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| PAUL NEAGU (b. 1938 Bucuresti/Romania - d. 2004 London/UK) artist, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, poet |
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| 20 - 27 October 2009 |
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Group Exhibition 'Le Modernisme Roumain' in Espace Tajan, 37 Rue des Mathurin Paris; organised by Tajan SA Auction House & Galleries, Paris with the support of the Romanian National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC) and contributions by Mihai Oroveanu, Director MNAC and Magda Carneci, Director ICR-Paris
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Espace Tajan |
| 30 Sep - 16 Oct. 2009 |
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The Romanian Cultural Institute in London will host an exhibition of Paul Neagu's works, curated by Swiss artist Marianne Eigenheer. The Private View will take place on 29 September, and the exhibition will be open to the public throughout October 2009. "The exhibition at the Romanian Cultural Institute spans three decades of Neagu's work (1970 - 2000) and includes a selection of 25 - 30 sculptures, performance videos and films such as Neagu's Boxes (Romania, 1968), Hyphen Ramp (Serpentine performance, London, 1976), The Cake Man (London, 1971), Blind's Bite (London, 1975) and Going Tornado (Grampian TV)." Five years after Paul Neagu's death, this will be the first major exhibition in London. For details see:
Exhibition Highlights and
Romanian Cultural Institute London |
| 1 Aug. - 30 Sep. 2009 |
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Paul Neagu hyphen Slade hyphen Contemporary Sculpture - research into the artistic and teaching activity of acclaimed artist Paul Neagu by Vlad Nanca, with support from the 'Paul Neagu' Estate
(Vlad Nanca @ Attic Arts/ICR Romanian Cultural Institute London) |
| 30 May - 2 Aug. 2009 |
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Group Exhibition unter the title "Subversive Practices - Art under Conditions of Political Repression 60s - 80s / South America / Europe"
(WKV - Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart/Germany) |
| 21 February 2009 |
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Paul Neagu's works on the walls of the Faculty of Arts and Design in Timisoara (Romania) for a duration of 2 years. Watch a short
promotion video / Lucrarile lui Paul Neagu timp de 2 ani in holurile Facultatii de Arte Plastice si Design din Timisoara. Vizionati un scurt
comentariu video |
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| 2 to 22 November 2007 |
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•Dincolo de frontiere. Artisti romani si scotieni in Arhiva Richard Demarco. Exihition including works of Paul Neagu. Galeria de Arta Contemporana, Sibiu, Romania. Also see:
The Homepage of Sibiu - European Capital of Culture 2007 |
| October 2007 |
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•Sculpture Magazine October 2007/Vol.26 No.8 Paul Neagu: Cross vs. Hyphen - Global Symbols Revisited, article by Matei Stircea-Craciun. Also see:
The Homepage of the International Sculpture Center |
| 13 May to 12 August 2007 |
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• Drawing on Sculpture: Graphic Interventions on the Photographic Surface. Including works by Paul Neagu. Exhibition at The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds (UK). |
| 4 May to 2 June 2007 |
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•Prints by Paul Neagu. Exhibition at Flowers Graphics, London (UK) |
| February 2007 |
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• Please visit the last updated site pages (in English and Romanian):
Biography and the new area
In Memoriam |
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| Dec 2006 |
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• Opening of the new Art Museum of Timisoara (RO). An exhibition hall is exclusively reserved for the works of Paul Neagu. Also see the
Home Page of Timisoara Art Museum |
| Dec. 2004 - Feb. 2005 |
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• 60 Years of British Sculpture (Bucharest - RO)"De la Moore la Hirst"
- included works of Paul Neagu
(cititi articolul:"60 de ani de sculptura britanica la Bucuresti")
(cititi articolul:"Sculptura britanica la Bucuresti") |
| December 2004 |
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• Muzeul de Arta Contemporana(Bucharest - RO) - retrospective exhibition Paul Neagu and Horia Bernea
(cititi articolul: "Muzeul de Arta Contemporana a pus pe jar artistii romani") |
| Summer 2004 |
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•Book Launch
The Great Sand Glass - Poems by Paul Neagu - Triade Interart Foundation Timisoara (RO) |
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Sculpture and Painting / Sculptura si pictura |
Paul Neagu , (...) was often called the most important Romanian artist since Constantin Brancusi.
His sculptures, paintings, drawings and documentation of his performances are in numerous public collections, including the British Museum, the Tate, V & A and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. He exhibited and performed in many countries, and in recent years he had two important public sculptures erected in his homeland: Century Cross, in Charles de Gaulle Plaza, Bucharest; and Crucifixion in Timisoara.
Neagu was also a much valued teacher. Over the years he taught in a number of art schools here - notably Hornsey, the Slade and Chelsea - and abroad. In 1976 he was an associate professor at the Royal College of Art. Among his British students were Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor and Rachel Whiteread.(...)
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| His sculptures, paintings, drawings and documentation of his performances are in numerous public collections, including the British Museum, the Tate, V & A and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. He exhibited and performed in many countries, and in recent years he had two important public sculptures erected in his homeland: Century Cross, in Charles de Gaulle Plaza, Bucharest; and Crucifixion in Timisoara.
Contrary to the current of sculpture in Britain in the 1970s, Neagu asserted that sculpture did not necessarily have to refer only to the means of its making but could find a language to express more complex ideas, albeit symbolically.(...) |
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Monographies, albums, books /
Monografii, albume, carti |
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Exhibitions / Expozitii |
Paul Neagu's poetry anticipates - or more simply echoes - a string of themes brilliantly exposed in the speechless idiom of his sculpture.(...)
Poezia sculptorului Paul Neagu anticipeaza vizionar - cand nu reverbereaza viu, reiterandu-le -, temele unei meditatii sclipitor inscrise in limbajul fara cuvinte al creatiei sale artistice.(...)
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| In 1968 and 1969 his work was shown in mixed exhibitions of Romanian art in Prague, Zurich, Paris, Turin and Hamburg. When he moved to Britain in 1970 he was barely known here. However he quickly began to make a reputation with his dynamic performances and paintings and his secret and intriguing three- dimensional objects.
Within five years, he had a one-man exhibition at the prestigious Museum of Modern Art in Oxford (1974) when Nicholas Serota was its director. This was followed by further major shows in London at the ICA (1979) and the Serpentine Gallery (1987). Neagu's work was first shown in Britain by Richard Demarco, who did more than anyone to introduce contemporary Eastern European art to a British public in the last three or four decades of the 20th century.(...) |
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