Name: OPENING / LOVE IN AMZEI: Concrete Love - Cicirean and Rus Collections
Start: 2025-02-14T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-02-14T22:00:00+02:00
Location: 13 Piața Amzei street, 010342 Bucharest, Romania

$OPENING \/ LOVE IN AMZEI: Concrete Love - Cicirean and Rus Collections$

LOVE IN AMZEI: Concrete Love
Cicirean and Rus Collections
Exhibition Opening: 14 February, 6 PM - 10 PM
Venue: Mobius Gallery & The Institute at #13 Piața Amzei, Bucharest
Exhibition Dates: 14 February - 01 March 2025

This year, on Valentine's Day, LOVE becomes CONCRETE in Piața Amzei through a first-time presentation of two private collections, Cicirean and Rus. Featuring 25 artists from 6 countries, with works spanning from 1948 to 2024, the exhibition engages with ideas of love, warmth, attentiveness, and compassion, intertwining to shape an existence suspended between one another, rooted in the deeply personal act of collecting.

Selected artists from the Cicirean collection:
APPARATUS 22, Horia Damian, Szilard Gaspar, Ion Grigorescu, Alex Mirutziu, Giuliano Nardin, Radu Pandele, Roman Tolici, Ecaterina Vrana

Selected artists from the Rus collection:
Imre Baász, Dragoș Bădiţă, Zoltán Béla, Carmen Calvo, Matei Lăzărescu, László Méhes, Maï, Yehuda Neiman, Nicolae Ovejan, Radu Pandele, Corina Păcurar, Jules Perahim, Gheorghe Rasovszky, Eugen Roșca, Roberto Álvarez Ríos, Ioana Stanca, Sabina Suru, Roman Tolici, Magda (Vitalyos) Ziman

Encompassing over 15 years of collecting and surpassing any physical or temporal barriers, CONCRETE LOVE examines two of the most well-known collections in Romania through a profoundly intimate act of selection as a collector. It explores the different manifestations of love that, over the years, have become intertwined within the two collections. The act of collecting, originating from a personal space, translates through CONCRETE LOVE, as an invitation to explore this intimate space. It creates an environment of vulnerability, encouraging dialogue and celebrating love in its multifaceted complexity.

Avi Cicirean’s lifelong love for art was nurtured from an early age, shaped by his artistic surroundings, including his grandfather's paintings and sculptures. Over the past 14 years, Avi's approach has evolved into a profound exploration of art as a means of personal expression and identity. His collection is an ongoing journey fueled by passion, featuring works from some of the most well-known Romanian artists.

Alexandru Rus collects modern and contemporary art, naturally with a focus on Romania but also covering the broader Central and Eastern Europe region. Surrealism and Neo-Avangarde are the core pillars of the collection, exploring themes related to the subconscious, magic, erotism. The collection’s focus spans across all production media and has been built over more than 10 years.

Visiting program after the opening:
Wednesday – Saturday: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM