Ján Budaj

Ján Budaj (1952 Bratislava) is a Slovak politician. Before 1989 Budaj was a dissident, co-creator of the independent art movement, publisher of underground publications, collaborator with Charta 77 [Charter 77] and the Polish political opposition. In the 1970s he organized the Dočasná spoločnosť intenzívneho prežívania [Temporary Society of Intense Experiencing, or HDSiP] that pursued conceptual interventions and other forms of public appearances, such as The Week of Fictional Culture in Bratislava. In the 1980s Budaj became an pro-environment activist; he was one of the leaders of the Velvet Revolution in 1989 and co-founder of the VPN opposition movement [Verejnosť proti násiliu; Public against Violence]. After 1989 he became a politician and a deputy to the Slovak Parliament (1998–2002). (Source)

Recent exhibitions

• Pracovná pamäť / Working memory, tranzit workshops, Bratislava, 14 May-13 Jun 2009. With Anetta Mona Chişa & Lucia Tkáčová. Curated by Mira Keratová.
• Ján Budaj a Dočasná spoločnosť intenzívneho prežívania (DSIP): Pracovná pamäť, Fotograf Gallery, Prague, 29 Mar-22 Apr 2011. Curated by Mira Keratová.
• Ján Budaj & Dočasná spoločnosť intenzívneho prežívania: Pracovná pamäť / Working memory, tranzit, Bratislava, 9 Jun-16 Jul 2015; Stredoslovenská galéria, 10 Dec 2015-6 Mar 2016 [1]. Curated by Mira Keratová.

Publications

• editor, Bratislava nahlas, Bratislava: SZOPK, 1988, 62 pp, JPGs. [2] (Slovak)

See also

• Performance art in Slovakia (1960s-2000s).

Links

• http://domov.sme.sk/c/4178242/jan-budaj-havel-robil-tajne-dohody-s-komunistami.html
• http://www.upn.gov.sk/sk/pribeh-pamatnika-jan-budaj-1952/