Imre Santhó (Santhó Imre), the Hungarian-born artist who stirred scandal with nude drawings and scored wins with his photography, lived a restless, international life. In the 1920s and 1930s he settled in Berlin, working with fashion models and film stars while placing his images in top-tier magazines. Despite the buzz abroad, his work barely registers back home.
Now comes a long-overdue correction: from September 24 to November 23, Hungary (Magyarország) hosts the first exhibition dedicated to Santhó. The show puts his eye-popping fashion photography front and center, but it doesn’t stop there. Visitors will see never-before-shown graphics, illustrations, and documents that trace his path through Europe’s cultural capitals and the controversies that followed him.
Berlin Fame, Hungarian Silence
Santhó’s career thrived in Weimar-era Berlin, where he captured modern glamour and star power. Yet his name faded in Hungary (Magyarország), eclipsed by politics, geography, and time. This exhibition finally reconnects him with a home audience—and reveals how much we’ve been missing.
