The Twist. Failing Empires, Triumphant Provinces
The TWIST. Failing Empires, Triumphant Provinces represents the second phase of a long- term research, initiated with THE TWIST. Five Provincial Stories from an Empire (Kunsthalle Bega, Timi葯oara, 2023-2024). A complex inquiry into the visual and cultural history of the TWIST as a motif, it originated in a reiterated reading of Plato鈥檚 allegory of the Cave describing the 鈥渢urning around of the soul鈥�: a movement both spiritual and physical, declined in this exhibition in its figurative, morphological, corporeal, and symbolic dimensions.
The concept is illustrated through an unconventional assemblage of archaeology, applied arts, apparel, ethnographic and industrially mass-produced products that establish meaningful dialogues with contemporary art works from the collection of the National Museum of Contemporary Art and from private collections.
The TWIST is a crucial conceptual mediator for the morphological and symbolic exchanges between spiritual and material cultures, a perspective applied here to the millennia of civilisation developed on the territory conventionally named 鈥渢he Carpathian-Danubian-Pontic space鈥�.
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The TWIST. Failing Empires, Triumphant Provinces represents the second phase of a long- term research, initiated with THE TWIST. Five Provincial Stories from an Empire (Kunsthalle Bega, Timi葯oara, 2023-2024). A complex inquiry into the visual and cultural history of the TWIST as a motif, it originated in a reiterated reading of Plato鈥檚 allegory of the Cave describing the 鈥渢urning around of the soul鈥�: a movement both spiritual and physical, declined in this exhibition in its figurative, morphological, corporeal, and symbolic dimensions.
The concept is illustrated through an unconventional assemblage of archaeology, applied arts, apparel, ethnographic and industrially mass-produced products that establish meaningful dialogues with contemporary art works from the collection of the National Museum of Contemporary Art and from private collections.
The TWIST is a crucial conceptual mediator for the morphological and symbolic exchanges between spiritual and material cultures, a perspective applied here to the millennia of civilisation developed on the territory conventionally named 鈥渢he Carpathian-Danubian-Pontic space鈥�.
Artists on show
- Alexandra Constantinescu
- Alexandru Antik
- Ana Lupas
- Ana Maria Micu
- Anca Benera
- Bogdan Vladuta
- Boris Caragea
- Cãlin Dan
- Ciprian Muresan
- Constantin Flondor
- Cristian Di葲oiu
- Dan Acostioaei
- Dan Vezentan
- Dani Gherc膬
- Dionisie Popa
- Florian Laz膬r Alexie
- George Apostu
- Geta Br膬tescu
- Gheorghe Z膬rnescu
- Gili Mocanu
- Horia Bernea
- Ion Bitzan
- Ion Condiescu
- Ion Grigorescu
- Ion Vlad
- Lauren葲iu Ru葲膬-Fulger
- Leonard R膬chit膬
- Liviu Stoicoviciu
- Maria Manolescu
- Marilena Preda-Sanc
- Marin Gherasim
- Matei Bejenaru
- Mihai Olos
- Mircea Cantor
- Mona Vatamanu
- Napoleon Tiron
- Neculai P膬duraru
- Nicolae Golici
- Patricia Teodorescu
- Paul Neagu
- Pavel Ilie
- Peter Jacobi
- Radu Constantinescu
- Roman Cotosman
- Romelo Pervolovici
- Serban Savu
- Sorin Dumitrescu
- Sorin Neam葲u
- 艦tefan Bertalan
- Stela Lie
- Titu Toncian
- Virgil Preda
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