BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://mnar.ro///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260430T165252EEST-4337zv2XOG@https://mnar.ro/ DTSTAMP:20260430T135252Z DESCRIPTION:The National Museum of Art of Romania and The Institute of the Present open the exhibition The Modern Idol. Henry Moore in the Eastern Bl oc. Conceived in a documentary format\, the exhibition proposes a contextu alisation of the Henry Moore exhibition taken on tour to Bucharest\, Brati slava\, Prague and Budapest in 1966–67. The exhibition is a collective res earch project\, being initiated by art historians Alina Șerban (Bucharest) \, Daniel Véri (Budapest) and Lujza Kotočová (Prague) and contains a serie s of interviews with witnesses of the exhibition in Romania\, the Czech Re public and Hungary: Ioana Vlasiu\, art historian\, Constantin Flondor\, pa inter\, Grigorie Minea\, sculptor\, Peter Jacobi\, sculptor\; Adéla Mataso vá\, intermediate artist\; György Jovánovics\, sculptor\, László Gyémánt\, painter\, Krisztina Passuth\, art historian\, Márta Kovalovszky &\; Pé ter Kovács\, art historians.\nGeneral opening hours: Wednesday–Sunday\, 10 :00–18:00\, last entry at 17:30Curators Lujza Kotočová\, Alina Șerban\, Da niel Véri\nConsidered\, at the time\, the largest international retrospect ive of the artist\, the exhibition\, organised by the British Council in c ooperation with local authorities IN Romania\, Czechoslovakia and Hungary\ , the exhibition featured works—sculptures and drawings—spanning over five decades\, from 1924 until 1964. The current research explores the stories of these shows in Bucharest\, Bratislava\, Prague and Budapest\, investig ating their role in taming the political tensions and the conflicting ideo logies after 1960. The exhibitions were the result of a cultural exchange programme with the Eastern Bloc managed by the British Council: in exchang e for hosting Moore’s show\, these countries had the possibility to organi se similar events in the UK. The timeline presented in the current exhibit ion explores such bilateral connections between the UK and the three socia list countries. Furthermore\, it highlights events related to Moore that t ook place in the Eastern Bloc (Poland\, Bulgaria) and Yugoslavia.\nThe rec eption of Moore’s work was different in each of these contexts due to the specific artistic and political conditions and the varying degree of aware ness towards Moore’s oeuvre\, acquired earlier through official or unoffic ial channels. The discussions surrounding the exhibition did nonetheless o ffer evidence that the local artistic and cultural life was stimulated by Moore’s presence\, in some cases shaping individual artistic careers or re inforcing ideas and tendencies already present within the cultural landsca pe of these countries in the 1960s. Accordingly\, Moore’s exhibitions cons tituted a shared tool for both British and local authorities in their own cultural diplomacy.Henry Moore’s touring exhibition represents an exceptio nal moment in the post-war history of exhibitions in the Eastern Bloc. Rev isiting such an event from a transnational point of view can significantly contribute to the understanding of the intricacies of 1960s cultural poli tics.The Institute of the Present is a research and an artist resource pla tform in the field of visual and performing culture conceived by Ștefania Ferchedău and Alina Șerban. Centred on artists and their personal accounts \, on time-specific encounters and forms of (self) archiving\, the Institu te looks at various practices and situations from the recent past until to day from a transnational and transcultural perspective.\nThe National Muse um of Art of Romania (MNAR) was founded in 1948\, being the keeper of an i mportant collection of medieval\, modern and contemporary Romanian and int ernational art. \;In addition to its research and conservation activit y\, MNAR carries out extensive exhibition and educational programmes and i nitiates partnerships with important cultural institutions\, in the countr y and abroad.