{"id":4418,"date":"2026-03-12T13:31:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/?post_type=artist&#038;p=4418"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:31:26","slug":"kinema-ikon","status":"publish","type":"artist","link":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/artist\/kinema-ikon\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinema Ikon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kinema Ikon is a multimedia workshop founded in 1970 by George\u00a0S\u0103b\u0103u. In its early days, the group was dedicated to the idea of experimental film and the appropriation of an identity through this practice. The group is a promoter of contemporary art in Romania and is currently active at the Arad Art Museum, its initiatives being coordinated by the artist C\u0103lin\u00a0Man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After having a permanent headquarters, Kinema\u00a0Ikon responded to the initiative of the Centre Pompidou in Paris to start a collaboration between 1994 and 2004. In 2003, Kinema\u00a0Ikon represented Romania at the Venice Biennale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Survival Ki<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an external hard drive containing all of Kinema Ikon\u2019s work since 1970. The content was periodically updated until its expiration on December 13, 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most recent material was transferred to a new medium with a new expiration date. Thus, the accumulated information is always preserved. Any copying and reproduction of the content is strictly prohibited.<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authors <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">focuses on the notion of conservation, dissemination, documentation and encourages critical reflection on the impact of media and the role of artists in society.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kinema Ikon is a multimedia workshop founded in 1970 by George\u00a0S\u0103b\u0103u. In its early days, the group was dedicated to the idea of experimental film and the appropriation of an identity through this practice. The group is a promoter of contemporary art in Romania and is currently active at the Arad Art Museum, its initiatives [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"bienala":[],"class_list":["post-4418","artist","type-artist","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist\/4418","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=4418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bienala","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artencounters.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bienala?post=4418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}