{"id":2577,"date":"2025-04-24T13:14:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/artist\/ghenadie-popescu\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T07:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:42:44","slug":"ghenadie-popescu","status":"publish","type":"artist","link":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/artist\/ghenadie-popescu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghenadie Popescu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghenadie Popescu (b. 1971, Floresti, Republic of Moldova) is based in Chi\u0219in\u0103u and focuses on local (post-communist) identity, tradition, and geopolitical mixtures. Known for his art objects, performances, videos, and stop-motion animation, Popescu\u2019s work often reflects the absurdity of his surroundings. He studied painting at the Academy of Music, Theatre, and Fine Arts in Chi\u0219in\u0103u. Since 2012, he has primarily focused on animation. Notable solo exhibitions include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exit to the Sea<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Bunker Gallery, Chisinau (2024); and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghenadie Popescu<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Plai Gallery, Chisinau (2024). Popescu won the Contemporary Visual Arts Prize from the Ministry of Culture of Moldova (2022). His works have been showcased in group exhibitions and film festivals, including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waters Elsewhere<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Romania (2024); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community in Solitude<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Bucharest, Chisinau, Timisoara (2022-23); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ostrale Biennale<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Dresden, Germany (2021); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spirit Labore<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Moscow, Russia(2021); and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One Sixth of the Earth<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, MUSAC, Spain (2012). He was an artist-in-residence at the Rochester Institute of Technology (2014).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghenadie Popescu (b. 1971, Floresti, Republic of Moldova) is based in Chi\u0219in\u0103u and focuses on local (post-communist) identity, tradition, and geopolitical mixtures. Known for his art objects, performances, videos, and stop-motion animation, Popescu\u2019s work often reflects the absurdity of his surroundings. He studied painting at the Academy of Music, Theatre, and Fine Arts in Chi\u0219in\u0103u. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"bienala":[22],"class_list":["post-2577","artist","type-artist","status-publish","hentry","bienala-biennial-2025"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist\/2577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artist"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bienala","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bienala?post=2577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}