ANA MARIA MICU

BOOK PUBLISHED
"PULS 20 – New Entries in the MNAC Collection"

Publishers: National Museum of Contemporary Art of Romania & DCV – Dr. Cantz'sche Verlagsgesellschaft, Berlin

PULS 20 unites the most valuable finds from a communal treasure hunt. Exponents of the Romanian art scene and representatives of the National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC) in Bucharest selected works from the oeuvres of countless eminent Romanian artists of outstanding quality that reflect the diversity of the country’s creative production over the past fifty years. In time for the celebrations of MNAC’s twentieth anniversary in 2020, the institution acquired the 180 works reproduced in this catalog.
PULS 20 gathers a selection of key works of Romanian art, and it is the result of a successful cooperative curatorial process. All in all, this catalog is the perfect choice both for newcomers to Romanian contemporary art and for specialists.

The volume is available for purchase in Bucharest, Romania, in the MNAC Shop on the ground floor of the museum and internationally, in the dcv-books.com webshop.

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OBSERVATOR

Dates | November 9, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Public presentation, public reading and exhibition opening | Saturday, November 9, 5 p.m.
Venue | tranzit.ro/ Iași, Sf. Atanasie Street no. 25, Iași, RO
Participants | Astronomical Observatory in Bârlad & Ciprian Vîntdevară (RO), Mona Vătămanu & Florin Tudor (RO), Andreea Cioară (RO), Ana Maria Micu (RO), Andrei Nacu (RO), s.a.b.a. / Silvia Amancei & Bogdan Armanu (RO), Edi Constantin (RO), Mălina Moncea (RO), Tudor Pătrașcu (RO), Kristin Wenzel (DE/RO), Ovidiu Țichindeleanu (DK/RO)
Curators | Florin Bobu & Delia Bulgaru

OBSERVATOR is a cultural project organized by Satelit Association (Iași) between August and November 2024 in partnership with tranzit.ro/ Iasi, 1+1 (Iași), Oberliht Association, GAP (Gazeta de Artă Politică), Vasile Pârvan Museum (Bârlad).

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ANA MARIA MICU IS ON THE LIST OF FINALIST ARTISTS OF THE ART ACQUISITIONS 2024 - THE ART MUSEUM OF IAȘI

The animation "engaging activities, ... Back to All NightCrawler"(2023), edition 1 from Ed.: 3 + 1 AP, by Ana Maria Micu, is included in Romania’s National Heritage Collection managed by the ”Moldova” National Museum Complex Iași

Jury composition:
President of the jury - Dr. Valentina Druțu, Head of The Art Museum of Iași
Members - Dr. Corina Cimpoeșu, Museographer at The Art Museum of Iași
Dr. Menola Iutiș - Conservator at The Art Museum of Iași
Dr. Maria Bilașevschi - Lecturer at UNAGE Iași, President of UAP Iași, Art Critic
Tudor Zbârnea - General Director of National Museum of Fine Arts Chișinău
Dr. Lelia Rus-Pîrvan - Manager of The Art Museum of Constanța
Dr. Vasile Duda - Art Historian
Dr. Silvia Maria Stoica - Lecturer at UNARTE Bucharest
Dr. Bogdan Iacob - Professor at University of Arts and Design Cluj-Napoca

87 applications were submitted to The Art Museum of Iași, of which 24 works were purchased following jurization and negotiations.
The 2024 Art Acquisitions session is taking place simultaneously in 3 museums in Romania: The National Museum of Contemporary Art Bucharest, The Brukenthal National Museum Sibiu, and The Art Museum of Iași. The Ministry of Culture has allocated a budget of 500.000 RON to each museum.

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FRIEZE SEOUL 2024

Mind Set Art Center｜Galleries Booth B4
Venue｜COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea
Preview｜04 – 05 September, 2024
Open to Public｜06 – 07 September, 2024
Artists｜Andreea MEDAR, Ana Maria MICU, Juin SHIEH

We are delighted to announce that Mind Set Art Center will participate in the main gallery section of the third edition of Frieze Seoul in early September this year. We will curate an exhibition titled "Herstory" featuring works by our three female artists, Juin SHIEH, Andreea MEDAR, and Ana Maria MICU. Each born in the 60s, 70s, and 90s, respectively, these three artists explore the intricate relationships between memory, existence, motherhood, and femininity, each crafting a unique interpretation of feminine space.
Combining mixed media, and paintings, we aim to present the theme of "Herstory" from a female perspective, showcasing the richness, diversity, and subtle levels of contemporary art.

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VISITING ARTIST AT NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY

From 1 September to 30 November 2024, I was employed as Visiting Artist at the Department of Arts and Design, College of Arts, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Hsinchu City, Taiwan. I was invited to submit an application, being recommended by Fine Art Professor Hong-Juin Shieh, under which guidance and supervision I conducted my activity.

My main task was to produce 4 works on-site, actually painting for my own in front of the students so that they can follow my process.
Throughout six meetings, I assisted Professor Hong-Juin Shieh, under the frame of the "The Multiple Aspects of Painting Workshop", guiding students through the process of designing and implementing murals.
I am also invited to assist teacher Yu-Fang Chi, in her Class of Drawing, Year 1, for eight weekly sessions on the practice of drawing.

