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Lot 15

Marian Zidaru

The Head of John the Baptist (Capul lui Ioan Botezatorul)

[1985]

Bronze
28 × 13 × 28 cm (11 × 5.1 × 11 inch)

1537390800

Sold for €950

ADDITIONAL INFO

Artwork description

The head is attached to the base through a revolving mechanism

Provenance

Private collection, Switzerland

Exhibitions

The piece was exhibited for the first time in 1985 at the ‘Village and Folk Art Museum’ (now the ‘National Village Museum’) as part of the installation titled ‘The Last Supper’. It was then shown in the group exhibition ‘The Horsemen of Melancholy’ (1986) featuring Marian Zidaru alongside Ștefan Câlția, Sorin Ilfoveanu and Mirel Zamfirescu.

Today, a complete version of the installation can be found in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Contemporary Art.

ARTIST RESUME

Marian Zidaru

b. Baloteşti, Romania, 1956
Based in Bucharest, Romania

Exhibitions:

Solo (Selection)
  • 2017 - “ePOCALIPS@”, Craiova Art Museum & “Marin Sorescu” National Theatre, Craiova, Romania (National)
  • 2016 - “Lupii, bă!”, H'art Appendix Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2014 - "Victima - Desene 1984-2014", H'art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2014 - "Îngeri, Tronuri, Voievozi", together with Victoria Zidaru, Palatele Brâncovenești Mogoșoaia Cultural Centre, Romania (National)
  • 2011 - "Glorii", Ateneo Veneto, Venice, Italy (International)
  • 2011 - "The wondering Angel", Dusseldorf, Germany (International)
  • 2011 - "Let's see", Atelier am Eck Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany (International)
  • 2010 - "L'echalier Pârleazu", Paris, France (International)
  • 2010 - "Back to art", Dancona Budis Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2010 - 2R Art Gallery, London, UK (International)
  • 2009 - "Voievozi", Căminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2008 - "Anotimpurile Îngerilor", Dancona-Budis Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2008 - "Infantilis", Căminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2007 - "The Prodigal Son", Lutheran University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (International)
  • 2007 - "Seasons of Angels", Ho Gallery, Seoul, South Korea (International)
  • 2004 - "ANO-Timpurile", Anaid Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2004 - "The seasons", Anaid Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2000 - "Scara Îngerilor", The Romanian Cultural Institute/ Gallery 49, New York (International)
  • 1998 - "Focul", The National Museum of Art, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 1998 - "Semnul", The Art Gallery of the Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 1998 - "The Fire", The National Museum of Art, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 1997 - "Casa", Simeza Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 1995 - "Învierea", Simeza Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 1994 - Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany (International)
  • 1993 - "Slava Noului Ierusalim", Ublacker, Haus Gallery, Munich, Germany (International)
  • 1983 - Atelier 35 Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
Group (Selection)
  • 2016 - "The Extension.ro", Triumph Gallery, Moscow, Russia (International)
  • 2016 - "Artistul la 30 de ani", The Bucharest Cultural Centre, Romania (National)
  • 2011 - "Studioausstellung", Franz-Jurgens-Str.12, Haus 3, Dusseldorf, Germany (International)
  • 2011 - "Bekannte Flugobjekte", Meinersen, Germany (International)
  • 2010 - "Dictatura florilor", together with Victoria Zidaru, Căminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2010 - “L’ echalier- Pârleazu”, Paris, France (International)
  • 2010 - “Să aruncăm o privire” - “gucken wir mal”, The Romanian Peasant Museum, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2010 - “Gucken wir mal”, Mogoșoaia Palace, Romania (National)
  • 2010 - "Wooden sculpture", National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2009 - “Artiști români contemporani”, 2R Art Gallery, London, England (International)
  • 2009 - "Lucrătorul", Bucharest (Romania), Vienna (Austria), Frankfurt (Germany) (International)
  • 2009 - "Art and Sacrament", Focsani Art Galleries, Focșani, Romania (National)
  • 2009 - "Mitologie soggetive", Rocca Paolina Exhibition Center, Perugia, Italy (International)
  • 2008 - New River Fine Art Galleries, Florida, USA (International)
  • 2007, 2013 - “Sculpture / Architecture”, Tipografia Gallery, C.F.P, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2007 - "Etno Art", The Romanian Cultural Institute, Paris, France (International)
  • 2007 - "Sculptură-Arhitectură", Simeza Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 2004 - “The South-East European Art Festival”, Thessaloniki, Greece (International)
  • 1998 - "Zeitgenossiche rumanische Kunst Untergrund", Leipzig, Germany (International)
  • 1998 - "Obiect-Subiect", The National Museum of Romanian Literature, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 1997 - "Bucharest after 1989", Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany (International)
  • 1996 - “Experiment în arta românească după 1960”, Soros Center for Contemporary Art Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 1994 - “Europa ‘94”, Munchen, Germany (International)
  • 1994 - “Tema”, The National Museum of Art, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 1993 - “Bizanț după Bizanț”, Instituto Romeno di Cultura, Venice, Italy (International)
  • 1990 - Holzschnitt”, Munchen, Germany (International)
  • 1987 - "Cavalerii melancoliei", Orizont Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
  • 1987 - “The Knights of Melancholy”, Orizont Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
Biennial (Selection)
  • 2008 - The Architecture Biennial, Romania's Pavilion, Venice, Italy (International)
  • 1995 - The Venice Biennial, Italy (International)
  • 1991 - The Sao Paolo Biennial, Brazil (International)
  • 1984 - The International Drawing Biennial in Rijeka (International)
  • 1982 - The Rijeka Drawing Biennial, Croatia (International)

Awards:

  • 2 months residency, Dusseldorf, Germany, 2011
  • Ionel Jianu Distinction, American-Romanian Academy, USA, 1995
  • Scholarship, Ludwig Forum, Aachen Germany , 1994
  • Kulturreferat Scholarship, Munich, Germany, 1993
  • Youth Prize of the Romanian Visual Artists' Union, 1987
  • 2nd Prize of the Cleveland International Drawing Biennial, 1985
  • Scholarship of the Italian Cultural Institute, 1984
  • Scholarship for the Union of the Romanian Visual Artists' Union, 1982
  • "Amfiteatru" Magazine Award, 1979

News & Events

  • EXTENSION.RO

    EXTENSION.RO
    (Triumph Gallery)

    19.02.2016 — 13.03.2016, Triumph Gallery Triumph Gallery is presenting a series of exhibitions under the name of EXTENSION, which will show the current ...

NOTICE TO BUYERS

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