An exhibition featuring works by Constantin Brancusi will open the EUROPALIA International Arts Festival in Brussels
An exhibition dedicated to Constantin Brancuai, with „Cumintenia Pamantului”, „Rugaciune”and the first work in the series „Sarutul” among more than two hundred works, will today open the International Arts Festival EUROPALIA, in Brussels, where Romania is a guest of honor. The exhibition which will be opened at the Palace of Fine Arts BOZAR, in the presence of the Belgian royal family and of the president Klaus Johannis, is made with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute. The director of the Brussels branch of the Romanian Cultural Institute, which also coordinated the Europalia Program, Liliana Turoiu, said that creations of contemporary artists will also be shown during the exhibition.
Liliana Ţuroiu: A living project, it is an effervescent project, the messages of contemporary art are messages that resonate with the European message. There are cultural exchanges between young artists that produced new creations; effectively, it will be a beginning for many young Romanian artists, a debut for them on the European stage, because from here, from the heart of Europe, from Brussels, their message, the voice of the Romanian artists will be heard worldwide.
For four months, the EUROPALIA Festival will bring together numerous events, organized in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom. In addition to exhibitions, there will be theater, dance and music shows, visual art and literature projects and over one hundred films.
Rovana Plumb has thanked the Government for its support in her attempt to become an European Commissioner
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Mădălina Brotăcel, RADOR
