
“I still believe in personal interaction”– Interview with Erika Deák„Én még mindig a személyes érintkezésben hiszek”– Interjú Deák Erikával
Date: 2022.09.25
“I still believe in personal interaction,” says Erika Deák, who emphasises live conversations and exhibition experiences over the expanding virtual world. We talked about online culture, art criticism in Hungary, the role of education, the prospects for young people and also about the scholarship programme she has been running since 2020 to support a student at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design every year.
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