Weekend calendar: Filmikon, concerts, exhibitions
A film festival presenting films awarded by ecumenical juries of international festivals and an exhibition centering on the book as an art object are among the options on the Bucharest agenda.
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A film festival presenting films awarded by ecumenical juries of international festivals and an exhibition centering on the book as an art object are among the options on the Bucharest agenda.
In Bucharest:
Filmikon
January 18 – January 24
The second edition of the event screens a selection of films awarded over the years by ecumenical and interreligious juries at more than 30 film festivals around the world. The screenings take place at the Romanian Peasant Museum Cinema, St Joseph Cathedral, and Union Cinema. Screenings and events will also take place in the country, in Iași (January 23), Cluj-Napoca (January 24), Oradea (January 23 – 24). Further details here.
Garden of Lights: Beauty and the Beast
Until March 2
The Botanical Garden hosts another edition of the Garden of Lights event, this time with the theme of Beauty and the Beast. More details here.
Book.art.est
Until February 8
This international and multidisciplinary exhibition centered on the book as an art object explores “multiple visions and techniques through which the book becomes more than a carrier of text, transforming into a sculptural object, a unique medium for visual artists and a point of contact between literature lovers and art enthusiasts.” It is open at Calderon Art Studio Gallery, part of Mihai Eminescu Cultural Center. More here.
Mnemonics [back to the future]
Until February 8
The exhibition, occasioned by GAEP’s 10th anniversary, brings together new works by all the 14 artists that the gallery represents or collaborates with on a long-term basis. More details here.
Concerts @ George Enescu Philharmonic
