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

 

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