How do artist archives survive and stay authentic in radically changed
contexts? The volume addresses the challenge of continuity,
sustainability, and institutionalization of archives established by
Eastern European artists. At its center stands the 40th anniversary of
the Artpool Art Research Center founded in 1979 in Budapest as an
underground institution based on György Galántai's "Active Archive"
concept. Ten internationally renowned scholars propose contemporary
interpretations of this concept and frame artist archives not as mere
sources of art history but as models of self-historicization. The
contributions give knowledgeable insights into the transition of Cold
War art networks and institutional landscapes.