Micu explores how lived reality becomes an image. Working from a unified domestic – studio – balcony garden, she observes how light, plants, and objects condition one another. Paintings begin with photographs and are reformulated through subtle shifts in light, colour, and composition—slowing perception and turning representation into a space for mental dwelling. In the exhibition, this ethic of attention extends into video, where observation becomes responsible intervention and care becomes a compositional criterion.

Marking two years of the Atelierele Scânteia collective, Various Positions presents the diverse practices of 14 artists working in photography, painting, music, and sculpture.

The exhibition brings forward works developed in the studios since September 2023 while addressing the urgent need for artist studios in Romania and the essential role these spaces play in sustaining the local art scene.

Arts students graduating exhitbion of the Kontextuelle praxis Programme at AdBK Munchen.
at Scanteia Studios

Jecza & Scânteia+ present:

Marius Bercea
New Tenant | Sunshine Noir
curated by Tevž Logar
17.05 – 13.07.2025

Marking Jecza Gallery’s debut in Bucharest, this exhibition signals a new chapter in our trajectory— one that expands our presence into the capital’s contemporary art scene. In collaboration with Scânteia+, we are thrilled to start with a solo show by Marius Bercea, curated by Tevž Logar.

Marius Bercea’s art explores the contrasts between memory and the present, between the familiar and the uncanny, in an intense visual cinematic language. His scenes, often inspired by cityscapes or interiors suspended in time, bring together fragments of his native landscapes in Transylvania and California, places to which he is deeply connected. This double geographical anchoring contributes to the timeless/suspended atmosphere of his works, where the boundaries between time, space and identity become fluid. The exhibition brings his visual universe to the forefront and offers the public the opportunity to reconnect directly with one of the most active voices in contemporary art.

Curated by Cristina Vasilescu and Georgia Țidorescu

Unleashing the sins of sculpture is a major survey exhibition featuring 19 contemporary Romanian female sculptors, showcasing works created over the past decade. The exhibition brings together both emerging and established artists, shedding light on multiple perspectives of women in sculpture and installation art. Centered around themes of pleasure and pain, the curatorial framework explores reflections on the female body and identity, their external stimuli, and the performative nature of sculpture. By amplifying these female voices in various constellations, the exhibition offers fresh insights into the evolving landscape of sculpture and the dynamic roles women continue to play within it.

The presented artists are: Apparatus 22, Andreea Anghel, Alexandra Boaru, Alex Bodea, The Bureau of Melodramatic Research, Lorena Cocioni, Giulia Crețulescu, Arantxa Etcheverria, Andreea Medar, Hortensia Mi Kafchin, Ioana Nemeș, Ileana Pașcalău, Pusha Petrov, Adriana Preda, Lea Rasovszky, Ioana Sisea, Larisa Sitar, Mona Vătămanu & Florin Tudor and Kristin Wenzel.

Artist: Albert Kaan

at Switch Lab

Artist: Vlad Albu
Curator: Georgia Țidorescu

at Switch Lab

Artist: Sergiu Ujvarosi
Curator: Roxana Morar

at Calciu Space

The opening weekend was highlighted by live performances from Cristi Cons, Dewalta, Francesco Tristano, Mischa Blanos, and Thomas Melchior. Complementing the musical acts was a unique visual experience, featuring curated selections from the MARE / Museum of Recent Art collection.

Artists: Ragna Arndt-Maric, Alparslan Ozturk, Alexndra Luerman, Finn Brucker, Lina Dannemann, Helen Luth, Josephine Kawalwesky, Mika Springer, Jonas Glanz, Stephanie Schuttler, Steffen Niers, Vincent Holscher

at Switch Lab

Artist: Andreea Ilie

at Calciu Space

Artist: Nicu Ilfoveanu

at Switch Lab

Artists: Ana Avram, Matei Dumitriu, Herne Hiili
Curator: Daria Corlațan

at Calciu Space

Artist: Michele Bressan

at Switch Lab

Guided tour for students from the Kunstakademie Münster

Artists: Alexandra Boaru, Eva Chapkin, Daniela Groza, Bede Kincso, Andriana Oborocean, Dumitrița Răzlog, Roxana Savin, Anca Țintea

at Switch Lab

This opening marks the first Open Studios event, where the public is invited to observe the creative process and engage in dialogue with artists in their studios, offering a glimpse into how their artistic practice evolves.