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RCI USA

Nov 12, 2021
2 min

Art Fridays Presents: Romanian Gallery Tours / Cetate Arts Danube & 418 Gallery

The first rural gallery in Romania Cetate Arts Danube is a growing international art center established by Joana Grevers, a medical doctor and art historian, under the aegis of her cultural foundation. Dr. Dr. Grevers is a member of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection Advisory Board and of Tate London’s Eastern European Acquisitions Committee as well as the director of 418 Gallery. The center hosts artists from all over the world, supports creative residencies and offers contempo

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Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with photojournalist Ioana Moldovan

RCI USA

Jul 30, 2021
2 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with photojournalist Ioana Moldovan

Capturing Life Stories Ioana Moldovan is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer and the co-founder of the Documentaria.ro. Her photographs were published in renowned international publications, including The New York Times, BBC, Der Spiegel, Libération, ESPN, Al Jazeera English, Huffington Post. By her own confession, telling visual stories represents the meaning of her life, and she hopes that her photographs can help viewers venture into other realms, oft

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Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Catinca Malaimare

RCI USA

Jul 23, 2021
1 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Catinca Malaimare

Living the Concepts Catinca Malaimare (b. 1996) is a London-based performance artist born in Bucharest and a graduate of The Royal Academy of Arts who has developed a personal approach that employs technology in an intimate manner. In her ritualistic live performances and media-connected works, she is particularly interested in body movement and technological mediation. For her, the performative methods constitute a basis for artistic investigations. Catinca sees the STUDIO a

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Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Alexandru Rădvan

RCI USA

Jul 16, 2021
1 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Alexandru Rădvan

Art as Creative Mythology Alexandru Rădvan (b.1977) is one of the most prominent contemporary Romanian artists, with numerous shows in Romania and abroad, and a professor at the National University of Arts in Bucharest, where he also studies painting under celebrated artist and educator, Florin Mitroi. Preoccupied by the relationship between contemporary society, myths, and ancient religions, he is the author of an extensive series, including works like Imperator, Minotaur, C

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Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ioana Stanca

RCI USA

Jul 9, 2021
2 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ioana Stanca

In Pursuit of Textures and Tactility Ioana Stanca (b. 1987) belongs to the young generation of Romanian artists. She studied painting at Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, Italy and at the National University of Arts in Bucharest, were she received her B.F.A and M.F.A. In her works, Ioana emphasizes texture and tactility, and this interest has pushed her to expand towards other media besides painting and to focus on different techniques of working with textiles. The sewing mach

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Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Obie Platon

RCI USA

Jun 18, 2021
2 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Obie Platon

Reinventing Urban Spaces Our next guest in the "Studio Conversations' series, Obie Platon, is a street artist based in Bucharest who has carved a well-known reputation for himself in the street art world under the pseudonym Allan Dalla (a play on words which roughy translates as Helter-Skelter). He is a founding member of the URBANART Association, an organization focused on the regeneration through art of underdeveloped urban areas, which numbers many international projects i

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Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Zoiţa Delia Călinescu

RCI USA

Jun 4, 2021
2 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Zoiţa Delia Călinescu

Experiment and Self-Discovery Zoiţa Delia Călinescu (b. 1978) is a Romanian visual artist and founder of the artistic community STUP. For her, art is essentially self-knowledge, which makes research and experimentation with various mediums central to the artistic practice. Zoița likes to describe herself as a multidisciplinary artist with a hundred faces hence her creativity is expressed through painting, digital photography, installations, looping videos, performance, and c

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Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ştefan Radu Creţu

RCI USA

May 28, 2021
2 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ştefan Radu Creţu

The Shapes of Perpetual Movement Ştefan Radu Creţu, our next guest in the “Studio Conversations” series, is a kinetic artist living and working in Sibiu, central Romania, who uses playful elements in order to create innovative sculptural constructions which allude to utopian worlds filled with peculiar creatures. The artist is employing complex technological means to create works that are perpetually mobile, inspired by primitive life forms and endlessly going through differe

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Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Bianca Mann

RCI USA

May 21, 2021
2 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Bianca Mann

Molding the Personality Bianca Mann (b. 1991, Bucharest) belongs to the new generation of Romanian sculptors. She studied Sculpture at the National University of Arts in Bucharest and since 2013 has been a member of the Union of Visual Artists in Romania (UAP). In 2018 Bianca Mann was awarded UAP’s "Youth Award". Bianca's work is developed around the mask seen as a metaphor of identity as well as an opportunity to analyze the perception of images as a way to mold one’s person

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Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Aurora Király

RCI USA

Apr 23, 2021
2 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Aurora Király

