Peter Peri will be in conversation at the Liszt Institute London to mark the launch of a new monograph on his work, published by Einspach Czapolai Fine Art. He will be joined by Dávid Fehér, Director of the Central European Research Institute for Art History at the Museum of Fine Arts, for an evening exploring Peri’s practice, key themes and the ideas shaping his most recent projects.
The event accompanies the publication of a striking new book dedicated to Peri, whose work is increasingly recognised for its distinctive, meticulously structured approach to abstraction. Although born in London, Peri has deep Hungarian roots. His grandfather, Peter László Péri (1899–1967), was a Hungarian Jewish Constructivist who fled Nazi persecution for Britain, where his work went on to feature prominently in the 1951 Festival of Britain. Today, his legacy is being reappraised, in part through Peri’s own efforts to promote the family archive.
It is fitting, then, that the launch takes place at the Liszt Institute — the Hungarian Cultural Centre in the UK — on 20 January, with the conversation unfolding against a backdrop of Peri’s latest paintings. Together, the works and discussion offer an intimate view into an artist whose practice is defined by dense, parallel-line constructions and a quietly obsessive attention to structure, rhythm and surface.
Alongside the talk, visitors will be able to view a selection of Peri’s most recent works in the gallery, experiencing the paintings in dialogue with the ideas explored in the new monograph. Copies of the book will be available on site.
20th January 7PM Liszt Institute London 17-19 Cockspur St, London SW1Y 5BL
The event is free and open to all, with registration via Eventbrite
Peter Peri (b. 1971, London)
Peter Peri’s primary media are drawing, sculpture, and painting: three distinct bodies of work that are developed independently by the artist to create a complex set of interrelations. All works are specifically invested in the tension between line and volume, figuration and abstraction, and in the questioning of tradition and influence in Modernism.
A graduate of Chelsea College of Art, he made his debut at Bloomberg New Contemporaries in 2003. He has exhibited widely internationally, including Tate Britain, the Hayward Gallery, and Kunsthalle Basel. Peri’s work can be found in the collections of Tate, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. Peri’s work has a personal connection to Modernism. His grandfather was Peter László Péri (1899–1967), a Hungarian émigré to Britain who was involved in Constructivism before turning to architecture and later in his life to Realism @peter___peri
Dávid Fehér
Dávid Fehér is an art historian, director of the Central European Research Institute for Art History of the Museum of Fine Arts, and assistant professor at the Institute of Art History at the Eötvös Loránd University. His research covers 20th-century and contemporary art, including Pop Art, Photorealism, and related movements. He has curated numerous exhibitions and has published widely in academic journals, exhibition catalogues, and art publications. He is a member of the Hungarian Section of the International Association of Art Critics. @davidbenbecalel
