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Organized by the Liszt Institute New York a special interactive visual arts workshop will take place on April 9, 2024 from 2PM in Central Park celebrating the 50th anniversary of the invention of the Rubik’s Cube, featuring Hungarian-American artist Rob Anderson.
Join us and be part of an unforgettable experience creating a unique piece of artwork together showcasing one of the most popular and beloved inventions ever made: the Rubik’s Cube!
Be ready to get creative!
PROGRAM DETAILS
Date: April 9, 2024
- 2PM - 5PM - Interactive workshop with Rob Anderson celebrating the 50th anniversary of the invention of the Rubik's Cube
- 3PM - 4PM - Classical music concert featuring talented Hungarian musicians: violinist Sándor Burka, bassonist Dávid Ádám Nagy and clarinetist Noémi Sallai
- 2PM - 5PM - Pop-up exhibition "Gypsy music from Ferenc Liszt to the Hungarikums" - celebrating International Roma Day
Do not miss this opportunity to spend an afternoon discovering the values of Hungarian culture, celebrating the world-known Hungarian inventor Ernő Rubik’s work as well as commemorating International Roma Day.
About Ernő Rubik and the Rubik’s Cube
The inventor of the Rubik's Cube (1974), Rubik's Magic, Rubik's Magic: Master Edition, Rubik's Snake and Rubik's 360, Rubik Ernő was born in 1944 during World War II. He is a Hungarian inventor, architect and professor of architecture. He is better known as Erno Rubik without the double acute accent and his first and last name swapped. His correct name is Rubik Ernő because Hungarians put the surname before the given name.
He graduated from the Technical University, Budapest Faculty of Architecture in 1967 and began postgraduate studies in sculpting and interior architecture. From 1971 to 1975 he worked as an architect, then became a professor at the Budapest College of Applied Arts.
In the early 1980s, he became editor of a game and puzzle journal called ...És játék (...And games), then became self-employed in 1983, founding the Rubik Stúdió, where he designed furniture and games. In 1987 he became professor with full tenure; in 1990 he became the president of the Hungarian Engineering Academy. At the Academy, he created the International Rubik Foundation to support especially talented young engineers and industrial designers.
At present he is mainly working on video game development and architectural topics and is still leading the Rubik Studios.
About Rob Anderson
Rob Anderson is a visual artist from Queens, NYC known for large scale murals and international community painting events. Rob perceives space like an improvisational musician. With bold lines representing movement, varied colors as harmony, and dashes as rhythm, his two-dimensional works take on the qualities of a musical composition. Community work is at the core of Rob’s art path. In 2017 he began volunteering summer art classes and mural workshops with a community youth center in Kingsbridge Heights. This led to artist residencies with public schools where he taught art and created several murals with students. Since then, his interactive paint by numbers project “Kittizens” has been featured internationally, welcoming thousands of participants.
In 2022, Rob reconnected with his Hungarian heritage and has since worked with hundreds of students in Nyíregyháza and Budapest. There, he continues to advance his interactive community projects, most notably producing designs for youth-led Lego mosaics consisting of over 35,000 bricks. His frequent trips back to Hungary have inspired his art in a direction that honors the rich cultural history of the country, depicting iconic knights, hussars, musicians, shepherds, and architecture. Rob firmly believes that when art extends beyond the confines of the studio and gallery walls, it has the power to transform the public by tapping into our deep desire to connect with our innate creativity, joy, and each other.
