Artistul născut în România, Mircea Cantor, care trăieşte de peste două decenii în Franţa, expune la ArtSafari din Bucureşti, ca laureat al Premiului Marcel Duchamp” alături de alţi artişti recompensaţi cu aceeaşi prestioasă distincţie, sub titlul The Memory Palace. Focus on the French art scene with the Marcel Duchamp Prize”.
Over 3,000 paintings, sculptures and other works of
contemporary and heritage art can be admired in Bucharest, at the Art Safari
International Fair. The 2nd Art Safari enjoys the participation of over 50 museums and galleries from
Romania and abroad. There are galleries from Italy, Denmark, Austria, Hungary
and Germany, and an overall number of 60 stands, says the director of the
fair, Silvia Rogozea, who has announced that the modern and contemporary art
works on display can also be purchased.
Romania is represented at the fair by art museums from Galati, Arad,
Constanţa, Pitesti, Ramnicu Sarat and Targu Mures and by works bearing the
signature of Octav Bancila, Camil Ressu, Nicolae Tonitza, Iosif Iser and Ana
Stefania Andronic, respectively.
The fair is also the venue for workshops,
debates and talks on such issues as the art market, visual arts before 1989,
local and national museums. The fair, which comes to a close on Sunday, has
come up with a first this year, namely a new stand for artists under 25 years
of age. Why is Romania hosting a contemporary art fair? The organisers say the
event is one of the necessary steps that should be taken forward, in an effort
to contribute actively to enriching contemporary visual arts, as art reaches
the consumer who visits art galleries, national and international museums or
who sees exhibitions. This is the best opportunity to meet curators, gallery
owners and exhibitors, collectors, art aficionados and particularly artists.
The venue was not chosen by chance, as the Ciclop building in downtown
Bucharest, the first multi-storey parking lot in Romania’s capital city, built
in the 20th century, in the mid 1930s, still impresses people,
through its architectural value, its history and endurance.
Displaying works of
art in this building is described by the organisers as a creative intervention
on a non-conventional space. Art Safari 2015 supports budding
artists, but also promotes heritage art. We were happy to see that so many
people expressed their wish to take part in Art Safari, we’ve seen a real
coagulation of the artistic world around the event. There should be a
consistent support for commercial contemporary art galleries, by means of a
coherent program, so that we can become part of a naturally developed art
market, says Ioana Ciocan, the organiser of Art Safari. The event is meant to
place Bucharest on the map of big European contemporary art fairs, contributing
actively to the artistic community’s efforts to promote contemporary Romanian
art and Bucharest’s urban culture.
Over 3,000 paintings, sculptures and other works of
contemporary and heritage art can be admired in Bucharest, at the Art Safari
International Fair. The 2nd Art Safari enjoys the participation of over 50 museums and galleries from
Romania and abroad. There are galleries from Italy, Denmark, Austria, Hungary
and Germany, and an overall number of 60 stands, says the director of the
fair, Silvia Rogozea, who has announced that the modern and contemporary art
works on display can also be purchased.
Romania is represented at the fair by art museums from Galati, Arad,
Constanţa, Pitesti, Ramnicu Sarat and Targu Mures and by works bearing the
signature of Octav Bancila, Camil Ressu, Nicolae Tonitza, Iosif Iser and Ana
Stefania Andronic, respectively.
The fair is also the venue for workshops,
debates and talks on such issues as the art market, visual arts before 1989,
local and national museums. The fair, which comes to a close on Sunday, has
come up with a first this year, namely a new stand for artists under 25 years
of age. Why is Romania hosting a contemporary art fair? The organisers say the
event is one of the necessary steps that should be taken forward, in an effort
to contribute actively to enriching contemporary visual arts, as art reaches
the consumer who visits art galleries, national and international museums or
who sees exhibitions. This is the best opportunity to meet curators, gallery
owners and exhibitors, collectors, art aficionados and particularly artists.
