The much anticipated second edition of RAD ART FAIR is returning this May 16th-19th to CARO Bucharest.
RAD 2024 welcomes 11 new exhibitors from Bucharest, Cluj, Iaşi, Frankfurt, and Vienna, bringing the fair to a total of 26 exhibitors for its sophomore edition.
Ivan Gallery (Bucharest) will showcase historically important positions for the gallery program, and by extension for the Romanian art scene, including Florina Coulin, Geta Brătescu, Ion Grigorescu, Paul Neagu, Horia Bernea, and Simona Runcan.
With works by artists Marieta Chirulescu, Ion Grigorescu, Dan Perjovschi & IRWIN collective, Gregor Podnar (Vienna) will present a compelling artistic exchange, reaching into the recent past in order to to better understand the flow of the art of today.
RAD TALKS HIGHLIGHTS
With key personalities from Romania and abroad, this tightly curated discussion platform promises not only to offer insights into today’s pressing art world issues, but to also engage its audiences in provocative Q & A sessions.
Friday, May 17, 18:00: ART PATRONAGE – Catinca Tabacaru in conversation with seasoned collector Tudor Grecu
The Art Patronage series aims to impart an insider’s view on art collecting in one of its rarest form: patronage. This year, the series returns with another key figure of the art world, Tudor Grecu, who has infamously claimed that he and his wife, Geanina Grecu, “collect galleries, not artists.”
Saturday, May 18, 17:00: THE ROMANIAN PAVILION AT THE VENICE BIENNALE – Mihnea Mircan, Ciprian Muresan, Mihai Pop, Magda Radu
The Venice Biennale is said to be the Olympics of the art world. Romania, whose national pavilion stands proudly within the grounds of the Giardini, is often revered among the event’s star shows. Naturally, a project of such magnitude requires staggering amounts of talent, resources, and politics to come to fruition. This discussion brings together key players from the recent history of Romania’s Venice Pavilion: Mihai Pop (commissioner in 2007, curator in 2015, production director in 2019), Mihnea Mircan (curator in 2007), Ciprian Mureșan (artist in 2009, curator in 2024) and Magda Radu (curator in 2017).
RAD Talks returns to the RAD BMW Lounge, a sun-drenched green space built specifically this year to host a spirit of inquiry and wonder. During the fair, you can visit the RAD website for a detailed daily program of talks, meetings, and art circuits.
RAD CURATORIAL HIGHLIGHTS
With a strong focus on international curatorial practices, RAD 2024 brings together over 30 curators from 10 countries in a summit format, offering both public and industry-focused events.
RAD Curatorial will culminate for the public on Saturday, May 18 at 15:00 with a TED Talk-style format bringing to the stage seven curators who impart their ideas under two thematic headings: Memory and Otherness.
Tickets for RAD FAIR 2024 are available for purchase here: https://www.entertix.ro/evenimente/21829/rad-art-fair-16-19-mai-2024-caro-bucuresti.html and here https:// m.iabilet.ro/bilete-rad-art-fair-97940/
To make this happen, Ministerul Culturii (The Ministry of Culture) and five members of The European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) came together: Austrian Cultural Forum Bucharest, Institut Français de Bucarest, Goethe Institut Bukarest, Instytut Polski w Bukareszcie & Instituto Italiano di Cultura Bucarest.
