This video presents an in-depth exploration of the first comprehensive exhibition of Július Koller in Hungary, tracing his extensive body of work from 1957 to 2006. The narration is provided by Daniel Grúň, guest curator of the exhibition and head of the Július Koller Society in Bratislava. Grúň offers critical insights into Koller’s unique conceptual practice and its historical and cultural significance.

At the centre of Koller’s practice is the concept of U.F.O. — Universal-Cultural Futurological Operations, introduced in 1970 alongside a manifesto. Rather than invoking the popular imagery of extraterrestrial phenomena, Koller’s U.F.O. functioned as a speculative and metaphorical framework for reimagining cultural engagement and social transformation. Conceived during the period of political stagnation known as the Normalization era in Czechoslovakia (1972–1989), Koller’s approach contrasted sharply with the prevailing atmosphere of passivity and ideological conformity.

The exhibition reflects Koller’s sustained exploration of visual and conceptual motifs—such as the question mark, sinusoidal waves, Möbius strips, and ping-pong—that articulate his critique of authoritative systems and his interest in open-ended inquiry. The motif of the wavy line, or sinusoid, in particular, symbolizes resistance to uniformity and captures the rhythm of social and cultural fluctuations.

This exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Július Koller Society / Bratislava. The video provides both a curatorial perspective and a critical framework for understanding Koller’s work within the larger context of 20th-century conceptual art and cultural dissent.