Marius Tanasescu
Art Historian And Visual Artist
Born 1972, Sighisoara, Romania. Lives and works in Montreal.
EDUCATION
2004: B.A. in Art History, Université de Montréal, Canada
1997-1998: Master in management of cultural enterprises, ESC Dijon, France 1998: Summer School, “Creative City. Reinventing city for the 21st century”, Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University, Amsterdam
1995: B.A. in Finance and Banking, Academy of Economical Studies, Bucharest, Romania
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009: Daily Carnival, ARTE Gallery, Bucharest. Curator: Horea Avram, Patricia Teodorescu
2001: EGGtion, GAD Gallery, Bucharest. Curator: Ruxandra Balaci
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
THE SCIENTIST 2.009, International Videoart Festival, Sala Estense, Ferrara, Italy. Curator: Vitaliano Teti
STREAMING FESTIVAL, Audio Videoart Festival, The Hague, Netherlands
2005
The Seven Ages of Man, curated by Kirsten Jorgensen and Sarah Templar, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, Arizona. The Artcard, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah Bound_less, Stenersenmuseet, Oslo, curated by Henry Meyric Hughes, part of Jan Christensen’s work.
2004
Observatoire 4 Gallery, Montreal
2003
Observatoire 4 Gallery, Montreal
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005 – 2007
Project Coordinator, Biennale de Prague 3, 2007, Milan, Italy / Prague, Czech Republic
Editorial Assistant, Flash Art magazine, Milan, Italy
2004
Curator of the Canadian section to Young Artists Biennale, Vrsac, Serbia. Artists: Adad Hannah, Stéphane Gilot, Fred Laforge, Eve Cadieux.
2003 – 2005
Gallery Assistant, Observatoire 4 Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2002 – 2005
Teaching Assistant, Université de Montréal, Art History Department, Course: Techniques and Procedures in Painting, professor Peter Krausz
1999 - 2001
Cultural Projects Coordinator, Suisse Foundation “Pro Helvetia”, Bucharest, Romania
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2001
Avram, Horea, “Azi un ou la GAD depui, miine… “, Balkon, September 2001.
Cover, Octogon, Design & Architecture, November 2001