A unique event in the Romanian publishing landscape!
The launch of the catalog “Victor Brauner: Inventions and Magic” will take place on Saturday, February 18, between 14:00-15:00, in the Baroque Hall of the National Art Museum Timisoara.

During the event there will be a discussion between Camille Morando, curator of the exhibition and editorial coordinator of the catalog, Christian Derveloy, general director of the printing house Arta Grafică and Diana Marincu, artistic director of the Art Encounters Foundation.

Bernard Blistène, Cătălin Davidescu, Andreea Foanene will be among the guests present in the hall.

Pre-order the catalog here: https://ladouabufnite.ro/product/victor-brauner-inventii-si-magie-victor-brauner-inventions-and-magic/

The exhibition “Victor Brauner: Inventions and Magic” is accompanied by a bilingual catalog (Romanian/English), which brings together unpublished texts by specialists (Romanian, French and American) about the artist and the works on display, an analytical biography and biographical notes about the Romanian friends of Victor Brauner.

The five essays entrusted to Cătălin Davidescu, Catherine Hansen, Radu Stern, Bernard Blistène and Camille Morando are devoted to Brauner’s place in Romania, from his beginnings in Bucharest in the 1920s to his possible influences on the current scene. With a didactic intention, thirteen texts by Irina Cărăbaș and Camille Morando describe the works presented in the exhibition and analyze the influences and inventions of the drawings, paintings and sculptures, evoking the historical, biographical and artistic context of Victor Brauner in Romania and France from the early 1920s to 1965. The painter wrote in 1944: “Two capital events: my eye accident and the war”. Despite these events, Victor Brauner constantly renewed his work and invented new techniques and new subjects with remarkable tenacity, in order to create original work

In the appendices, the illustrated biography has been compiled by Camille Morando from archival sources to chronicle the life and work of the artist (1903-1966). The biographical notes by Andreea Foanene, Cătălin Davidescu, Diana Marincu and Catherine Hansen introduce Victor Brauner’s Romanian friends (Théodore Brauner, Benjamin Fondane, Jacques Hérold, Gherasim Luca, Gellu Naum, Paul Păun, Jules Perahim, Hedda Sterne, Tristan Tzara and Ilarie Voronca), whose work bears witness to the exceptional influence of Romanian avant-garde and abundant productions in Romania and France. The present catalog thus offers us a unique writing, both to accompany visitors to the exhibition and to present and reveal to amateurs and the varied public, who will not be able to come to Timișoara, the inventions and magic of Victor Brauner who wrote: “My painting is autobiographical. I tell the story of my life. My life is exemplary because it is universal…”.

Thank you for funding the catalog to the printing house Arta Grafica and the Brauner Committee.

“Victor Brauner: Inventions and Magic”
Organizers: Centre Pompidou, National Museum of Art Timișoara, ArtEncounters Foundation, Institut français de Roumanie à Bucarest.
Financier: Timis County Council
Main partner: Banca Transilvania
With the support of Comité Brauner, Fondation du Judaïsme Français, KPMG, REGINA MARIA and the printing house Arta Grafica.

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A unique event in the Romanian publishing landscape!
The launch of the catalog Victor Brauner: Inventions and Magic will take place on Saturday, February 18, between 14:00 and 15:00, in the Baroque Hall of the National Museum of Art Timișoara.

The event will host a discussion between Camille Morando, the curator of the exhibition and the editorial coordinator of the catalogue, Christian Derveloy, the general director of the Arta Grafica printing house and Diana Marincu, the artistic director of the Art Encounters Foundation. The discussion will be moderated by Marius Stan, the editorial director of the Art Encounters Foundation.

Among the guests present in the room: Bernard Blistène, Cătălin Davidescu, Andreea Foanene.

Pre-order the catalog here: https://ladouabufnite.ro/product/victor-brauner-inventii-si-magie-victor-brauner-inventions-and-magic/

The exhibition Victor Brauner: Inventions and Magic is accompanied by a bilingual catalog (Romanian/English), which brings together original texts by specialists (Romanian, French and American) about the artist and the exhibited works, an analytical biography, and biographical notes about Victor Brauner’s Romanian friends.

The five essays entrusted to Cătălin Davidescu, Catherine Hansen, Radu Stern, Bernard Blistène and Camille Morando are devoted to Brauner’s place in Romania, from his beginnings in the 1920s in Bucharest to his possible influences on the current scene. With didactic intention, thirteen texts by Irina Cărăbaș and Camille Morando describe the works presented in the exhibition and analyze the influences and inventions of drawings, paintings and sculptures, evoking the historical, biographical, and artistic context of Victor Brauner, in Romania and France, from the beginning of the 1920s to 1965. The painter wrote in 1944: “Two capital events: my eye accident and the war.”. Despite these events, Victor Brauner will constantly renew his work and invent new techniques, new subjects, with remarkable tenacity to compose an original creation.

In the appendices, the illustrated biography was established by Camille Morando from archival funds to recount the artist’s life and work (1903-1966). The biographical notes by Andreea Foanene, Cătălin Davidescu, Diana Marincu and Catherine Hansen present the Romanian friends of Victor Brauner (Théodore Brauner, Benjamin Fondane, Jacques Hérold, Jacques Hérold, Gherasim Luca, Gellu Naum, Paul Păun, Jules Perahim, Hedda Sterne, Tristan Tzara and Ilarie Voronca), whose creation testifies to the exceptional influence of the Romanian avant-garde and the abundant productions in Romania and France. Thus, the catalog offers a novel writing, both to accompany visitors to the exhibition and to present and reveal to amateurs and the varied public, who will not be able to come to Timișoara, the inventions and magic of Victor Brauner who wrote: “My painting is autobiographical. I am telling my life. My life is exemplary because it is universal…”.

Our gratitude goes to Arta Grafica printing house and Comité Brauner for subsidizing the catalogue.

“Victor Brauner: Inventions and Magic”
Organisers: Centre Pompidou, National Museum of Art Timișoara, Art Encounters Foundation, Institut français de Roumanie à Bucarest.
Financed by: County Council Timiș
Main Partener: Banca Transilvania
With the support: Comité Brauner, Fondation du Judaïsme Français, KPMG, REGINA MARIA and Arta Grafica printing house.
Production made possible by: Constructim and Policolor.