The Museum of Recent Art ( ro, Muzeul de Artă Recentă, or MARe) is a

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Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

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. The museum's collection comprises more than 150 artworks in a five-level, 1200 square meter facility located in

Primăverii Primăverii neighborhood (“Springtime”) is a district situated in the north of Bucharest, the capital of Romania, in Sector 1. The area is one of the most expensive in the city and is home to many politicians and local celebrities. History ...

district in Bucharest. The word ''recent'' primarily refers to the temporal coverage of the collection, which encompasses Romanian art from the post-Stalinist period to the present day. However, international art is also featured through temporary exhibitions. The museum is much more open and accessible than most older-type museums in Romania and includes a library, as well as other spaces for culture and the city.

Building

The construction of the new museum took place through the demolition of one of the interwar villas in the vicinity. This particular villa featured architectural elements influenced by Western (

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) design. Notably, the museum's guided tours make use of the house's historical narrative to enhance its appeal. It is mentioned that the renowned figure Ana Pauker, one of the prominent leaders of the

Communist Party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ...

during the

proletkult Proletkult ( rus, Пролетку́льт, p=prəlʲɪtˈkulʲt), a portmanteau of the Russian words "proletarskaya kultura" (proletarian culture), was an experimental Soviet artistic institution that arose in conjunction with the Russian Revolut ...

ist era, once resided in this villa. Additionally, there are intriguing references to the existence of underground tunnels beneath the structure, further adding to its historical intrigue. The architectural project, designed by Youssef Tohme Architects & Associates, is a unified monolithic structure made of dark-colored brick placed atop a fully glazed space. The resulting atrium is very spacious and open towards the street.

Collection

The museum's collection comprises over 1,000 artworks created by more than 250 Romanian and international artists. Notable figures among these artists include

Ion Țuculescu Ion Ţuculescu (; 19 May 1910 – 27 July 1962) was a Romanian expressionist and abstract oil painter, although professionally he worked as a biologist and physician. His artwork became well-known posthumously, when, in the spring of 1965, a maj ...

Andrei Cădere André Cadere (Andrei Cădere) was a Romanian conceptual artist, known for his influential work in the world of contemporary art. Biography André Cadere was born on May 30, 1934, in Warsaw, Poland, where his father served as a diplomat. He mov ...

Horia Bernea Horia Bernea (14 September 1938, Bucharest – 4 December 2000, Paris) was a Romanian painter, who is considered part of the Neo-Orthodox Movement. Between 1990 and 2000, he was director of the Museum of the Romanian Peasant The National Mus ...

Ion Grigorescu Ion Grigorescu (born March 15, 1945 in Bucharest) is a Romanian painter who was one of the first Romanian conceptual artists. Grigorescu is the creator of numerous films, photographic series, and actions recorded on film, as well as drawings and ...

, Dan Perjovschi, Hermann Nitsch,

Lucio Fontana Lucio Fontana (; 19 February 1899 – 7 September 1968) was an Argentine-Italian painter, sculptor and theorist. He is mostly known as the founder of Spatialism. Early life Born in Rosario, to Italian immigrant parents, he was t ...

, and Michelangelo Pistoletto.

Exhibitions

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Martin Creed Martin Creed (born 21 October 1968) is a British artist, composer and performer. He won the Turner Prize in 2001 for exhibitions during the preceding year, with the jury praising his audacity for exhibiting a single installation, '' Work No. 2 ...

: Thinking / Not Thinking'', February 12 - May 2, 2019 * '' Martha Rosler'', December 14, 2022 - February 26, 2023 * '' René Groebli. Ochiul Tăcut'', March 18 - May 7, 2023 * ''Ce-i de Văzut'', February 8 - May 8, 2023 *'' Efectul

Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...

'', September 27, 2023 - January 8, 2024

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* {{Authority control Art museums and galleries in Bucharest Contemporary art galleries in Europe Modernist architecture in Romania 2018 establishments in Romania

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