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.

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.

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.