Ciprian Muresan

b. 1977, Romanian

Ciprian Mureşan is a contemporary artist working and residing in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Mureşan is known for his installation, sculpture, video and drawing, marked by a healthy sense of irony, a critical view, an iconoclastic character in touch with history and art history, resulting in artworks which are in fact subtle and smart commentaries with a strong sense of humor.

Portrait of Ciprian Mureşan. / Photo: Kathmandu Triennale.

Being born in communist Romania in 1977 in Dej, Mureşan experienced in Revolution of 1989 and grew up during the aftermath in a country, trying ‘to catch up’ with modernization and a shaky transition tocapitalism. His artistic production is characterized by this post-utopian notion throughout a multidisciplinary practice.[1] As a result, he is one of the most important figures from the contemporary art scene in Cluj.

The postmodern and Conceptual Art by Ciprian Mureşan is internationally lauded, resulting in numerous important solo and group shows since his breakthrough around the turn of the millennium. Ever since, Mureşan has exhibited in Germany, the United States, Romania, Austria, Italy and many more. In 2009 he was part of the 53th Venice Biennale. Further, the Romanian was also part of the Biennale in Sydney and has had shows in major institutions such as Centre Pompidou in Paris or Tate Modern, London. His work features in major public and private collections, for instance the Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art in Budapest, The MOCA Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, Palais Populaire in Berlin or the Zabludowicz Collection in London. Mureşan is ranked among the top 1.000 artists globally and top 10 in Romania on Artfacts.[2]

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Artworks by Ciprian Mureşan

Ciprian Mureşan, The end of a five-year plan, 2004. Various media – variable dimensions. Courtesy of David Nolan Gallery.

Ciprian Mureşan, Untitled (Monks), 2011. Edition 5/5 + 2AP. Courtesy of Galerie Plan B.

Ciprian Mureşan, Dead Weight, 2013. Etchings, plywood, mahogany – 61 × 71.1 × 61 cm. Courtesy of David Nolan Gallery.

Ciprian Mureşan, Le grand alpha de la peinture 2, 2016. Pencil on paper – 55 × 73 cm. Courtesy of Galleria Plan B.

Ciprian Mureşan, Debandadă istorică, 2019. Installation view. Courtesy of Nicodim Gallery.

Notes:

[1] Nicodmin Gallery, Ciprian Muresan at http://www.nicodimgallery.com/artists/ciprian-muresan consulted 17/11/2020.
[2] Artfacts, Ciprian Mureşan at https://artfacts.net/artist/ciprian-muresan/55968 consulted 17/11/2020.

Last Updated on May 3, 2023

Sylvia Walker

Sylvia Walker (b. 1986, US) is an art historian, essayist, art critic, and curator. After contributing to numerous publications, and curating exhibitions in the United States of America and beyond, she currently works as the assistant director of Contemporary Art Issue (CAI).