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ART DECO IN THE PUSZTA
2016, 2017 Art Deco in The Puszta – István Sajó (1896-1961) and his oeuvre
Curators Lilla Szoboszlai and János Térey. Exhibition designer Olga Kocsi (Déri Museum
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– MODEM Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, Debrecen; Kunsthalle, Budapest)
In 1928 Sajó returned home to Debrecen, where he debuted with an emblematic building,
the apartment complex of the Israelite community at 6 Hatvan Street, which became one
of the peak achievements of Art Deco in Hungary. This was followed by several villas,
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which are now in a dilapidated state, partly demolished, or completely destroyed. Térey
likened the approach taken to this legacy by posterity to the sinking of Atlantis.
György Szegő: The Rediscovery of István Sajó, Hungarian Architecture, issue 1, 2017).
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