Art Encounters: appearance and essence
In October, more than 100 of the most important Romanian artists from Romania and abroad will gather in Timisoara and Arad for the first edition of Art Encounters. The event, which is in its infancy, aims to provide a platform for initiating several curatorial dialogues on the Romanian art scene: a diachronic dialog between different generations of artists, taking place for the first time in the Romanian context; a dialog between the Romanian art scene and the international context; and an interaction between the local art scene in Timișoara and the wider community of artists at national level. Thus, the event features artists who were active during the communist period - either in the country, in the context of an imposed isolation, such as the Sigma Group, Geta Brătescu, Ion Grigorescu, or abroad, in exile, such as Paul Neagu or André Cădere. A number of artists who established themselves in the 1990s, such as Dan Perjovschi, SubREAL. The younger generation is represented by names such as Ioana Nemeș, Ciprian Mureșan, Mircea Cantor, Adrian Ghenie.
The event includes 34 exhibitions held in 20 locations, ranging from conventional spaces such as the Art Museum, the Memorial of the Revolution, and art galleries, to less conventional spaces for artistic interventions including the Synagogue of the Citadel, Timco Halls and the Barracks U. The valorization of these spaces was made possible by the contribution of O.A.R., Timis branch. Thus, the palette of information about each location was enriched by adding an ahistorical dimension to the discourse about the exhibition spaces. Also, this partnership between Art Encounters and O.A.R. Timiș also included the staging of larger scale exhibitions - such as those at the U Barracks or the exhibition about the artistic group Sigma. And last but not least, a_ta 2015 - one of the complementary events, contributing with a series of round tables and discussions about the confluence of art and architecture.
Starting with this first edition of Art Encounters, October is set to become the month for culture in Timișoara thanks to this new partnership between Art Encounters and O.A.R. Timiș, on the basis of which the Art Biennale is organized in tandem with the Architecture Biennale.
Detailed information about exhibitions, artists, events and locations on www.artencounters.ro
Sigma: Cartography of Learning 1969-1983
Curators: Alina Șerban, Andreea Palade Flondor and Space Caviar
Organizers: Romanian Order of Architects - Timiș branch and Art Encounters Foundation
Artists: Ștefan Bertalan, Lucian Codreanu, Constantin Flondor, Ioan Gaita, Elisei Rusu, Doru Tulcan
During Art Encounters, Cazarma U hosts the Art Guest House, where 11 of the most important galleries in the country exhibit.
Inaccessible to the public in recent years, the building's transformation was carried out by a team of Romanian architects from Berlin, led by Anca Timofticiuc, who won the competition organized by O.A.R. Timiș in June 2015.
Artists: Vlad Berte, Mihail Coșulețu, Suzana Dan, Iulia Nistor, Lea Rasovszky, Valeriu Șchiau, Patricia Teodorescu, Sasha Auerbakh, Arantxa Etcheverria, Constantin Flondor, Mihai Iepure-Górski, kinema ikon, Maxim Liulca, Bogdan Vlăduță, Mircea Nicolae, Sorin Vreme, Radu Cioca, Liviu Stoicoviciu, Genti Korini, Dan Palade, Adi Matei, Răzvan Boar, Ioana Stanca, Belu-Simion Făinaru, Miklós Onucsán, Gabriela Vanga, Irina Botea, Iulian Bisericaru, Nicu Ilfoveanu, Zoltán Béla, Răzvan Botiș, Radu Comșa, George Crîngașu, Andreea Lorena Buțincu, Roxana Tănase, Szabolcs Belenyi, Szilard Gaspar, Ioan Popda
Appearance and essence
Curators: Rainald Schumacher & Nathalie Hoyos
Timco Halls
Artists: Saâdane Afif, Dragoș Alexandrescu, Apparatus 22, Bogdan Armanu & Silvia Amancei, Matei Bejenaru, Marius Bercea, Horia Bernea, Bureau of Melodramatic Research, Rudolf Bone, Mihuț Boșcu-Kafchin, Geta Brătescu, Mircea Cantor, Marieta Chirulescu, Radu Comșa, Lena Constante, Alexandra Croitoru & Ștefan Tiron in collaboration with Vasile Pop-Negreșteanu, Călin Dan, Daniel Djamo, Adrian Ghenie, Ion Grigorescu, Sofia Hultén, Mihai Iepure-Górski, Matei Lăzărescu, Maxim Liulca, Dan Măciucă, Alex Mirutziu, Florin Mitroi, Ivana Mladenovic, Anca Munteanu Rimnic, Ciprian Mureșan, Vlad Nancă, Ioana Nemeș, Tara von Neudorf, Alexandru Niculescu, Romul Nuțiu, Lia Perjovschi, Dan Perjovschi, Ștefan Sava, Șerban Savu, SubREAL, Iulia Toma, Marian Zidaru
Sequential strings
Curators: Rainald Schumacher & Nathalie Hoyos
Art Museum Timișoara
Artists: Constantin Brâncuși, A Kassen, Rosa Barba, Ștefan Bertalan, Geta Brătescu, Mircea Cantor, Constantin Flondor, Teodor Graur, Ilona Kálnoky, Gabriel Kelemen, Călin Man & kinema ikon, Florin Maxa, Paul Neagu, Ioana Nemeș, Dan Perjovschi, Gert and Uwe Tobias, Gabriela Vanga