Knoll Galerie Wien curated by Liliana Popescu
„Eastern Private Collections Go West“

Curator(s):

Liliana Popescu More

Born in Bucharest in 1975, lives and works in Bucharest in 1997, Liliana Popescu graduated from Bucharest University’s Faculty of Communication Sciences, where she 177 then taught for ten years. She also holds a degree in law since 2003. She is currently doing a PhD in art economics at Bucharest’s national institute of economic Research. From 2002 to 2008, she organized numerous exhibitions for the city’s H’art Gallery, working with emerging international artists. From 2008 to 2010, she was director of Point Contemporary, Bucharest, where she presented works by young Romanian artists. She is presently running Prospekt, the city’s newest gallery.

Artist(s):

• Peeter Allik
• Ana Bănică
• Răzvan Boar
• Harijs Brants
• Alina Buga
• Cătălin Burcea
• Raul Cio
• Nicolae Comănescu
• Adomas Danusevičius
• Teodor Graur
• Ritums Ivanovs
• Mihkel Kleis
• Kaloyan Iliev-Kokimoto
• Győrffy László
• Oana Lohan
• Peter Mintchev
• Gili Mocanu
• Sándor Pinczehelyi
• Nedko Solakov More
  Nedko Solakov Born 1957 in Tscherwen Brjag (Bulgaria) Lives and works in Sofia Nedko Solakov (b. 1957 Sofia) is a storyteller par excellence. He tells stories with humor and irony and in his narratives, he deals with universal subjects as well as autobiographical elements. As an alert observer of contemporary life, Solakov’s drawings, paintings, and installations call not only the art system into question, but also often global socioeconomical and political conditions as well as collective "truths" and the contradictions of human existence. Rather than adhering to classical compositional rules, his works are framed according to story lines. Nedko Solakov's work was featured in the 48th, 49th, 50th and 52nd Venice Biennial, Manifesta 1, Rotterdam, documenta 12 and 13, Kassel. Selected solo shows include Dvir Gallery, Brussels (2017), Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna (2016), Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg (2015), S.M.A.K. Ghent and Museu de Arte Contemporanea, Serralves (2012), Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2011), Kunstverein Amsterdam and Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt (2010), Castello di Rivoli, Turino and Kunstmuseum St. Gallen (2009), Kunstmuseum Bonn (2008), Kunsthalle Mannheim (2006), Kunsthaus Zurich (2005), OK Centrum Linz and Malmö Konsthall (2004), The Israel Museum, Jerusalem and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (2003), CCA Kitakyushu, Japan, Stichting De Appel, Amsterdam, Museu do Chiado, Lisbon (2002).
• Roman Tolici
• Ecaterina Vrana
• Andrius Zakarauskas