The venue was not chosen by chance, as the Ciclop building in downtown
Bucharest, the first multi-storey parking lot in Romania’s capital city, built
in the 20th century, in the mid 1930s, still impresses people,
through its architectural value, its history and endurance.
Displaying works of
art in this building is described by the organisers as a creative intervention
on a non-conventional space. Art Safari 2015 supports budding
artists, but also promotes heritage art. We were happy to see that so many
people expressed their wish to take part in Art Safari, we’ve seen a real
coagulation of the artistic world around the event. There should be a
consistent support for commercial contemporary art galleries, by means of a
coherent program, so that we can become part of a naturally developed art
market, says Ioana Ciocan, the organiser of Art Safari. The event is meant to
place Bucharest on the map of big European contemporary art fairs, contributing
actively to the artistic community’s efforts to promote contemporary Romanian
art and Bucharest’s urban culture.
Peste 3.000 de picturi, sculpturi şi alte lucrări de artă
de patrimoniu şi contemporană pot fi admirate la Bucureşti, în cadrul Târgului
internaţional Art Safari. La târg, aflat la a doua ediţie, participă peste 50
de muzee şi galerii din România şi din străinătate. Sunt galerii din Italia,
Danemarca, Austria, Ungaria, Germania, peste 60 de standuri cu totul, a
precizat Silvia Rogozea, director al târgului, care a precizat că lucrările de
artă modernă şi contemporană expuse pot fi cumpărate. Din România, printre
muzeele participante la târg se numără cele de artă din Galaţi, Arad,
Constanţa, Piteşti, Râmnicu Sărat şi Târgu Mureş, iar între artiştii ale căror
lucrări sunt expuse la târg se regăsesc Octav Băncilă, Camil Ressu, Nicolae
Tonitza, Iosif Iser şi Ana Ştefania Andronic.
În cadrul târgului au loc
ateliere, dezbateri şi discuţii pe teme referitoare la piaţa de artă, artele
vizuale înainte de 1989, muzee locale şi naţionale, dar şi alte subiecte.
Târgul, care va fi deschis pînă duminică, aduce drept noutate faţă de ediţia de
anul trecut un nou stand, care este dedicat artiştilor cu vârsta de până la 25
de ani.
De ce un
târg de artă contemporană în România? Organizatorii spun că evenimentul este unul
din paşii necesari pentru a contribui activ la fenomenul artelor vizuale
contemporane, arta ajungând la consumator prin vizitarea galeriilor de artă,
muzeelor naţionale şi internaţionale, participarea la vernisaje. Acestea
reprezintă cea mai bună oportunitate de a cunoaşte curatori, galerişti,
colecţionari, oameni pasionaţi de artă, dar mai ales artişti. Nici locul ales
nu este întâmplător – clădirea Ciclop din centrul Bucureştiului, prima parcare
supraetajată din Bucureşti, ridicată în secolul trecut, în prima jumatate a
anilor ’30, şi care impresionează şi astăzi prin valoarea ei arhitecturală,
prin povestea şi prin rezistenţa sa. Expunerea lucrărilor de artă în această
clădire este descrisă de organizatori drept o intervenţie creativă asupra
spaţiului neconvenţional.
Art Safari 2015 susţine artiştii tineri, dar
promovează şi arta de patrimoniu. Ne-am bucurat să avem atât de multe
înscrieri la Art Safari, s-a simţit o adevărată coagulare a lumii artistice.
Trebuie să existe un sprijin susţinut pentru galeriile comerciale de artă
contemporană cu un program coerent şi consistent, astfel încât să putem fi
parte dintr-o dezvoltare firească a pieţei de artă, apreciază Ioana Ciocan,
organizator Art Safari. Evenimentul îşi doreşte să aşeze Bucureştiul pe harta
marilor târguri europene de artă contemporană, participând activ la eforturile
comunităţii artistice de promovare a artei contemporane româneşti şi a culturii
urbane bucureştene.