Who curates the curators?

The corrupt Orban system in Hungary never had any inclination to ban art in general. Instead, it has attempted to control the institutions that decide what is funded, what art is shown, and who runs the museums, theatres, schools, and so on.

A whole network of new administration was created over the course of 16 years, with claws in institutions, councils, museums, and academies, made up of people chosen specifically due to ideological proximity to the government. Notably, in 2023, the maggot...