Between September 19th and October 6th, 2024, CREART – The Centre for Creation, Art and Tradition of Bucharest Municipality is partner of the 11th BUCHAREST BIENNALE – Bucharest International Biennial for Contemporary Art taking place in several venues in Bucharest.
Creart Gallery (Lahovari sq. 7) is among these exhibition spaces.
“By implementing a distinctive, raw democratic selection process, “Democracy’s Uncharted Territories” departs from conventional curatorial practices. Inspired by the intricacies of Romanian democracy, the project explores the conflicts between public participation and the constraints of representative systems. The basis of the curatorial approach is the concept of participatory democracy, which emphasises the involvement of citizens in decision-making processes (Smith, 2009). This framework challenges the traditional role of the curator as the sole arbiter of artistic merit, promoting a more inclusive and collaborative environment. However, it acknowledges the limitations of direct democracy, where every citizen has an equal say in every decision. At the same time, it examines the use of the concept by Romanian cultural actors when and where there is a direct interest, revealing the potential shortcomings of pure participation.” Daniel Roșca, BB11 Director
Featured artists: Timothy Joseph Anderson (US), Andrei Argeșeanu (RO), Raul Bratu (RO), Ezgi Böttger (TR/DE), Baran Caginli (TR/FL), Mircea Ciutu (RO/DE), Regina Costa (PT), Iknur Demirkoparan (TR/US), Alessandro Di Massimo (IT), Gritsku Evghenia (UKR/RO/PL), Cristina Negrariu (RO), Kevin Pawlak (DE), Adrian Piorescu (RO), Oana Popa (RO/CH), Silvia Sarsano (IT), Andrei Tudoran (RO), Alexandra Tudosia (RO/DE), Vangjush Vellahu (AL/DE).
Photos by Răzvan Năstase