For the first time in Romania, Lia and Dan Perjovschi are bringing their works together in a major retrospective event: DRAFT for a Joint Retrospective. The project, organized by the Bucharest City Hall through ARCUB – the Bucharest Cultural Center, with the support of Raiffeisen Bank, marks the 40th anniversary of the intertwined careers of what is probably the most influential couple in Romanian and international contemporary art.
Conceived as a comprehensive journey that engages all the exhibition spaces of the Gabroveni Inn, the Retrospective, created in collaboration with Ivan Gallery, transforms the heritage building in the Old Town of the Capital into a veritable laboratory of memory and the present—a living space for encounters, ideas, and dialogue.
Born in Sibiu in 1961, Lia and Dan Perjovschi met in fifth grade at the Art High School—sitting at the same desk. Since then, their paths have developed independently, yet have remained constantly intertwined.
The year 2026 marks 40 years of artistic careers and over a thousand joint projects. Each has forged a distinct path, yet annually they have organized exhibitions, workshops, and conferences together. Their practices, rooted in critical thinking and social commentary, intersect and intertwine, building a profound vision of the contemporary world. The Perjovschi couple addresses themes such as: politics and power, democracy, post-communism, capitalism, nationalism, the global-local relationship, freedom and responsibility of expression, feminism, control, resistance, activism, protest, and vulnerability.
In short: Lia works with books, Dan with newspapers. Lia has moved from creating art with the body to analyzing the body in art and culture. Dan has migrated from the newspaper page directly to the walls and windows of museums around the world.
The exhibition Lia & Dan Perjovschi – DRAFT for a Joint Retrospective at ARCUB – Gabroveni Inn will be open throughout EEMC:
Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased online at arcub.ro, through the iabilet.ro network, and at the ARCUB box office.
Ticket prices:
35 lei – general admission;
20 lei – discounted rate for high school students, college students, and seniors.
Organized groups of schoolchildren, students, and civic or cultural associations are eligible for free admission, subject to prior reservation by sending a request to the email address: inscrieri@arcub.ro.
A conference pass is required to attend this event. Choose the pass that matches the days and tracks you want to access.