Atelierul/ The Studio

by Geta Brătescu, Alina Serban (editor)

The book is dedicated to Romanian artist Geta Br tescu, one of the most remarkable personalities of the Eastern European postwar avant-garde. The main part of the publication comprises visual materials and texts written by the artist that span several decades of her activity, outlining the exceptional manner in which she has appropriated the lesson of modernism and interrelated it with conceptual challenges.

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Geta Brătescu (born 4 May 1926, Ploiești) is a Romanian visual artist.

Her work includes drawing, collage, photography, performance, illustration and film.

In 2008 Geta Brătescu received the title of Doctor honoris causa from the National University of Arts Bucharest, awarded for her outstanding contribution to the development of contemporary Romanian art. Brătescu is also artistic director of the magazine of literature and art Secolul 21. A major retrospective of her work was held at the National Museum of Art of Romania in December 1999. In 2015 Brătescu's first UK solo exhibition was held at Tate Liverpool. In 2017, she was selected to represent Romania at the 57th Venice Biennale.