The exhibition displays works by 50 contemporary artists and groups from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, in addition to Hungary.
The exhibition goes beyond Northern European stereotypes and aims to reflect a genuine picture of the five countries, Minister of Education and Culture István Hiller said at the exhibition?s opening.
While the Museum of Fine Arts, which stands across Heroes? Square from the Műcsarnok, is showing ?a classic? ? the museum has just opened an exhibition of works by Van Gogh ? the Műcsarnok is showing ?classics of the future?, Hiller said.
He also noted that the exhibition offers an excellent example of cooperation between the private and artistic spheres, considering the amount of the exhibition?s sponsorship.
Sponsors paid for half of the HUF 50 million cost of the exhibition, said Műcsarnok director Zsolt Petrányi.
Lívia Páldi, the exhibition?s curator, said the works are note organised around a single theme, but emerge as a dialogue between contemporary artists.
The exhibition features several works made specifically for the spaces in the Műcsarnok. One of these is the design of the display itself, which is the work of the Uglycute group from Stockholm. The group of artists, architects and designers has created architectural elements that are mobile and easy to install, and will define the design of the whole exhibition.
Visitors to the exhibition will see a display of light in the Műcsarnok?s atrium by Tommi Grönlund and Petteri Nisunen. Sara Jordenö, a Swedish artist based in New York, has created an installation which reflects the historical background of the display, and includes a selection of Scandinavian artworks that were bought at the 1906 Winter Salon. And Jacob Dahlgren has made a work of thousands of silk ribbons which levitate above the ground.
?Dreamlands Burn? is open from Saturday until February 25.