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THE TWIST. FAILING EMPIRES, TRIUMPHANT PROVINCES

Dates | June 14, 2024 - April 13, 2025
Opening | Thursday, 13 May 2024, 19:00 - 22:00
Venue | Ground Floor & Marble Hall, The National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC Bucharest), The Palace of Parliament, 2-4 Izvor Street, Wing E4, Bucharest, Romania
www.mnac.ro

Curators | Călin Dan & Celia Ghyka
Artists | Dan Acostioaei, Florian Lazăr Alexie, Alexandru Antik, George Apostu, Matei Bejenaru, Anca Benera, Horia Bernea, Ștefan Bertalan, Ion Bitzan, Geta Brătescu, Mircea Cantor, Boris Caragea, Ion Condiescu, Roman Cotoșman, Călin Dan, Cristian Dițoiu, Sorin Dumitrescu, Constantin Flondor, Marin Gherasim, Dani Ghercă, Nicolae Golici, Ion Grigorescu, Pavel Ilie, Peter Jacobi, Stela Lie, Ana Lupaș, Maria Manolescu, Ana Maria Micu (in collaboration with Alexandra Constantinescu and Radu Constantinescu), Gili Mocanu, Ciprian Mureșan, Paul Neagu, Sorin Neamțu, Mihai Olos, Neculai Păduraru, Romelo Pervolovici, Dionisie Popa, Virgil Preda, Marilena Preda-Sânc, Leonard Răchită, Laurențiu Ruță-Fulger, Șerban Savu, Liviu Stoicoviciu, Patricia Teodorescu, Napoleon Tiron, Titu Toncian, Mona Vătămanu, Dan Vezentan, Ion Vlad, Bogdan Vlăduță, Gheorghe Zărnescu

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No title, 2022, collage of raw video footage and 3D animation, 1920 x 1080 px, 2m49s continuous loop, audio
Ana Maria Micu - concept, raw video footage
Alexandra Constantinescu, Radu Constantinescu - concept, 3D animation, and editing

WOMAN, SCAFFOLDING

Solo Show by Ana Maria MICU
16 March – 27 April, 2024
(Closed for Tomb Sweeping Day from Apr. 5 to 6)
Opening Reception｜3:00 pm, Saturday, 16 March, 2024
Guided Tour by the Artist｜4:30 - 5:00 pm, Saturday, 16 March, 2024
Mind Set Art Center | 1F, No. 20, Wenhu St., Neihu Dist., Taipei City 114, Taiwan
www.art-msac.com
The artist's accommodation for 11 days was sponsored by The Place Taipei 南港老爺行旅.

Vlad IONESCU: The exterior world will always dispute interiority. And interiority will always fashion a temporary, mobile, flexible shield.
Ana Maria MICU: Through conceptual processes like this, I’ve learned that my decisions are not only a product of inspiration and creativity, but also of vast sets of external circumstances that are both in and out of my control and awareness. A key aspect of my practice is trying to understand these mechanics. Art today is a consumption of non-renewable energy. And I would like to think about where this energy comes from, how is consumed in me, and what I do afterwards, when I wake up empty.

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BOOK LAUNCH
"Cealaltă față a lumii / The other face of the world"

Date | Friday, January 26, 2024, at 18:00
Venue | Meron Roastery, Horea 5 Street, Cluj-Napoca, RO

Artists Ioana Olăhuț and Anca Bodea invite you to the launch of the bilingual book "Cealaltă față a lumii / The other face of the world", which they edited and produced with the support of the Hassium Cultural Association. The event will take place in the presence of the authors of the critical texts that supported this initiative: Adriana Oprea, curator, art critic and museographer, Liviana Dan, curator and art critic, Alexandra Chiriac, art historian.

The volume presents the work of nine artists professionally trained in Cluj-Napoca at the University of Art and Design between 2002 and 2015: Ana Maria Micu, Ioana Olăhuț, Anca Bodea, Ioana Iacob, Mirela Moscu, Anca Brânzaș, Oana Năstăsache, Roxana Ajder, Andrea Tivadar. These artists are distinguished by a relevant and constant activity in the competitive field of contemporary painting, this being one of the fundamental criteria in the selection made by the editors of the book.

How does one survive in the paradigm of contemporary painting? How relevant is it and how does it assert itself in the multitude of mediums of expression of current art? Is there a "women's" perspective on painting made in Cluj in the last twenty years? Together with our guests, we will celebrate the publication of this volume which presents a sample of contemporary Romanian painting and analyses these aspects of the art world.

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ARTISTIC COLLABORATION

Ana Maria Micu's animation "A State of Blindness" (2021) is part of the artistic project and multimedia publication "(C)ovid's Metamorphoses".

Idea | Bernd Herzogenrath
Curators | Bernd Herzogenrath & Lasse-Marc Riek
Design | Vildana Memic
Audio Mastering | Lorenz Lindner
Released on 15 December 2023 under Meakusma label, Belgium.

Contributions | 133 artists from film, sound art and music, writing, visual art, and photography

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