Matei BEJENARU
Born 1963 in Suceava
Graduated 1988, Politechnical Institute of Iasi and 1996, Arts Academy of Iasi
Living in Iasi
Matei Bejenaru(
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the Periferic/Peripheral Contemporary Arts Biennial, in the idea to collect artistic attitudes related to PERIPHERY and its relationship to the CENTER. PERIFERIC is focusing on the Turkish Bath of Iasi where I want to organize, together with my collaborators, a center for contemporary culture.
As an artist, I participated at some of the most important Romanian contemporary art shows ("Ad-Hoc" at Ludwig Museum in Budapest in 1997 and "Transferatu" at IFA Gallery in Berlin in 2000). I was Artslink resident at ATC Space in Chicago in 2000. My works are based on my personal myhtologies and on reflections about history, menthalities and politics.
Biography
curator of "PERIPHERAL" FESTIVAL, IASI, ROMANIA
education: POLITECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF IASI, ROMANIA, 1983-1988
ARTS ACADEMY OF IASI, ROMANIA, 1990-1996
fellowships and awards:
1997- BRITISH COUNCIL FELLOWSHIP, BELFAST
1998- SOROS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS FIRST PRIZE
2000- ARTSLINK FELLOWSHIP (ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
"AROUND THE COYOTE" CHICAGO)
solo exhibitions:
1996- "REFLEX", "MATEI MILLO" HOUSE, IASI, ROMANIA
1996- "9 DAYS", "CUPOLA" GALLERY, IASI, ROMANIA
1998- "ARCHIVES", "GAD" GALLERY, BUCHAREST
1998- "INTERFERENCIES", PALACE OF CULTURE, TG.MURES,ROMANIA
1999- "UNEQUAL PARALLELS", "CUPOLA" GALLERY, IASI, ROMANIA
2000- "PERIPHERAL ROUTES", ATC SPACE, CHICAGO
2000- "PERIPHEREAL ROUTES 2", SPACE GALLERY, ICCA BUCHAREST
group exhibitions:
1994- "ART UNLIMITED ltd", ART MUSEUM OF ARAD, ROMANIA
1995- "NEOTRADITIONALISM & NEOAVANGUARD", 35 STUDIO,
"CAMINUL ARTEI" GALLERY, BUCHAREST
1995- "OBJECT- OBJECTIVE", 35 STUDIO,
"CAMINUL ARTEI" GALLERY, BUCHAREST
1995- "INTER(n)", ART MUSEUM OF ARAD, ROMANIA
1996- "GATA", "3/4 FLOOR" GALLERY,
NATIONAL THEATRE, BUCHAREST
1996- INTERFERENCIES AND EXPERIMENTS FROM THE 1960s
UNTIL THE 90s IN THE ROMANIAN ART
(THE SOROS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS,
ANNUAL EXHIBITION), "3/4 FLOOR" GALLERY,
NATIONAL THEATRE, BUCHAREST
1997- "SOARE CU DINTI", 35 STUDIO, "3/4 FLOOR" GALLERY,
NATIONAL THEATRE, BUCHAREST
1997- "PERIPHERAL", FRENCH CULTURAL CENTRE, IASI, ROMANIA
1997- "AD-HOC", ROMANIAN ART OF TODAY,
"LUDWIG" MUSEUM, BUDAPEST
1997- "CIVITAS SOLIS, CIVITAS ARTIS", THE SOROS CENTER FOR
CONTEMPORARY ARTS ANNUAL EXHIBITION,
"CALNIC" CASTLE, ROMANIA
1997- "altFEST", ALTERNATIVE THEATRE FESTIVAL, IASI, ROMANIA
1998- "GIOCONDA'S SMILE", PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, KISHINEW, REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
1998- "PERIPHERAL 2" PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, IASI, ROMANIA
1998- "ALTERNATIVES" EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL, TG. MURES, ROMANIA
1998- "CONTEMPORARY CONCEPTS", ART MUSEUM, ORADEA, ROMANIA
1999- "PERIPHERAL 3" FESTIVAL, IASI, ROMANIA
1999- "AnnART 10" PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, "ST. ANN" LAKE,ROMANIA
1999- "ZONE 3" PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, TIMISOARA, ROMANIA
1999- "YOUNG ROMANIAN ARTISTS", MUNCHEN, GERMANY
1999- "AT HOME", FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER IASI
2000- "VIA BUCHAREST", "EFORIE" GALLERY, BUCHAREST
2000- "TRANSFERATU", IFA GALLERY, BERLIN, GERMANY
performances:
1994- "THE MIRRORS", PIATRA NEAMT, ROMANIA
1995- "ALEXANDRU THE GOOD", IASI, ROMANIA
1996- "SPEAKING1", LIVE TV PERFORMANCE,
"EUROPA NOVA" STUDIO, IASI, ROMANIA
1997- "PILOTage", FRENCH CULTURAL CENTRE, IASI, ROMANIA
1997- "SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME", "PERIPHERAL" FESTIVAL
FRENCH CULTURAL CENTRE, IASI, ROMANIA
1997- "SPEAKING2", "altFEST" FESTIVAL, IASI, ROMANIA
1998- "SPEAKING 3", "GIOCONDA'S SMILE" PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, KISHINEW,
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
1998- "TO THE CENTER", "PERIPHERAL 2" FESTIVAL, IASI, ROMANIA
1999- "13047", "AnnART 10" PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, "ST. ANN"
LAKE,ROMANIA
1999- "PERSONAL HISTORY", "THE ZONE" PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, TIMISOARA,
ROMANIA
1999 - "BODY SPRAY", FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER, IASI, ROMANIA
video:
1993- "NONCOMMUNICATION", VHS, COLOUR, SOUND, 4 MIN.
1994- "TRANSIENCE", VHS, COLOUR, SOUND, 3 MIN.
1995- "STRUGGLE", VHS, COLOUR, SOUND, 4 MIN.
1995- "ALEXANDER THE GOOD", COLOUR SOUND, 5 MIN.
1995- "ALL", SVHS, COLOUR, SOUND, 4 MIN.
1996- "DUO", SVHS, COLOUR, SOUND, 6 MIN.