János Baksa-Soós

János Baksa-Soós

1948-09-20
73 (2021-09-25)
Budapest

János Baksa-Soós (Budapest, September 20, 1948 – Uhingen, September 25, 2021) was a Hungarian performer, singer (Kex), and visual artist. He lived in Berlin since 1978, publishing his visual art works under the name Prince January.

Budapest

János Baksa-Soós (Budapest, September 20, 1948 – Uhingen, September 25, 2021) was a Hungarian performer, singer (Kex), and visual artist. He lived in Berlin since 1978, publishing his visual art works under the name Prince January.

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Rockfogyatkozás 1988 (10)

The documentary-television director duo Jolán Árvai and László Sántha, while making an entertaining documentary-report montage about the rock life of the period between 1957 and 1973, were mainly curious about how and why the movement's sad metamorphosis began. What intention and what mechanism of action resulted in the withering away and slow death of progressive trends; the most vital ones becoming manipulable and commercialized? The filmmakers do not tell the answer, and they do not tell anyone. They leave it up to the viewer to decide whether they want to answer at all. Because if not, the seventy-five minutes of Rockfogyatkozás will still pass quickly. It carries within itself the possibility of a multi-part series offering an optional experience, with which several layers of viewers can be satisfied at the same time.
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Tejutcagyerek 2025 (10)

János Baksa-Soós, aka Prince January. A man who influenced those who influenced us. “Sometimes you have to make time for a whole life!” he said. He did, and we explored his incredible life. Starting from Zoltán Kodály, we fly over downtown KEX concerts, dive into the deepest recesses of Berlin punk and end up who knows where. Somewhere in the cosmos.
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Elszállt egy hajó a szélben 1998 (10)

Legends circulate in the public consciousness about Kex, which existed from late 1968 to the autumn of 1971. For baby boomers, it represented freedom and spontaneity. The band rejected the world of Communist cultural policy with its uniqueness and refusal to conform, something in which the best of the artistic intelligentsia and political dissidents saw value. They attended their concerts, and the film recalls their experiences. At times, one feels as if they are watching a spy film parody, as one gains insight into the secret files containing reports from agents embedded within the audience.