''Egység'' was a

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Hungarian art magazine published in

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and

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between 1922 and 1924. The full title was ''Egység, Irodalom, Müvészet'' which means "Unity, Literature, Art". Éva Forgács, Tyrus Miller, (2013) "The Avant-Garde in Budapest and in Exile in Vienna: ''A Tett'' (1915-6), ''Ma'' (Budapest 1916-9; Vienna 1920-6), ''Egység'' (1922-4), ''Akasztott Ember'' (1922), ''2x2'' (1922), ''Ék'' (1923-4), ''Is'' (1924), ''365'' (1925), ''Dokumentum'' (1926-7), and ''Munka'' (1928-39)", in ''The Oxford Critical and Cultural History of Modernist Magazines, Vol. 3: Europe, 1880-1940'', Oxford University Press, 2013, pp 1128-1156. It was edited by Béla Uitz and Aladár Komját. They had previously been aligned with

Lajos Kassák Lajos Kassák (March 21, 1887 – July 22, 1967) was a Hungarian poet, novelist, painter, essayist, editor, theoretician of the avant-garde, and translator. Self-taught, he became a writer within the socialist movement and published journa ...

and his journal '' MA''. Whereas Kassak advocated an ideologically autonomous artistic avantgarde, ''Egység'' advocated that artistic activity should be more closely aligned with other aspects of

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and was critical of a more individualistic approach. The first issue was illustrated with a fresco plan Uitz's ''Emberiség'' (Humanity), a work commenced in 1919 but soon abandoned when the Hungarian Soviet Republic was crushed by the White Terror. As his accompanying text explained, this work was created according to the principles advocated by

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and Iván Hevesy, by which a future socialist culture should adapt the culture of the

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, whereby despite differing content, strong iconic forms could be used to instill a new world view. Uitz explained that the work illustrated a four part process of redemption, moving from man's origin, through suffering and labour to a final redemption. Love played a central role in this. However, Uitz indicated that he was aware of the limitations of his work. In February 1923 ''Egység'' published a joint manifesto (Nyilatkozat) signed by Ernő Kállai, Alfréd Kemény,

László Moholy-Nagy László Moholy-Nagy (; ; born László Weisz; July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian painter and photographer as well as a professor in the Bauhaus school. He was highly influenced by Constructivism (art), con ...

and

Laszlo Peri Peter Laszlo Peri (born László Weisz; 13 June 1899 – 19 January 1967) was an artist and sculptor. Name changes László Weisz was born on 13 June 1899 in Budapest, Hungary. His family Magyarized their family name to "''Péri''". When he mo ...

. Kemény also contributed "Notes to the Russian Artists’ Exhibition in Berlin", (Originally published as “Jegyzetek az orosz mũvészek berlini kiállitáshoz,”), ''Egység'' (February, 1923).

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