceland 2005 - AA/80b Gallerie Rotterdam Holland 2006 - GS Iceland 2006 - Novosibirsk State Art Museum Russia 2006 - Art festival Reykjanesbæ Ljosanott Iceland 2006 - Gallery New Building Reykjanesby Iceland 2007 - Zig Zag Gallery Svarta Loft Ljósanótt í Reykjanesbæ Iceland 2007 - Gallery Art Domain Leipzig Germany 2007 - Gallery Svarta Loft Reykjanesby Iceland 2008 - Gallery Art Domain Leipzig ( First prize ) Germany 2008 - Gallery Cosy Corner Reykjanesby Iceland 2008 - Art and Cultur Center Grindavik Iceland 2008 - Gallery 1og8 Reykjanesbæ Iceland 2008 - Karolina Gallery Akureyri Iceland 2008 - Art festival “Ljosanott 2008 “ Reykjanesbæ Iceland 2008 - 400 company Gallery Reykjanesbæ Iceland 2008 - Gallery Kotturinn Cosy Iceland 2008 - Art project with children Iceland - Germany 2008 - Gallery Kotturinn Cosy / Cartoon drawings Iceland 2009 - Art Domain Gallery Leipzig Germany 2009 - Light Night Reykjanesbæ - Rainbowdance Iceland 2010 - Art Museum Of Reykjanesbær Iceland

Other projects / Önnur verkefni

Northen light towers sculpture / Norðurljósaturnarnir Vordur on Reykjanes / Vörður á Reykjanesi Crisis Christmas / Kreppu jól 2008 Crisis Art exhibition / Kreppusýning 2009 Handworks - 100 photos / Daniel & Gudmundur / Handverk, samstarfverk Lessons in art / Kennsla í myndlist Working with childrens / Iceland & Germany / Unnið með leikskólabörnum

Awards / Viðurkenningar

City Reykjanesbær / Reykjanesbær City Hafnarfjördur / Hafnarfjarðarbær City Gardur / Garður City Sandgerdi / Sandgerði Myndstef Icelandair The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture Iceland / Menntamálsráðuneytið Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Iceland / Utanríkisráðuneytið 1st Prize of the 2007 Palm Art Award. Art Domain Gallery Leipzig 2008 Manngildissjodur Reykjanesbæjar 2008 Impra 2008 Menningaráð Suðurnesja 2008 Menningaráð Suðurnesja 2010

Other works / Önnur verkefni:

Vídeo work for the Icelandic TV / Vídeó verk fyrir RÚV Stadement for theatre / Sviðsmyndir fyrir leikhús Poem envelop / Ljóðaumslag Teaching art / Ýmis kennsla í myndlist Artist music Súputeningurinn ( With; Bjarna Þórarinssyni - 50 cassettur ) Wall work ( 32 meter x 3,70 meter ) Café Bleu Kringlunni og Breidin Akranesi / Veggverk Play show for Children “ Daði dvergur í stóra skógi. / Leikrit fyrir börn 7 storys for radio / 7 smásögur fyrir útvarpsflutning Workshops in Iceland, Holland, Canada, Belgium, Norway, Sweden,Denmark, Poland Cartoon drawings for LK ( Theatre ) / Teiknimyndir fyrir leikhús Independed art festival Reykjavik 1992 / Óháða listahátíðin Music Composer - Nýtt líf / film / Kvikmyndatónlist Art without of border / List án landamæra

Books,newspaper. TV / Bækur, blöð, sjónvarp;

Iceland by number - Book Hafnarborg 1988 - 1993 - Book Morgunbladid - Newspaper Helgarposturinn - Newspaper Visir - Newspaper DV - Newspaper Vikurfrettir - Newspaper Gestgjafinn - Magasin Mosaik - TV Cultur O.K Center for Contemporary Art Upper Austria Newspapers Linz Leipzig News - Newspaper Living Art Museum - Book Gudmundur R Ludviksson 1991 - 2006 - Book A medan ljosin loga - Poem 2008 God & the animals - Book Troðningur / Art Magazine

CD / LP / Cassett / Tónlist, útgefið efni

1. Selfoss ( LP ) - 2. Vinna og ráðningar ( LP ) 3. Ég lifi ( LP ) - 4. Gallabuxur ( LP ) - 5. Í skóinn ( LP ) 6. Jólasnjór ( LP ) - 7. Án vörugjalds ( LP ) - 8. Stóra Barnaplatan ( CD ) 9. Barnaspil ( CA ) - 10. Litlu jólin ( LP ) - 11. Brekkusyrpa ( CA ) 12. Guðmundur R “Live” ( CA ) - 13. Á kránni ( CD ) 14. Í fréttum er þetta helst ( CA ) - 15. Laddi “ Einn voða vitlaus “ ( CD ) 16. Papar ( CD ) - 17. Á móti sól ( CD ) - 18. Súputeningurinn ( CA ) 19. Undir Norðurljósum ( CD ) - 20. Dinglad upp a folkid ( CD ) 21. Ljósanætur lokka ( CD )

Cartoon Drawings / Skopteikningar Vikurspaug Annað

18 sinnum sótt um starfslaun listamanna / 18 sinnum verið hafnað um starfslaun.

Gudmundur R Ludviksson, artist

Night in Budapest