Fundatia Cosman
Tell us about Fundatia Cosman.
One of the missions of the foundation is to sort, organize and classify documents, photographs and works of art that make up the Cosman family archives in order to create a catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist Octavian Cosman, as well as to make these documents available to researchers who wish to study the artist's work in historical, artistic and socio-cultural context. Another important mission of the Foundation is to support contemporary artistic production and research in all fields - visual arts, literature, performing arts, cinema and new media - emphasizing a multi- and interdisciplinary approach to art and artistic creation. To this end, the Foundation offers artists and researchers its exhibition space as well as material and logistical support for the realization of projects in line with its aims and objectives. Within its research center, the Foundation encourages artistic and scientific research of the highest level, focusing mainly on the following research axes : Arts and science (with a special focus on medical sciences) Art and spirituality Art therapy and education Documentation practices Finally, the Foundation aims to act as a mediator between artists, theorists, cultural agents and various audiences by organizing meetings, conferences and other events aimed at opening new avenues of dialogue and understanding through art.
What do you have upcoming?
The exhibition "Fața nevăzută a lunii" (The Dark side of the Moon), curated by Silvia Suciu, brings together a series of works from an important local art collection, bringing together exclusively female names in Romanian art from the 1970s to the present. Artists: Livia Agricola • Mirela Anura • Tania Baillayre • Lucia Dem Bălăcescu • Mariana Bojan • Manuela Botiș • Geta Brătescu • Florina Breazu • Titina Călugăru-Căpitănescu • Nuni Delavrancea Dona • Victoria Ileana Dragomirescu • Irina Dumitrașcu • Dora Dumitrescu • Dorothea Fleis • Yvonne Hasan • Ruxandra Ilfoveanu • Viorica Ionescu • Ida Karskaya • Lucia Lobonț • Ligia Macovei • Irina Dora Măgurean • Ana Maria Micu • Anca Popescu • Andreea Radu • Ileana Rădulescu • Paula Ribariu • Silvia Suciu • Alina Staicu • Ileana Ștefănescu • Mirela Trăistaru • Simona Vilău The exhibition runs until the 17th of may, opening hours friday and saturday from 5 to 7 pm (or by appointment).