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London exhibition by Romanian artist Geta Brătescu considers the studio as critical space

London exhibition by Romanian artist Geta Brătescu considers the studio as critical space
Geta Brătescu, Le Theatre des Formes (2011)

14 March 2017

Next month, London’s Camden Arts Centre will host The Studio: A Tireless, Ongoing Space, the first major London exhibition for 90-year-old Romanian visual artist Geta Brătescu.

Known for her use of varied media — from textiles and sculpture to film, photography and drawing — Brătescu lived and worked in Bucharest throughout the Ceauşescu years, coming to relish the studio as a space set apart from political or economic influences. The show will reflect on the artist’s use of the studio as a critical personal space for creative practice, contemplation and performance.

Brătescu recently won the opportunity to represent Romania at the Venice Biennale later this year with the project Geta Brătescu — Apparitions (Geta Brătescu — Apariţii).

The Studio: A Tireless, Ongoing Space will run at Camden Arts Centre in north London from 7 April — 17 June 2017. Find out more here.