• Art Safari has a special opening on Wednesday, March 8. Ladies get a 50% discount on tickets purchased at the entrance, and groups of 10 also get free tours. On Women’s Day, Lidl is also offering Art Safari visitors chocolates. And George card holders (as well as owners) enter Art Safari for free;
• The Museum of Temporary Exhibitions in the Old Center of Bucharest is hosting a long-awaited retrospective dedicated to the Romanian artist Ion Teodorescu-Sion (1882-1939), the masters of Spanish painting, the Marcel Duchamp Prize – a prestigious award from France and Romanian super-modern art, as well as immersive installations;
• The art safari continues until May 14 at the Palace of Dacia-Romania (Bucharest City Museum), Lipscani Street, no. 18-20. The palace is also open at night, every Friday and Saturday from 10pm to 1am.

​“When we talk about museums and the world of art, we must remember the wonderful creed of the ancients, lovers of the beautiful, who, enjoying the success of their work, from sculpture to poetry, said that they did not succeed because of their talent. , but by the indulgence of the muses, to whom both creativity and the power of understanding belong. And that’s why today we have museums in memory of them, and art gives us the opportunity to look at the life we ​​live in a different way. And so every woman’s breath or the subtle presence of a distant gaze revives the reverence that every craftsman waits to pay to his muses.” said Adrian Majuru, manager of the Bucharest Municipal Museum, Art Safari’s strategic partner.

Artist Ion Teodorescu-Sion, supporter of women

Women’s Day should be celebrated at the Art Safari, at the exhibition “Ion Teodorescu-Sion. A Life of History’, featuring beautiful portraits of women, as well as still lifes with flowers and unexpected objects. Who were the women painted by Ion Teodorescu-Sion (1882-1939)?

“They were the muses of the artist who had a real cult of grace and expressiveness of female silhouettes. In his specifically Romanian painting, the depicted peasant women seem like forest deities or fairy-tale fairies. The artist was also constantly surrounded by several female artists who admired him and whom he guided as a teacher and often portrayed. We can mention three of these young women: the beautiful Lucrezia Daria, the sister of his first wife, Lola Schmirer Roth (who was then studying in Berlin with Lovis Corinth), and Elena, the artist’s second wife, a native of Bessarabia, who also became an artist, exhibited at official salons in Bucharest. Ion Teodorescu-Sion was open-minded and rightly believed that women are as creative as men.”– says Dr. Olena Olariu, curator of the exhibition.

Roses, chrysanthemums, peonies – Sion’s works are full of beautiful flowers, as well as other details introduced by the artist in the scenography of the works to enhance the visual effect.

“His still lifes are extremely complex and colorful. Whoever misses these works misses a phenomenal show of Romanian painting. And this is not an exaggeration! In his paintings of this kind, flowers appear, as well as popular objects, icons, jugs, candles, decorated plates, spoons, as well as embroidered fabrics. The detail is incredible and we could spend hours in front of all the paintings,to know the details”adds Dr. Elena Olariou.

Queens, odalisques and artists

The feminine universe is also illustrated in the largest exhibition of Spanish art organized so far in Romania: “Masters of Spanish painting. The 19th century and the birth of impressionism”, curated by Dr. Helena Alonso. Portraits of queens and prominent figures of the time, singers, dancers, odalisques or ordinary women can be seen in the exhibition built around the famous Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923), “Master of Light”.

Both contemporary and ultra-modern artists are well represented at Art Safari. “Palace of Memory. Focus on the French art scene with the Marcel Duchamp Award” curator Daria de Beauvais, with the support of Dr. Lisa Colin, exhibits 6 artists and 2 duos of the French art scene, awarded the prestigious Marcel Duchamp Prize. Artist Fara Atassi “revisits” the history of Western culture through a series of living canvases, a subjective vision of the history of painting of the 20th century. Katinka Bok also creates bridges between the past and the future. The artist captured the sinking of a boat full of stones, creating a landscape uncertain in space and time. Tatyana Trouvet’s works evoke ghostly memories, and the clouds, signed by Thu-Van Tran, about the tragic consequences of war. The exhibition is held in partnership with the Association for the International Distribution of French Art and the Institut Française.

INEXHIBITION “Young blood 2.0. What’s new in art?”, curated by Mihai Zgondau, Supermodern art created by young artists can be opened. From paintings, video art, digital art to installations, object and textile art.

Art Safari program (open until May 14, 2023)

• Thursday-Sunday – 12:00-21:00; Night tours – every Friday and Saturday from 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. (tours, live music and prosecco)
• Tickets: https://tickets.artsafari.ro/e?lang=ro or directly at the entrance (Palatul Dacia-România, street Lipscani, no. 18-20, Bucharest)

About Art Safari Bucharest

Art Safari, supported by Lidl, GLO, Porsche and Garanti BBVA, specializes in creating exhibition pavilions. Now in its 11th year, the annual organizer of the Bucharest Art Pavilion – the largest conglomerate of art exhibitions in Romania – in partnership with Romanian and international art museums and private collectors, organizes large-scale retrospective exhibitions that offer a revival of heritage values. With a strong educational side, its mission is to bring art closer to the public and educate new generations by organizing art workshops for children, tours and contemporary art exhibitions in non-traditional locations such as Henri Coanda Airport or the Bucharest Metro. Art Safari is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture in partnership with the Bucharest City Museum, the National Art Museum of Romania and the Romanian Institute of Culture. The official partner of Art Safari is BCR. Over 350,000 visitors have registered so far in 10 editions. More information: artsafari.ro.