February 27 - April 27, 2019
London
Hauser & Wirth is proud to present ‘Geta Brătescu. The Power of the Line’. The exhibition features an important body of works from the past decade, during which time Brătescu focused predominantly on working with the line as a structuring principle. The exhibition was conceived over the last year in conjunction with the artist and in close collaboration with Marian Ivan and Diana Ursan of Ivan Gallery. For the duration of the exhibition, two film works will be screened in the centre of the gallery space giving insights into the immersive creative process of this remarkable artist.
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Hauser & Wirth is pleased to invite you to the opening reception of ‘Geta Brătescu. The Power of the Line’. The exhibition features an important body of works from the past decade, during which time Brătescu focused predominantly on working with the line as a structuring principle. The exhibition was conceived over the last year in conjunction with the artist and in close collaboration with Marian Ivan and Diana Ursan of Ivan Gallery. For the duration of the exhibition, two film works will be screened in the centre of the gallery space giving insights into the immersive creative process of this remarkable artist. Brătescu originally studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Bucharest, in the late 1940s but was expelled due to the Communist party’s objection to her parents’ middle class background. Over the course of a seven-decade career she went on to develop a deeply personal practice and was one of the first representatives of conceptualist approaches in Romania. Brătescu’s oeuvre comprises drawing, collage, textiles, photography, experimental film and performance which mines themes of identity, gender, and dematerialisation. Her more recent international recognition, including her Venice Biennale presentation in 2017, provided a basis for the re-evaluation of her experimental work within the framework of conceptual practices.
To coincide with the exhibition ‘Geta Brătescu. The Power of the Line’ at Hauser & Wirth London, please join us for a panel discussion with Jenni Lomax, Marian Ivan and Klara Kemp-Welch. The presentation features an important body of works from the past decade, during which time Brătescu focused predominantly on working with the line as a structuring principle. The exhibition was conceived over the last year in conjunction with the artist and in close collaboration with Marian Ivan and Diana Ursan of Ivan Gallery. Geta Brătescu originally studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Bucharest, in the late 1940s but was expelled due to the Communist party’s objection to her parents’ middle class background. Over the course of a seven-decade career she went on to develop a deeply personal practice and was one of the first representatives of conceptualist approaches in Romania. Brătescu’s oeuvre comprises drawing, collage, textiles, photography, experimental film and performance which mines themes of identity, gender, and dematerialisation. Her more recent international recognition, including her Venice Biennale presentation in 2017, provided a basis for the re-evaluation of her experimental work within the framework of conceptual practices. – About the speakers Jenni Lomax is the former Director of Camden Arts Centre in London and collaborated with Geta Brătescu for ‘Geta Bratescu. The Studio: A Tireless, Ongoing Space’ in 2017. Marian Ivan is the founder of Ivan Gallery and has represented the artist since 2007. Klara Kemp-Welch is a lecturer in twentieth-century modernism at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.
08 Apr — 09 Apr 2019
Visually impaired visitors and their companions are invited to join audio describer Caroline Dawson for a tour of ‘Geta Brâtescu. The Power of The Line’ and ‘Stefan Brüggemann. HYPER-PALIMPSEST’ at Hauser & Wirth London.
One of the first representatives of conceptualist approaches in Romania, Geta Brătescu’s oeuvre comprises drawing, collage, textiles, photography, experimental film and performance. In her seven-decade career, she has published a number of books documenting her daily studio activities and personal experiences of art and travel.
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