Nasui collection & gallery, Bucharest, Romania presents the project “Colouring the Grey” within the Liverpool Biennial Independents 2012, between September 21 and October 21, 2012 in St. George’s Hall, Gladstone and Dickens Galleries.
“Colouring the Grey” curatorial project has opened a series of three exhibitions, by bringing forward the Romanian emergent artists in international cultural spaces, in 2011-2012.
The concept illustrates an overview on the East-European identity in transition.
The first was presented within “Special Projects” section of the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art 2011, under the name ”The Second Wave of Romanian Emerging Contemporary Artists” (September 2011).
Second exhibition was presented in Artists’ House Tel Aviv, the oldest cultural location in Israel (1948), developping the concept of “State of Mind” (November-December 2011).
The third and last part of the series is called ”State of Body” and is exposed within the Independents Liverpool Biennial 2012.
The exhibition will host, one evening, a debate on contemporary art, ”The Soft Power of the Art Market”.
Artists: Dragoș Burlacu, Radu Belcin, Francisc Chiuariu, Felix Deac, Flavia Pitiș, Bogdan Rața, Aurel Tar
Invited artist: Cristian Todie
Curator: Cosmin Nasui
Project manager: Oana Nasui
Location: St. George’s Hall, Gladstone and Dickens Galleries
St George’s Place, Liverpool, L1 1JJ (via the Heritage Centre)
Schedule:
Exhibition ”Colouring the grey – State of Body”: September 21 – October 21, 2012
Private preview (invitation only): September 21, 2012, 19h-21h
Public vernissage: September 22, 2012, 19h-21h
Featuring exhibition & performance (”Fractured Time Space”, artist Cristian Todie): September 21 – October 21, 2012 //Public vernissage: September 22, 2012, 19h-21h
Debate ”The Soft Power of the Art Market”: September 24, 2012, 18h-2oh
Partners: St. George’s Hall Liverpool, Vellant Publishing Romania, Best Communication Media, Illy Romania
Sponsors: Certinvest, Chapman Taylor Romania, Banca Transilvania
Media partners: Modernism.ro, Radio Romania International