The exhibition ‘A Spring of Hope, A Winter of Despair,’ curated by Olivia Nițiș, will debut at Faber in Timișoara, showcasing for the first time the works of 17 Romanian and Czech artists. It creates a context for observations and reflections on a particular segment of the conceptual art of the 1970s and 1980s in the former Socialist Republic of Romania and Czechoslovakia as well as în the period following the fall of the Iron Curtain.
? Timișoara, Hala Faber
?️ Period: May 11-30, 2024
⏰ Visiting hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 12:00 – 20:00 (closed on Monday)
?️ Free entry
→ Opening: May 11, 19:00
?️ After its presentation in Timișoara, the exhibition will travel to Prague, where it will be on display at the Pragovka Gallery from June 6 to August 29.
Through a selection of conceptual artworks and a series of film screenings, the exhibition illustrates the practice of hope, the complex representation of human conflicts, despair, resistance, and survival in various forms of political regimes – from totalitarianism to capitalism.
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More details about the exhibition: https://www.accontrasens.ro/a-spring-of-hope-a-winter-of…/
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Our cultural mediators organize daily guided tours during the opening hours of the exhibition.
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Funder: AFCN
Producer: Cultural Association Contrasens
Powered by: Constructim
Partners: Experimental Project, Pragovka Gallery, Czech Center, “G. Oprescu” Institute of Art History of the Romanian Academy
Media partners: ARTA Magazine, Propagarta
Project co-funded by AFCN. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the National Cultural Fund Administration. AFCN is not responsible for the project content or the way in which the project results may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding beneficiary.
