Christian Jankowski December 20, 2025 Christian Jankowski is a well-renowned German conceptual artist whose practice is collaborative, opening up an exchange between the world of art and other fields.Taking inspiration from mass media formats and popular culture, he draws attention to the lenses through which experience is translated, resulting in works primarily in performance, video, and photography, but also installation,…

Sleepy Press December 19, 2025 Sleepy Press is an experimental publishing project based in Amsterdam, run by Lucia Holásková and Marta Lopes Santos.Their first issue, on Anger, came out in February and was stocked in 10 bookshops around Europe. Their publication – Letters of No – also presented as an installation at Strata Modul Bucharest, is published in November 2025.…

Tudor Ciurescu December 19, 2025 Tudor Ciurescu (b. 1996, Romania) is a visual artist currently living between Lausanne, Switzerland and Milano, Italy after graduating from Ecole Cantonale d’Art Lausanne.Image and object making stand at the core of his practice. With interest in different narratives such as art history, future paradigms and the collective subconscious. From the intricacies of artificial intelligence…

Mihai Barabancea (b. 1983, Bucharest) is a Romanian visual artist and photographer whose work operates at the intersection of raw documentary, radical aesthetics, and subcultural anthropology. Known for his visceral depictions of life on society’s margins, Barabancea has emerged as a singular voice in post-communist Eastern European photography, confronting viewers with unflinching images that defy sanitized narratives of urban life.…

Lucian Hrisav (b. 1994, Constanța) is a Romanian interdisciplinary artist who lives and works in Bucharest. After completing his bachelor’s (painting) and master’s degree (mural art) at theNational University of Art in Bucharest, he takes part in the development of some projects that aim to promote young art, such as the Multimedia Visual Arts Center (CAV-M) and Atelier 35. Lucian…

Super Ed is a Romanian rapper, songwriter, and founding member of the influential trap collective Șatra B.E.N.Z. A pivotal figure in the rise of Romania’s modern hip-hop scene, Super Ed is recognized for his dynamic lyrical style, unique vocal tone, and ability to craft emotionally resonant music within the aggressive framework of trap and urban sounds. Emerging in 2015 as part…

Bogdan Matei February 20, 2025 Bogdan Matei (b. 1995) is a visual artist and assistant professor at the Faculty of Arts and Design, West University of Timisoara. His practice is based on the relationship between art and technology, questioning this flow: In a world of virtuality and extension of the body through the device, what role does the art object…

Arantxa Etcheverria February 20, 2025 Arantxa Etcheverria (b. 1975, France) is a French artist who lives and works between Bucharest and France. She studied visual arts at the Villa Arson in Nice and scenography at the National Theater in Strasbourg, France. In 2013, she started to develop an artistic practice related to the modernist architecture of her studio in Bucharest.…

Raul Georgescu – Stefi is a Romanian artist born in Brașov and currently active in Bucharest. His artistic practice encompasses sculpture, jewelry, and furniture design. He graduated from the University of Fine Arts in Bucharest, earning both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree between 2014 and 2019, specializing in Sculpture in Metal. Since then, he has been actively involved in…

Daniel Roșca February 20, 2025 Daniel Roșca is a Romanian contemporary artist and cultural manager based in Bucharest. His work explores the connection between humans and nature, using a mix of traditional and modern media to highlight environmental and social issues. He has had solo exhibitions like Solastalgia at Strata Gallery (2023) and Lacqua Che Trema at Atelier 35 (2021)…

Hortensia Mi Kafchin (b. 1986) was born in Galati, Romania and lives works in Berlin, Germany. Within her multifaceted practice, Kafchin unites a highly classical painting style with a distinctive set of motifs and an enduring fascination with hybridity that reflects the blended visual environment of our media age. As a figurative painter making work about the contemporary trans experience,…

Eugen Rădescu is a social researcher, queer activist, and independent curator whose work explores the intersections of art, politics, queer strategies, and class conflict. As a writer and researcher, he focuses on contemporary art production, exhibition-making practices, and development theory. A key figure in Romania’s cultural scene, Rădescu is the director of the Bucharest Biennale and a board member of…