\nThe partnership with the Institute of the Present is prompt ed by the existence of a sculpture by Henry Moore in the collection of MNA R\, which was purchased by the State Committee for Culture and Art followi ng the artist’s exhibition in Bucharest in 1966.\nFunders: Cultural progra mme co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund\; Projec t supported by the Romanian Order of Architects from the architectural sta mpPartners: Academy of Fine Arts in Prague\, Museum of Fine Arts – Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI)\, BudapestSupported b y: Czech Centre\, Polish Institute Bucharest\, Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Centre BucharestLogistic partners: Policolor\, YtongTEAMResearch : Lujza Kotočová\, Alina Șerban\, Daniel Véri\, Diana BularcaManagement an d communication: Ștefania FerchedăuLogistic support: Rudy TeianuVisual ide ntity: Andrei Turenici (Daniel &\; Andrew Design Studio)Exhibition arch itecture: Alex Axinte\, Cristi Borcan (studioBASAR)Photography and image p rocessing: Serioja BocsokProduction and film editing: Andreea LăcătușTrans lation: Diana Bularca\, Claudia Lie\, Laura IonicăProduction for space des ign and display: Top Event\, AzeroCutter-plotter and self-adhesive materia ls montage: Nelu DinuImage credit: Radu Petrescu\, 1966 © Radu Petrescu Fa mily Archive\nACKNOWLEDGEMENTSMaria Albani\, Emőke Bodonyi\, Gyöngyi Bubik &\; Csaba Keresztes (National Archives of Hungary)\, Suzana Dan\, Réka Deim\, Dessislava Dimova\, Adelina Fileva &\; Nikoleta Gologanova (Sof ia City Gallery)\, Zoltán Földvári (Földvári Books)\, Constantin Flondor\, Vivien Gál (Műcsarnok Library and Archive)\, Jakub Gajda\, Ion Grigorescu &\; Radu Petrescu Family Archive\, László Gyémánt\, Jakub Ivánek (Ostr avské sochy)\, Peter Jacobi\, Jan Jílek\, György Jovánovics\, Ruxandra Juv ara\, Robin Ujfaluši (Czech Centre Bucharest)\, András László Kósa &\; Tibor Kovács &\; Magdolna Csegedi (Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Centre Bucharest)\, Katarina Kostandinović (Belgrade Cultural Centre)\, A lexandra Kusá &\; Zuzana Koblišková &\; Katarína Kučerová Bodnárová (Slovak National Gallery)\, Márta Kovalovszky &\; Péter Kovács\, Doru G heorghe Liciu (MAE Diplomatic Archive)\, Grigore Minea\, Pavlína Morganová (Academy of Arts Prague)\, Krisztina Passuth\, Bojana Piškur (Moderna Gal erija Ljubljana)\, Attila Pőcze (Vintage Galéria)\, Enikő Róka (BTM Főváro si Képtár)\, Natalia Mosor &\; Paweł Rutkowski (Polish Institute Buchar est)\, Tomáš Hylmar &\; Dita Schulmeisterová (Archive of the National G allery Prague)\, Simona Stoyanova-Markova &\; Milena Milcheva (Archives State Agency of Republic of Bulgaria)\, Sebestyén György Székely (Quadro Gallery)\, Agnieszka Szewczyk\, Annamária Szőke\, Eszter Tóth (Janus Panno nius Museum)\, Dezső Váli\, Dejan Vučetić (Heritage House Belgrad)\, Suzan a Vuksanović (Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina)\, Zdeněk Zůcha (Instit ute of Czech Literature of the CAS)\, Karolina Zychowicz (Zachęta National Gallery of Art\, Warsaw)\, Ioana Vlasiu\, Mihai Pop (Plan B Gallery)\, Ma rian Țone\, Ciprian Furtună\, Nelu Dinu\nDisclaimer: The project does not necessarily represent the standpoint of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN cannot be held liable for the content of the project or the manner in which the outcomes of the project may be used. These shal l devolve entirely on the beneficiary of the financing.NOTE: The event in held in compliance with current sanitary rules in Bucharest.\n https://mna r.ro/en/events/event/556-the-modern-idol-henry-moore-in-the-eastern-bloc DTSTART:20211014T170000Z DTEND:20220206T180000Z LOCATION:Muzeul Național de Artă al României (Calea Victoriei 49-53\, Bucur ești\, România) SUMMARY:The Modern Idol. Henry Moore in the Eastern Bloc URL:https://mnar.ro/en/events/event/556-the-modern-idol-henry-moore-in-the- eastern-bloc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR