Episode 3 @ Ciclop Garage

In May 2013, we teamed up with Work in Progress (Iustin Moldovan, Alina Bucur, Mihai Chiţu), a group of contemporary art lovers who gather artists to revive spaces in Bucharest and elsewhere through artistic interventions. They believe that of great importance is the work in progress phase, which becomes part of the space’s history and offers continuity and meaning to its existence.

The re:art became communication partner for their third event, a collective contemporary art exhibition with artists active in various fields – street art, installation, painting, photography, performance. We chose an unconventional space for the exhibition – Ciclop Garage. Opened in 1923, Ciclop is the first multi-storey parking space in Bucharest. Although it was functional then and still is today, the garage suffered from an identity “crisis”, lacking a clear direction of development.

With its impressive architecture and historical meaning built over the last century (90 years since its opening, at the time of the exhibition), the Ciclop Garage benefited from artistic interventions and was redirected towards a new moment in its “life”.

The invited artists played with ideas and forms in their own personal and unique style.

ARTISTS

Pisica Pătrată, Allan Dalla (character of Obie Platon), Irlo, Homeboy, Kitră, Sinboy, Adrian Preda, Ada Muşat, Zoiţa, Mihai Zgondoiu, Cristian Prandea, Sorina Vazelina, Anda Bolohan, Radu Burduj, Ortaku, Mihai Chiţu, Ramona Şlug, Cuzina, Frank Neze, Alexandra Maftei, Kadna, Pren, RO Qic, Dubios21, Serebe, Jeanne Tricottet (FR), Daniel Tufiş, Alia Bakutayan, Romeo Dragnea, Gina Ster, Cătălina Nistor, Karl Benton (Valentin Leonida), Anca Irinciuc, Ramon Sadîc, Virginia Toma, Gelu Serseniuc, David Leonid Olteanu, ITI, Calm, Drob, Cosmin Marinescu, Cristian Pass, Dima Radu, Cristina Curelea, Horia George Ioniţă, Roks Rose.

We also hosted a screen printing workshop with the help of friends from Librăria Jumătatea Plină and artists like Giorge Roman.

Episode 3 was open from June 1st to 23rd, 2013, and could be visited daily, including during the work in progress phase (the first 11 days). The grand opening was held on June 12th, and just a few days before, we organized an Artist Talk with some of the artists featured in the exhibition and started a dialogue with visitors regarding public space, artistic activity and more.

Video teaser launched before the grand opening:

The opening also included performance and live acts. Line-up: Poetrip, Fanfara Extraterestră, Karpov not Kasparov, Impex, That Couch Funk Collective.

Photos and a short timeline are available below.

COMMUNICATION RESULTS

2000 visitors at the opening, 100 joining the Artist Talk and up to 200 visitors per day during the work in progress phase and after the opening;
over 300 online mentions in just one month (press, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube) + TV coverage.