Modern in the Countryside: Artistic Sociability Far from the Centre
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- Palatul Universul, Corp B, Strada Actor Ion Brezoianu 23-25, etajul 1View on map
Salonul de proiecte invites you on Wednesday 11 November, at 18:00, to the presentation "Modern la țară. Sociabilitatea artistică departe de centru" (Modern in the Countryside: Artistic Sociability Far from the Centre), given by Irina Cărăbaș, lecturer in the Department of Art History and Theory at the National University of Arts in Bucharest. The event takes place at Palatul Universul, Building B, 1st floor, Strada Actor Ion Brezoianu 23-25, and admission is free.
The presentation looks at the community of artists who worked at Poiana Mărului, formed around a temporary residency, and at how the works created there entered the art circuit through exhibitions. It then explores the history of modern rural artists' colonies, with a few examples, in order to understand the motivations and artistic networks, and the interest in rural life, crafts and peasant architecture.
Irina Cărăbaș has taught in the department since 2004 and researches the historical avant-garde, socialist realism and transnational relations in the Eastern Bloc. She is the author of the book "Realismul socialist cu fața spre trecut. Instituții și artiști în România 1944-1953" (Socialist Realism Facing the Past: Institutions and Artists in Romania 1944-1953) and the founder of the ITAmix conference, held annually since 2013.
The event is organised by Asociația Salonul de proiecte, as part of the project Universul rural. Cercetare și demitizare, with the support of the Foundation for Arts Initiatives and UniCredit Bank. A cultural project co-financed by the Administrația Fondului Cultural Național. The space is open Thursday to Sunday, 15:00-19:00; more information at www.salonuldeproiecte.ro.
