RESIDENCY Oct 2–Nov 15, 2006
EXHIBITION Nov 17, 2006–Jan 5, 2007
Dan Acostioaei, Iasi, Romania
Artist-in-Residence
SPACES World Artists Program
Dan Acostioaei is in Cleveland through the SPACES World Artists Program, designed to give visiting artists the time and opportunity to create new work and interact with the Northeast Ohio community.
Using video and photography, Acostioaei investigates the transition in Romanian identity from a traditionalist society to one that has been heavily impacted by consumerism and recently reintroduced in a global setting. Sometimes haunting, and always articulate, Acostioaei’s new work in Cleveland promises to provoke.
Acostioaei’s work has been shown broadly throughout Eastern and Western Europe, as well as in Great Britain and the United States. He is co-organizer of the Periferic Biennale in Romania, and an active board member of the Vector Gallery.
For more information on Acostioaei, visit his Web site.
Events in conjunction with the exhibition include:
Fri Nov 10 · 7pm
Artist's talk and preview of new work
At Pilgrim Church, Tremont
Acostioaei will give a gallery talk and presentation of previous work, then a preview of his work created in Cleveland.
Pilgrim Church is located at 2592 West 14th Street, in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood. Presented in conjunction with the Tremont Art Walk.
Fri Nov 17 ·5–9pm
Opening reception
Dan Acostioaei and Misdemeanor, at SPACES
All events are free and open to the public.
This residency is made possible by a special partnership with Citizens Exchange Council Artslink and the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York City, through additional support from the Ohio Arts Council.
SPACES World Artists Program is generously supported by The Cleveland Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Nimoy Foundation, the Ohio Arts Council, and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts.