The Romanian artist Eugen Raportoru is the protagonist of the exhibition presented by the Veneto Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts and by the European Institute for Roma Arts and Culture (ERIAC), entitled “The Abduction from the Serraglio“, accompanied by “Roma Women: Performative Strategies of Resistance“, official collateral event at the 59th International Art Exhibition, curated by Ilina Schileru.
In the long history of Venice Art Biennale, this is only the fourth occasion when a presence of Roma art is ensured, and the second time when ERIAC is commissioner of the collateral Roma event.
This solo show of the artist of Roma origin Eugen Raportoru, presented in collaboration with a group of Roma artists and intellectuals comprehending the exhibition with performances, actions, feminist and scholarly interventions, represents a new milestone in European art history and an achievement of the vibrant European Roma cultural movement.
Website: www.eriac.org
Location: Campo Santo Stefano, Venice
Schedule: until November 27, 2022
