Ephemeral art – Radu Pandele and his sentience laboratory

Radu Pandele has created for the exhibition “New Artifacts”, opened at the Arsmonitor gallery in the Free Press House, a special work, a map of the traces left by man in nature. “Sentience Laboratory”, an acrylic on the wall realized on site, is one of three works by the artist presented in the exhibition, and is the most imposing piece. It measures 450x550cm and is also the first on site intervention at Arsmonitor.

Radu Pandele (b. 1993), also known for his street art, created the ephemeral work in four days. “The project started from some visits to his studio and other works of his that we have seen, but we were interested in the line of artists who are concerned with artifacts, which can also be placed in any space. We were interested in Radu’s approach between technology and man”, explained Lina Țărmure, gallery manager and assistant curator, for curatorial. Arsmonitor has also collaborated with Radu Pandele – for the gallery’s first exhibition, “Abțibild. Unapplied Art,” in the fall of 2023 -, but the current exhibition represents the beginning of collaborations with Florina Drăguș, Beniamin Popescu and Saint Machine.

“These four artists belong to younger generations than the ones I have worked with so far. Following studio visits and discussions with each of them, both myself and Silviu Pădurariu, co-curator of this exhibition, were able to identify some red threads in their work and we created this exhibition that focuses on the idea of artifacts,” added Țărmure. Arsmonitor has so far collaborated with 26 artists in group and solo exhibitions, and this year the gallery’s program will again feature “recoveries of deceased artists”. Previously “New Artifacts”, a Florin Mitroi exhibition was presented here, and 2025 will bring back artists who have somehow entered a cone of obscurity, such as Pavel Ilie (1927 – 1995), solo exhibitions and a group exhibition.
The “New Artifacts” exhibition at Arsmonitor can be visited, until March 6, from Tuesday to Friday, between 12:00 and 17:00.

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