Architectural Reflections Aurora Király ( b. 1970), who is teaching at the Department of Photography and Dynamic Image of the National University of the Arts in Bucharest and holds a doctoral degree in Photography, immerses herself in the contemporary artistic phenomenon in different roles: as an artist and as an initiator of cultural and educational projects. We are glad to welcome her to our "Studio Conversations" series, featuring 10 rising stars of the Romanian artistic s

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Art Fridays: DADA the Super-Contemporary

RCI USA

Apr 16, 2021
2 min

Art Fridays: DADA the Super-Contemporary

Still playing the game 125 years after the birth of Tristan Tzara Tristan Tzara (Photo Source: https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/tristan-tzara) “Art is not the most precious manifestation of life. Art has not the celestial and universal value that people like to attribute to it. Life is far more interesting.” - Tristan Tzara Born in Romania as Samuel Rosenstock, poet, essayist, playwright, literary critic, performer, director and composer Tristan Tzara (1896-1963) is the fou

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Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ciprian Paleologu

RCI USA

Apr 9, 2021
2 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ciprian Paleologu

Life as a 24/7 Art Project Today's guest in our “Studio Conversations” series is Ciprian Paleologu (b. 1976), a “Romanian visionary artist” (as he jokingly likes to recommend himself) and the founder of Laborna Gallery, a creative space in Bucharest. He studied painting at the University of the Arts in Bucharest, where he also teaches. Ciprian’s long-time, ongoing artistic focus, called “The Human Project”, began when he was 24 years old and is meant to continue for 24 bienni

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Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Lea Rasovszky

RCI USA

Apr 2, 2021
2 min

Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Lea Rasovszky

Humorous Anti-Aesthetic Drawing The week’s encounter in our Arts Friday’s "Studio Conversations" features Lea Rasovszky (b. 1986), a young yet prolific female artist, graduate of The University of the Arts in Bucharest, whose work is characterized by a fresh message: fierce, brazen, and amused. Enjoying working in a variety of media, LEA RASOVSZKY is fascinated by situations or contexts that don’t bore her: the bodies, the boobs, the sex, the fashion, the kitsch, the bunnies,

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Studio Conversations with Sculptor Cătălin Bădărău

RCI USA

Mar 26, 2021
2 min

Studio Conversations with Sculptor Cătălin Bădărău

Carving the Human Flesh Today's "Studio Conversation" within our Art Fridays series brings us into the creative laboratory of sculptor Cătălin Bădărău, whose haunting creations examine contemporary forms of violence, sufferance, and alienation as unescapable features of our existence. Cătălin Bădărău (b. 1981) is a sculptor and Assistant Professor in the Sculpture Department of the National University of Arts Bucharest’s Faculty of Fine Arts. His sculptural approaches deal wi

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Studio Conversations with Artist Ioana Palamar

RCI USA

Mar 19, 2021
2 min

Studio Conversations with Artist Ioana Palamar

The Leads of Metaphysical Restlessness Art Fridays, the aegis of our ongoing visual arts program, debuts “Studio Conversations”, a new online series that offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes access to 10 rising stars of the Romanian artistic scene, uncovering their philosophy and practices, technical approaches, sources of inspiration, and personal stories. Get ready for a close encounter with some amazingly creative individuals, working in a wide range of styles and media,

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11 hours ago
1 min

Freedom on the Line: the Romanian Revolution of 1989

Panel discussion and documentary film screening We are proud to partner with the Victims of Communism Memorial Museum in Washington, DC,...

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17 hours ago
2 min

”The Free Zone” Anniversary Album

A special vinyl marking the 25th year since the launching of the Strategic Partnership between Romania and the United States Launched on...

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Nov 14
2 min

Ana Everling & Taraf de Chicago, An Electrifying Musical Melting Pot for the National Day of Romania

Gala Concert at Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center To mark the historical breakthrough that, more than a century ago, brought all Romanian...

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Nov 11
3 min

Romanian-American Poet Claudia Serea at European Literature Night 2022

ELN 2022: Literature in Times of Peace and War Romanian-American poet Claudia Serea joins fellow writers, translators and performers from...

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Nov 9
1 min

“HomeLands”: Cinema in Search of Belonging

The best of the newest film productions from Romania & Europe in a series of film screenings & events taking place both virtually & in...

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Oct 26
2 min

Illustrious Fine Arts Quartet & Guests Presents Rare Early Music by Enescu

An all-Enescu concert featuring the composer's seldom performed early works A permanent guest at the "George Enescu" International...

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Oct 19
3 min

“7 eMotions” – 7 / Fear

One writer and seven composers explore together seven powerful human affects Join us online for the last episode of the music &...

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Oct 18
2 min

Caius Dobrescu Taps into American Uniqueness

Looking for Americanness in both myths and humans In the last episode of our online series "My First American: Transatlantic Encounters...

