The story of Brancusi’s ‘Kiss’ from the grave of a mysterious Russian woman in Montparnasse cemetery
One of the versions of Constantin Brancusi's famous "Kiss", installed 115 years ago on the grave of a mysterious Russian suicide bomber in the Montparnasse cemetery, then the subject of strange erotic fantasies, has been at the center of an
Ovidiu Square, a popular place in Constanta, was named after the imposing statue representing the famous poet, the “singer of gentle loves”. Until 1947, it was known as Independence Square. Made in bronze by Ettore Ferrari in 1887, the statue
The Ovidiu Maitec retrospective, dedicated to one of the most innovative figures in post-war Romanian art, 100 years after his birth, can be seen at the Brukenthal National Museum in Sibiu. Gates as wings, perforated wood, thrones and containers as functional
“The Shot Pillars”, a monument that includes seven bronze “silhouettes” more than 3 meters high, bearing at least a symbolic trace of the bullets that killed lives in December 1989 in Cluj-Napoca, is the work of artist Liviu Mocan. During the
Inspired by her summer visits to her grandmother, Ana Ion Leonte immortalized in fired ceramics the thistles she saw coming down the hill. So are the ones in the work 'Aer Knott', on display in the RAD sculpture park in
“New Blossoms” is a work that started from the mixture of chaos and tranquility, it is “a portrayed sensation”, says artist Florin Zhu. "It is the portrait of any identity, in which there is a certain self-awareness, represented in the work
“Scissors, Paper, Stone” is a power play - the scissors cut the paper, the stone destroys the scissors and the paper wraps the stone. “In these very complicated geopolitical times, I found the parable interesting,” says curator Cristina Simion. She
”The Bronze Age” sculpture, which entered the Royal Family Collection early last century, is based on a controversial original. Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917) made several bronze versions, after struggling to sell the original in France. The work was exhibited
The collective exhibition "Scissors, Paper, Stone", which brings together eleven Romanian artists, is part of the Romanian Sculptors Month in Iasi series and opens on February 22 at the National Museum of Romanian Literature Iasi. Curated by Cristina Simion, the exhibition
The fifth edition of the Luna Brâncuși series of events celebrating the artistic legacy of the artist Constantin Brâncuși in February is made up of exhibitions taking place in several venues in Bucharest. Brâncuși Month 2025 brings to the forefront