Gergely Nagy Email & Phone Number

Freelance editor and journalist. Covering contemporary art, arts and business, cultural politics. Former editor in chief for A mű (The Artwork / www.amuonline.hu) a Budapest based online magazine for arts and culture. Former editor in chief at Artportal (www.artportal.hu). Initiator and co-leader of East Art Mags (www.eastartmags.eu) a platform of art magazines in the East-Central European region. Former journalist a HVG Online (www.hvg.hu), the website of Hungary's leading political weekly. PhD fellow at ELTE, 'Atelier Department of Interdisciplinary History' in Budapest.Copywriter at TextBox.hu a boutique agency specialised for copywriting services.Communication expert for OFF-Biennále Budapest, the largest civil, independent arts initiative in Hungary (www.offbiennale.hu). One of the founders of OFF-Biennále Association, the civil organisation behind the biennial. Lives and works in Budapest.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I studied drama history, dramaturgy, creative writing, script and play writing at the University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest (SZFE). Worked for several theatres throughout Hungary as well as for the public service television (Magyar Televízió). Journalism:I worked for many years at HVG Online, the online department of Hungary’s leading political weekly (www.hvg.hu). For two years I worked as a senior editor for Hungary’s biggest selling weekly magazine (Nők Lapja). Since then I am a freelance editor and journalist on the field of cultural / art journalism. For nine years I was the chief editor for Artportal, an art online magazine where we completed a redesign and restart in 2017, and also started an international project called East Art Mags. From 2022 to July 2023 I worked for HVG again, as the chief editor of their art online magazine, A mű (The Artwork). Currently I am a PhD fellow at ELTE university, Budapest. My research topic is the conflict zone of politics and contemporary art in Hungary between 1989 and 2015.Fiction writing: Books:Simon and Simon, 2016 (novel)Angst, 2007 (novel)Loud!, 2003 (short stories)Give me a point, 1999 (short stories) More info on my literary work: http://sarkozyandco.wordpress.com/our-authors/gergely-nagy/ Music:From my teenage years I've been involved in Budapest’s music scene. I played the bass for the bands Kimnowak (1993-2003) and later Eat me! (2005-2011) Currently I'm working with a band named Lost Hype and I'm also a member of the experimental music group The Beatroot Project.

Listed skills include Journalism, Magazines, Online Journalism, Publishing, and 20 others.

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  University Of Theatre And Film Arts, Budapest