ALTER EGO Exhibition – Comics Club Cluj meets Max Ernst

The exhibition ALTER EGO – Comics Club Cluj meets Max Ernst can be visited from 15.10 to 13.11.2026, Monday to Friday, between 11:00 and 17:00, at the German Cultural Centre in Cluj-Napoca (Universității 7-9). It brings together ten women artists working in illustration, comics and animation: Alexia Băcean, Andrada Baeș, Andreea Radu, Anna Benczédi, Erika Kramarik, Ileana Surducan, Iris Golgoțiu, Maria Surducan, Miruna Șmit and Roma Gavrilă.

It is 135 years since the birth of Max Ernst, a pioneer of Dadaism and Surrealism, who explored frottage, grattage, collage and decalcomania. One of his recurring motifs is the alter ego in the form of the bird Loplop. The works on display draw on his oeuvre and techniques and speak about identity, self-acceptance, dissolution and the courage to reveal yourself to the world. They lie on the border between applied art and gallery art and often involve direct interaction with the public.

Comics Club Cluj has been hosted by the German Cultural Centre since 2012 and brings together comics artists from Cluj. Since 2024 it has been coordinated by Anna Benczédi and Maria Surducan, and the Friday meetings are open to the public. The event is organised by the German Cultural Centre Cluj-Napoca, in partnership with Comics Club Cluj, with the support of the Goethe-Institut and Babeș-Bolyai University.