The New Ones / Graduate Curated

The most recent recent artists can be seen at the Museum of Recent Art

MARe/Museum of Recent Art Bucharest

Presents:

Bandi Daniel David, Adrian Buda, Andreea-Delia Buzilă-Tunza, Dan Cebotari, Oana Cervinschi, Ioana Cojocea, Diana Matilda Crișan, Ioana Colac, Alexandra Cojocaru, Adrian Cojocaru, Maria Carla David, Matei Emanuel, Anca Enache, Luca Florian, Andreea Grigoraș, Dimitrie Luca Gora, Georgiana Liana Herea, Mariana Hultoană, Ana Lupu, Ana Messer, Ioana Mincu, Ciprian Mitrică, Irina Motroc, Cristina Andreea Ostafi, Andrei Octavian Panfiloiu, Andreea Eliza Petrov, Adrian Piorescu, Roxana Alexandra Pîrvu, Mimi Pleșoianu, Andra Victoria Popescu, Norica Ioana Popescu, Adriana Preda, Elena Preda, Iulia-Dana Pușcașu, Ionuț Răzvan, Bianca Serenciuc, Oana Gabriela Sima, Nadina Stoica, Ada Ștefan, Cristian Florin Todor, Cătălina Ungureanu, Cătălin Velea

Curators: Antonia Iordache, Erwin Kessler

Concept: Erwin Kessler

Erwin Kessler, art historian and curator, PhD in philosophy and art critic, was the president of the MARe Foundation between 2015 and March 2024 and the director of MARe/Museum of Recent Art from 2018 until March 2024. Erwin Kessler introduced the concept of “recent art,” applied to Romanian art after 1965, reflected in the permanent collection Stylistic Diversity with Limited Liability (2018–2023), as well as in thematic temporary exhibitions, in which hundreds of contemporary Romanian artists were presented.

His vision of recent Romanian art was reflected in the museum’s programs, from educational ones (MARe de Mic) to curatorial initiatives (Fabrica de Sens, Curator-Entrepreneur), as well as collaborations with national and international institutions, alongside which congresses and scientific events were organized at MARe and abroad. Under his directorship, MARe launched an international exhibition program, bringing to Romania works by prominent artists such as Jeff Wall, VALIE EXPORT, Gregor Schneider, Tino Sehgal, Martha Rosler, Martin Creed, or Thomas Ruff. One of the most ambitious curatorial projects carried out during this period by MARe was the exhibition The Picasso Effect (2023–2024), curated by Erwin Kessler together with Joanne Snrech and organized in partnership with Musée National Picasso Paris.

As of March 2024, Erwin Kessler’s mandate as director of MARe/Museum of Recent Art has ended, and the museum’s curatorial program after this date represents a new vision.

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