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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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Mar 15
3 min

FROM THE EARTHLY PARADISE

Decorative Arts Exhibition & Talk Time & Location Mar 31, 6:00 PM – Apr 21, 6:00 PM New York, 200 E 38th St, New York, NY 10016, USA...

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Mar 13
5 min

Mircea Cărtărescu: The Breakthrough American Tour

Come meet the author of hypnotizing SOLENOID, finalist of Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, named one of the best books of 2022...

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Feb 27
2 min

SHATTERED: SYMBOLIC GESTURE at RCI New York

Artists in Solidarity with Ukraine I Multimedia Exhibition & Poetry Readings Time & Location Mar 07, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM New York, 200 E...

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Feb 27
1 min

Wine: A Feminine Affirmation

Talk & Wine Tasting & Live Music Time & Location Mar 09, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM New York, 200 E 38th St, New York, NY 10016, USA March is the...

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Feb 23
2 min

SHATTERED: SYMBOLIC GESTURE at Ukrainian Institute of America

Multimedia exhibition & poetry in condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine As the start of Putin’s abominable assault on Ukraine...

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Feb 14
2 min

Pianist Dinu Mihailescu Bridges American and Romanian Avant-Gardes at the Enescu Soirees

Live recital of striking avant-garde music by some of the greatest Romanian and American composers Adept at creating strong auditive and...

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Feb 14
2 min

Adrian Bejan at the Night of Ideas Festival 2023 in New York

One of the most influential minds in contemporary science & philosophy comes to the greatest marathon of talks happening in NYC One of...

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Feb 14
2 min

Matei Vișniec's "Joan and the Fire" Opens in Chicago

We are pleased to announce our new partnership with Trap Door Theatre from Chicago for the premiere of “Joan and the Fire”, a sarcastic...

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Feb 9
1 min

RCI UNDER OPEN SKIES

25 Projects for an Architectural Reinvention With major renovations going on for the past three years, we have strived to reinvent...

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Feb 3
2 min

Learn Romanian at the Romanian Cultural Institute!

A state-of-the-art course that will equip you with an essential Romanian for everyday life The popular Romanian language program for...

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Jan 31
2 min

Daring Romanian-American Designer Camelia Skikos in Focus at the Romanian Annual Fashion Showcase

An innovative fashion showcase at the intersection of avantgarde aesthetics, technology, and political activism The second edition of our...

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Jan 31
1 min

Four Corners Opens Our Jazz & Fusion Jamboree

An irresistible blend of improvisational jazz and oriental folklore To complement our flagship classical music program, ”The Enescu...

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Jan 29
3 min

Romanian Award-Winning Filmmaker Anca Damian, Guest of Honor at Animation First Festival

Feature film / Talk / Exhibition Romanian film director, writer and producer Anca Damian will premiere her most recent film, the mixed...

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Jan 11
3 min

ONCE UPON A TIME IN BUKOVINA I Exhibition & Talk

A commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Jewish elementary school, Suceava, 1919 We continue our exploration of the...

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Jan 4
2 min

LIFE & LOVE | A not-to-be-missed performance by Vlad Ivanov and Lucian Maxim

Special event in celebration of Romania’s Culture Day Our 2023 program kicks off with a stunning performance, created especially for...

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Dec 15, 2022
3 min

Wrapped in Myth: People, Customs and Landmarks in Traditional Romania

Special Event Photo by Sorin Onișor The National Day of Romania, feted on December the 1 st, ushers in a season of celebrations at the...

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Dec 7, 2022
4 min

Cosmin Manolescu’s “Private Bodies” Premiers in New York

Performative installation combining dance, video, and photography Photo by Georgiana Vlahbei Influential choreographer and cultural...

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Nov 28, 2022
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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Nov 28, 2022
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 Released on...

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Nov 14, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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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