The Eight opened their first exhibition on 30 December 1909 at the Könyves Kálmán Salon (Budapest) under the title
New Pictures. Their second exhibition, entitled
The Eight, opened in April 1911 in the National Salon. While The Eight as a group had only three exhibitions, their activity was of immense significance, as their influence went far beyond the visual arts. The exhibitions were accompanied by series of symposia, and by events featuring new Hungarian literature and contemporary music. Márffy was proud of this intellectual kinship throughout his life. A year before his death, he said: "It fills me with happiness to know that my youth coincided with that memorable period in intellectual development, when not only in Europe but also in Hungary, those seeking new, better things in literature, music, painting, science, politics and social life were carried by vibrant, seething currents. It can’t have been by chance that
Endre Ady broke in with his new songs at the time when
Béla Bartók came with his new chords, when progressive intellectuals gathered round reviews like "Nyugat" (Occident) and "XX. Század" (20th century), when 'Nyolcak' (the Eight), a group that sought new ways appeared (…)" ==Exhibits==