Past
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Petrichor
Directed by Horațiu Lipot 12 - 28 May 2023 Circular hills or claustrophobic vertical tropical forests are organized in the image plane through contrasts of complementary colors, ensuring a chromatic tension in the image. With a true horror vacui organizational approach, Ioan de Moisa seeks a unified notation that can be used regardless of the integrated background images, where... Read more -
Karambol
Curated by Gilda Ghinoiu 25 November - 10 December 2022 Karambol proposes an eclectic exhibition route that captures a wide spectrum of the harmful consequences of violence, starting from the martyrdom of bodies, crossing the inner martyrdom of post-traumatic psychoses and ending with a major focus on gender-based hatred - an acute and dangerous phenomenon for Central and Eastern Europe,... Read more -
Spectre
Curated by Gilda Ghinoiu 16 - 25 September 2022 SPECTRUM, spectrum, n. 1. The set of physical values that a given quantity can take under specific conditions; the ensemble of images obtained by decomposing complex electromagnetic radiation with an optical instrument; the totality of fluid lines in motion, the field lines of a magnet; the totality of electromagnetic radiations... Read more -
Egregori
Curated by Gilda Ghinoiu 12 - 28 August 2022 The exhibition Egregori is a thought-provoking exploration of artistic concepts and their relationship to collective consciousness, creativity, and ethical considerations in contemporary art. Featuring artists such as Emil Dumitraș Cassian in ceramics, Mirela Iordache in latex painting, and Flaviu Moldovan in dry pastel drawings, the exhibition presents a diverse array... Read more -
There Is No Concept, Only My Intuition
Curated by Mihai Nuțu 15 - 31 July 2022 Crises, long or short, of any nature, are often meaningful. It is something good regarding smell, regarding gaze, regarding feelings, regarding everything actually. We own the senses. But do we own the world ? When there's no concept, only your intuition, how do you understand freedom? What can you do... Read more -
Engrame
Curated by Gilda Ghinoiu 6 - 22 May 2022 Marcel Rusu (b. 1989, Mediaș, Romania) is a visual artist who lives and works in Cluj-Napoca. He obtained his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the painting department of the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca. His works have been exhibited in numerous museums, galleries, and art spaces, including the Museum of Art in Cluj-Napoca, Palazzo Rici in Macerata, Sector 1 Gallery in Bucharest, CFHill Gallery in Stockholm, Galateca Gallery in Bucharest, Richter Fine Art Gallery in Rome, Boccanera Gallery in Trento, Rosenfeld Gallery in London, as well as at the Academy's Young Artists Biennale in Bressanone and the Black and White Biennale at the Satu Mare Art Museum. His works are present in private collections in France, the Netherlands, Romania, Sweden, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Radu Băieş (b. 1988, Cluj, Romania) lives and works in Cluj. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in painting at the University of Fine Arts and Design Cluj. Currently, he continues his doctoral studies at the same institution. His works have been featured in solo shows such as "Searching for my human traces" at Telegraph Gallery, Czech Republic, "The Great Journey" at Sector 1 Gallery, Bucharest, "Cosmic Green Solitude" at Art Plus Text Gallery, Budapest, and "Radu Baies" at Quadro Gallery, Cluj, as well as in group exhibitions including "SIGNAL I" at Telegraph Gallery, Czech Republic, "Spirits of a Century" at the Museum of Art in Cluj, "Disruptive Imagination" at GVUO Gallery, Czech Republic, "The Exquisite Corps Drink the New Wine" at Sector 1 Gallery, Bucharest, "The Cutting Edge 2" at the Museum of Art in Cluj, and "Body Unnatural" at NUNU Fine Art Gallery, Taipei.
Robert Fekete (b. 1987, Satu Mare, Romania) lives and works in Cluj. He obtained his degrees in painting at the University of Fine Arts and Design Cluj. During his studies, he was an Erasmus scholar in Turin and a master's student scholar in Rome with the Vasile Pârvan scholarship at the Accademia di Romania. His works have been exhibited in galleries such as Feinkunst Krüger in Hamburg, The Gallery of Fine Art in Ostrava, Tajan Artstudio in Paris, Richard Taittinger Gallery in New York, M77 Gallery in Milan, Dominique Flat Gallery in Paris, HVVCA – Hudson Valley for Contemporary Art in Peekskill, New York, Conduits Gallery in Milan, and at the Prague Biennale, Prisma Gallery in Bolzano, Mihai Nicodim Gallery in Los Angeles, Mie Lefever Gallery in Destelbergen.
Alin Bozbiciu (b. 1989, Sângeorz-Băi, Romania) lives and works in Cluj. He is a graduate of the University of Art and Design, Corneliu Brudascu Studio, Cluj, with numerous appearances in exhibitions including "Hunter of Images" at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, "Cave Canem" at Boccanera Gallery, Trento, "Mimesis: (Re)imagining the Real" at MB Art Agency, Wroclaw, "Time is the Game of Man" at Art of The Treasure Hunt, Borgo San Felice, Montalcino, "The Wanderers" (group exhibition) at Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York, "Life a User's Manual IV: Catcher in the Mirror" at Art Encounter - Biennale of Contemporary Art, Arad, "Life a User's Manual" at Art Encounter - Biennale of Contemporary Art, Timișoara, "Did It Happen" at Untilthen Gallery, Paris, "After The Sacrifice" at Untilthen Gallery, "4 Points, with Axente, Farcas and Toma" at Doris Ghetta Gallery, Ortisei, "The Keen Observer" at Doris Ghetta Gallery, Ortisei, "Mirror Stage, Seven Studies of Composition, Corneliu Brudascu & Alin Bozbiciu" at le Plafond, Amsterdam, "Tales from the Valley" at Doris Ghetta Gallery, Ortisei, Italy, "Starpoint Prize Romania 2013" at Victoria Art Center, Bucharest, "Starpoint Prize Romania" at Victoria Art Center, "The Exhibition" at Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg bei Wien, "Nominees’ Exhibition" at Victoria Art Center for Cultural Contemporary Production, Bucharest, "Beyond Representation: Challenges of Contemporary Painting" at Spaţiu Intact, Fabrica de Pensule, Cluj, "Green & Brown" at Accademia di Belle Arti, Macerata, "my Salon" at Quadro Gallery, Cluj, "Give me the future" at Fabrica de Pensule, Cluj, Romania, and "2013 Essl Art Awards CEE" at Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg bei Wien, among others. His works are part of public collections such as Centre National des Arts Plastiques (CNAP), Paris, Pomeranz Collection, Vienna, Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, Suzanne Tarasieve Paris. Read more -
Summa
8 - 24 April 2022 The exhibition brings together large-sized objects and object installations, which the artist has conceived and processed using a wide range of plastic expression and rendering means such as EPS, PUR, polyurethane, water, oats, wheat, and resins, complemented by sounds and lights. The exhibition route has been articulated into four frames... Read more -
Leaving The Nest
Directed by Gilda Ghinoiu 25 February - 6 March 2022 With a certain degree of uncertainty, we could say that one way or another, we’re all gravitating around the concept of the comfort zone.This might be our first unaware attempt to build and have one, or a conscious attempt to leave from an other: there’s a certain degree of mutual... Read more -
Don`t Leave Me At The Seaside
Curated by Gilda Ghinoiu 15 September - 3 October 2021 Twelve instances of visual representation serve as standalone radiographs, capturing the essence of experiences over the course of twelve calendar months. The surface of representation holds a dual significance, acting as a catalyst for the psyche's reactions and as a locus for the overflow of thoughts and emotions born, sifted,... Read more