The first edition of Democracy is Fun!? took place in August 2025 at the former tobacco factory in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania. In the second edition, we are bringing a few works that were exhibited in Romania to art quarter budapest. The emphasis, however, is on showcasing recent and novel creations by European artists. This exhibition brings together artists from Hungary, Austria, Germany, and Ireland, as well as the Vienna-based Austrian artist duo Mutual Loop (Martina Tritthart and Holger Lang), who are also curating the project. Developed as a transnational artistic platform, the exhibition responds to the growing pressures on democratic societies in Europe, rising nationalism, disinformation, political polarization, and the erosion of public trust, by positioning art as a space of civic confrontation and collective reflection. Through participatory, multimedia, and immersive works, the exhibition challenges passive spectatorship and invites visitors to engage actively with questions of power, representation, dissent, and shared responsibility, proposing democracy not as a stable achievement but as a fragile, continuously negotiated practice that must be experienced, defended, and reimagined across borders.

Live performance: "The List/ Playlist" by Viktoria Monhor
Consultant: Tamás Ördög
A special interactive installation, "Facing Life. In Doc Tri Nation" by Klaus Obermaier

Finissage: 3.14.2026, 6 PM
Live performance: Klaus Obermaier at aqb Mines

Supported by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Austrian Cultural Forum in Budapest.