Romanian artist Ciprian Muresan has been invited to take part in the group show TINA at The Drawing Room, conceived by Olivia Plender. The exhibition explores the social effects of the collapse of communism, relationships between capitalism and ideas of liberty and history in post-Thatcher Britain.
In the 1980s Margaret Thatcher made the notorious neo-liberal statement 'there is no alternative' (TINA for short), meaning that global free market capitalism is the only tenable economic theory. Subsequent decades have seen the collapse of communism in the former Soviet Union and increasing globalization. Meanwhile in the UK the re-structuring of the economy under both the former Conservative and New Labour governments, including the deregulation of the financial markets, has significantly led to the financial services becoming one of the main British industries. This exhibition uses drawing, installation, video, performance and debate to examine the ramifications of these developments.
Featured artists are: Petra Bauer, Pablo Bronstein, Melanie Gilligan, Anja Kirschner, Ciprian Muresan, Olivia Plender, Goldin+Senneby.
Ciprian Muresan was born in 1977 and lives and works in Cluj, Romania. He is co-editor of 'Version' art magazine and editor of 'IDEA art+society' periodical. Recent solo and group exhibitions include Kontainer Gallery, Los Angeles (2008); Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv; Galeria Plan B, Cluj, RO, (2006); Studio Protokoll, Cluj, RO; Trafó Gallery, Budapest, HU (2004).
Ciprian Muresan's participation is supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute in London.
The Drawing Room opened to the public in 2003. The gallery space is within Tannery Arts, an established studio complex, occupied by professional artists who provide opportunities for dialogue and exchange.
When: 9 October - 30 November 2008; Wed-Sun: 12.00-18.00
Where: The Drawing Room, Brunswick Wharf 55 Laburnum Street, London E2 8BD
Admission: free.