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Oct 17
4 min

Two Pianists for an Evening of Passion

A program of all-time piano favorites at our next Enescu Soiree of New York With a program full of diversity and color which reveal their...

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Oct 12
3 min

“7 eMotions” – 6 / Happiness

One writer and seven composers explore together seven powerful human affects Join us online for a new episode of the music & literature...

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Oct 10
4 min

The Salon of Romanian-American Artists Opens with “House of Mirrors”

First Edition HOUSE OF MIRRORS Artists: Ioanida Costache, Noche Crist, Megan Dominescu, Serban Ionescu, books by Saul Steinberg Curated...

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Oct 8
2 min

Cristian Mungiu's "R.M.N." Premiers in the US at the 60th Edition of New York Film Festival

Romanian cinema on the Main Slate of the New York Film Festival The famed, ever-surprising director, whose R.M.N., a surgical examination...

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Oct 7
3 min

New York Believes in Multilingualism

An EUNIC NY event in support of Seal of Biliteracy Goethe-Institut together with the association of European cultural institutes in New...

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Oct 6
3 min

RCI New York Reads Adriana Carcu and Ioana Ieronim

New Romanian books in English Two of the most compelling Romanian authors living abroad, Adriana Carcu from Heidelberg, Germany, and...

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Oct 5
4 min

“7 eMotions” – 5 / Contempt

One writer and seven composers explore together seven powerful human affects Join us online for a new episode of the music & literature...

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Sep 28
4 min

“7 eMotions” – 4 / Surprise

One writer and seven composers explore together seven powerful human affects Join us online for a new episode of the music & literature...

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Sep 26
2 min

Marius Mihalache & Band in “Săftița”: The Timeless Love Songbook

An anniversary gala concert celebrating the Romanian-American Strategic Partnership Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 7 PM The John F. Kennedy...

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Sep 22
1 min

Autumnal Equinox – A Feminine Perspective

Three up-and-coming Romanian female artists showcased in New York The AUTUMNAL EQUINOX – A FEMININE PERSPECTIVE pop-up exhibition opened...

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Sep 21
3 min

“7 eMotions” – 3 / Sadness

One writer and seven composers explore together seven powerful human affects Join us online for a new episode of the music & literature...

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Sep 20
2 min

Elena Vlădăreanu and the Americans as Family

Photo by Andreea Lăcătuș In the next episode of our online series "My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits", where...

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Sep 14
4 min

“7 eMotions” – 2 / Anger

One writer and seven composers explore together seven powerful human affects Romanian Cultural Institute in New York and ISVOR Cultural...

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Sep 11
1 min

"25" Installation & Photo Exhibition: The Strategic Partnership Up and Close

Celebrating 25 years of Romania - United States Strategic Partnership Our newest exhibition, inaugurated during the UN General Assembly,...

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Sep 8
2 min

Ivan Gallery Presents Great Form Innovator Paul Neagu at Independent Art Fair New York

Iconic works by Romanian-British modernist maverick Paul Neagu (1938-2004) (Image: Portrait of Paul Neagu with one of his "Collector of...

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Sep 7
4 min

“7 eMotions” – 1 / Disgust

One writer and seven composers explore together seven powerful human affects Romanian Cultural Institute in New York and ISVOR Cultural...

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Aug 16
2 min

Romanian Summer of Dance at Battery Dance Festival

"Diagonal" & "Cain" (world premiere) - two unmissable shows by Linotip Company, Battery Dance & RCI New York We’re excited to join forces...

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Jul 19
3 min

Norman Manea 86: A Global "Happy Birthday!"

A celebratory three-part video, featuring 30 writers, academics, and diplomats Famous author and public intellectual, Norman Manea, one...

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Jul 12
2 min

Author and Screenwriter Florin Lăzărescu Remembers His American Mentor

In the next episode of our online series "My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits", where some of the best-known...

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Jun 29
2 min

Maestro Ioan Holender at the Feraru Conferences Online

The hard-won lessons of an exceptional lifetime in the arts Today's guest in the Feraru Conferences Online series is a powerhouse of...

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Jun 28
7 min

Romanian Weekend at The Wharf in Washington, D.C.

Music, dance, food, wine, spoken word performances, and craft shows with a view! Poster photo by Mihaela Noroc ("The Atlas of Beauty") If...

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Jun 21
2 min

Consequential Encounters: Adriana Babeți Meets America’s Language Wizard

Today's episode of “My First American” online series features writer and academic Adriana Babeți, the charismatic popess of Romanian...

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Ioana Iacob Introduces "We Might as Well Be Dead" at Tribeca Festival

Jun 8
1 min