Over 3,000 paintings, sculptures and other works of
\ncontemporary and heritage art can be admired in Bucharest, at the Art Safari
\nInternational Fair. The 2nd Art Safari enjoys the participation of over 50 museums and galleries from
\nRomania and abroad. There are galleries from Italy, Denmark, Austria, Hungary
\nand Germany, and an overall number of 60 stands, says the director of the
\nfair, Silvia Rogozea, who has announced that the modern and contemporary art
\nworks on display can also be purchased.
\nRomania is represented at the fair by art museums from Galati, Arad,
\nConstan\u0163a, Pitesti, Ramnicu Sarat and Targu Mures and by works bearing the
\nsignature of Octav Bancila, Camil Ressu, Nicolae Tonitza, Iosif Iser and Ana
\nStefania Andronic, respectively.<\/p>\n
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The fair is also the venue for workshops,
\ndebates and talks on such issues as the art market, visual arts before 1989,
\nlocal and national museums. The fair, which comes to a close on Sunday, has
\ncome up with a first this year, namely a new stand for artists under 25 years
\nof age. Why is Romania hosting a contemporary art fair? The organisers say the
\nevent is one of the necessary steps that should be taken forward, in an effort
\nto contribute actively to enriching contemporary visual arts, as art reaches
\nthe consumer who visits art galleries, national and international museums or
\nwho sees exhibitions. This is the best opportunity to meet curators, gallery
\nowners and exhibitors, collectors, art aficionados and particularly artists.
\nThe venue was not chosen by chance, as the Ciclop building in downtown
\nBucharest, the first multi-storey parking lot in Romania’s capital city, built
\nin the 20th century, in the mid 1930s, still impresses people,
\nthrough its architectural value, its history and endurance. <\/p>\n
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Displaying works of
\nart in this building is described by the organisers as a creative intervention
\non a non-conventional space. Art Safari 2015 supports budding
\nartists, but also promotes heritage art. We were happy to see that so many
\npeople expressed their wish to take part in Art Safari, we’ve seen a real
\ncoagulation of the artistic world around the event. There should be a
\nconsistent support for commercial contemporary art galleries, by means of a
\ncoherent program, so that we can become part of a naturally developed art
\nmarket, says Ioana Ciocan, the organiser of Art Safari. The event is meant to
\nplace Bucharest on the map of big European contemporary art fairs, contributing
\nactively to the artistic community’s efforts to promote contemporary Romanian
\nart and Bucharest’s urban culture.<\/p>\n
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