BUDAPEST (AFP) - Budapest's highbrow Museum of Fine Arts has staged its first-ever photography exhibition, causing a sensation with a novel show paying tribute to some of the best artists of the genre. The display, entitled "Soul and Body - Kertesz to Mapplethorpe through the eyes of the greatest masters of photography", combines artworks from the museum's permanent collection with pictures by big names like Robert Capa and Robert Mapplethorpe, as well as home-grown talent like Andre Kertesz and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy. And visitors have come in masses: more than 30,000 people -- said to be the highest for a photo exhibit in Hungary -- have attended since the show opened in June. It runs until August 24. "Photography is finally gaining momentum in Hungary, which is reflected by rising auction prices too," said curator Peter Baki....
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