Bucharest, July 30, 2024. Art Safari, the largest exhibition organizer in Eastern Europe, announces a new edition celebrating women with an impressive contribution to Romanian art and culture.
From Regina Maria, innate artistic spirit, supporter of Romanian artists whom she promoted and collected all her life, and Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck, the first art teacher in Europe, to Sibylle Bergemann, one of the most important contemporary photographers in Germany, and the new wave of contemporary artists – Young Blood 3.0., the creative force of women is revealed between September 6 and December 15, at the Dacia-Romania Palace. Part of the exhibition “Young Blood 3.0. The new wave of contemporary artists” can also be seen at Promenada Mall, between September 19 and November 17.
The surprise of the edition is “Breasts. An exhibition like no other”, an absolute premiere in terms of Romanian exhibitions, which explores the representations of breasts in local art, from painting, sculpture, to installations – Tonitza, Luchian, Iser, Pallady, etc., but also contemporary artists .
Tickets have already gone on sale online. Only until August 18, they can be purchased with a 50% discount, as part of the Early Bird offer.
The full program of the Art Safari Women’s edition:
Maria of Romania, queen and artist, alongside the Women Painters and Sculptors
The exhibition offers visitors a foray into the life and art of one of the most emblematic figures of the Romanian monarchy. Maria of Romania remained in history not only for her heroic deeds during the Great War, but also for the artistic side of her being, manifested since childhood and youth.
In 1916, the Association “Women Painters and Sculptors” appeared in Bucharest, founded by the artists Cecilia Cuţescu-Storck, Olga Greceanu and Nina Arbore, which will be supported by Queen Maria. This distinct chapter of the exhibition presents works signed by the great Romanian artists: Olga Greceanu, Lucia Dem. Bălăcescu, Irina Codreanu, Micaela Eleutheriade, Margareta Sterian, Ligia Macovei, Rodica Maniu (Mützner), Nina Arbore, Milița Petrașcu, Lucia Beller, Magdalena Rădulescu, Lola Schmierer Roth and many others.
The extensive two-chapter exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures, spectacular decorative pieces, unique furniture and photographs. The Maria of Romania, Queen and Artist chapter is curated by Dr. Narcis Dorin Ioan and created in partnership with the Peleș National Museum, the Brukenthal National Museum and the “Regina Maria” Municipal Museum, Iași. The Women Painters and Sculptors chapter is curated by Alexandra Ilniţchi-Ardelean. Exhibition design by Diana Nicolaie, artist and designer.
Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck. The first female art teacher in Europe
Strong, ambitious, convinced feminist, mother, sister and wife, hardworking and eager to show everyone that women’s place is alongside men, not behind them – this is how Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck (1879-1969) could be described in a few words ), the first female art teacher in Europe.
The concern for mural painting left its mark on his own house, today a superb museum – the “Frederic Storck and Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck” Art Museum, part of the Bucharest City Museum. The decoration of the house ensured him several important commissions: “History of Romanian trade” for the Aula Magna of the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, in 1933; “Apology of Romanian arts” for the ceiling of the Throne Room in the Royal Palace – the current National Art Museum of Romania; They can still be admired today.
The exhibition presents the work created by the artist with intense artistic activity, rewarded with numerous awards and distinctions. The curator of the exhibition made in partnership with the Bucharest City Museum is Drd. Ana Maria Măciucă-Pufu, museographer – Art Gallery of the Bucharest City Museum. The scenography is made by Cosmin Florea.
Breasts. An exhibition like no other
An unprecedented exhibition in Romania! From object of desire to censure, from admiration to shame, breasts have been an important catalyst in the cultural debates of recent decades.
The exhibition presented at Art Safari aims to examine the various approaches in which artists – from masters of Romanian art to some of the most relevant contemporary creators – have represented this part of the female body.
Young Blood 3.0. The new wave of contemporary artists (September 6 – December 15 at Art Safari and Promenada Mall: September 19 – November 17)
The artists of the new generation shed light on the new social trends in the online environment, but also in the everyday reality, through various forms of expression, from classic painting, sculpture, to installations made of unconventional materials. The exhibition dedicated to Supercontemporary art Young Blood has reached its 3rd edition, and this time the stage will belong exclusively to women.
Sibylle Bergemann. Fashion, art, culture through the lens of a woman.
The exhibition provides an overview of the entire work of one of Germany’s most important contemporary photographers, Sibylle Bergemann (1941-2010) who stood out as a fashion photographer, soon becoming known for her photographic essays and for her precise observations on some hidden details. Her photos appeared in international publications, Der Spiegel, Stern, New York Times. Exhibition made in partnership with ifa and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Romania.
With the new edition, the special events with guided tours, music and drinks also debut.
About Art Safari: Safari Art, upgraded by Georgeis supported by Lidl, Glo, Porsche, L’Oréal Elseve, Regina Maria – Health Network, Kinder, Promenada Mall, Dove, Schweppes, Brâncoveanu, Voxility, Beciul Domnesc, Yamaha, Profiart – specializes in making exhibition pavilions. The annual organizer of the Bucharest Art Pavilion – the largest conglomerate of art exhibitions in Romania – now in its 15th edition, carries out, in partnership with Romanian and international art museums and private collectors, extensive retrospective exhibitions that aim to recover heritage values. With a strong educational side, its mission is to bring art closer to the public and educate new generations by organizing art workshops for children, guided tours and contemporary art exhibitions in unconventional spaces, such as Henri Coandă Airport or the Bucharest metro . Art Safari is a strategic national cultural project and is carried out in partnership with the Bucharest City Museum. In the 14 editions so far, it has recorded approx. 570,000 visitors. More details: artsafari.ro.
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