The traveling „International exhibition of political cartoons“ is an international project presenting the most important and most respected cartoonists in the Visegrad countries and the U.S.

Daryl Cagle (USA), Pavel Reisenauer (CR), Martin “Shooty” Šútovec (SR), Andrzej Mleczko (PL) and Csaba Varga (HU) are presenting their critical view on politics and society.

After the opening in Bratislava, the visitors can see the works of renowned political castoonists in Prague, Warsaw and this time in Budapest.

“One of our greatest freedoms is to crack jokes at our government’s expense. . . . When we’re afraid to be funny about our political opponents, there won’t be any politics left, just dictators.” – Bob Hope, 1955

This sentiment speaks to the fundamental importance of freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of the press in a democratic society.

The International exhibition of political cartoons is intended to expose diverse central European publics to one of the United States’ most provocative and prolific cartoonists, Daryl Cagle, who employs satire at the expense of politicians from across the political spectrum. We are delighted to pair his work with that of premier cartoonists in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.

Resienauer, Šútovec, Mleczko and Varga are also using their art to encourage their audience to think critically about the political decisions of the day and inject humor into daily political life.

Read more about the project: http://www.cartoonexhibition.eu.

The project is realized by the support of Visegrad Fund és a Creas Media.

Exhibition opening ceremony: 6 pm, 1 October 2020 – LIVE STREAM on Bakelit’s facebook site

The exhibition will be opened by: Mgr. Tomáš Lukačka (Euforion, SK)

Right after, we can enjoy the improvisative acoustic saxophone play of Zsolt Varga (musician, member of L1 Association).

After the opening the exhibition can be visited on weekdays between 10 AM – 4 PM after registration via e-mail to international[at]bmac.hu untill the 13th of October.