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www.nineoclock.ro: “Connecting Worlds”, the new fine art exhibition proposed by WIN Gallery, is a tribute to the multitude of encounters between worlds and cultures, by Mioara Iofciulescu “Connecting Worlds” is centered around the process of acquiring knowledge, making discoveries and accommodating to novelty. It is a constant in our lives, equally beautiful and disquieting. We chose this subject because we are traversing a period when science is making extraordinary leaps, at once promising and challenging. Discovering inner and outer worlds entails an inquisitive spirit, the courage to delve into the unknown and the willingness to accept change as inevitable. To become aware of oneself and one’s surroundings, fascination and doubt must walk hand in hand, shaping the journey. Along this process, connections between people, cultures and mindsets flourish, enabling new ways of seeing and thinking. Introspection, rites of passage, symbols and travels are just a few among the many vehicles for exploration”, Irina Stoenescu, Chairlady of WIN Gallery, stated. CC: Mirabela Miron, Ana-Maria Icatoiu OFA UGIR, OFA UGIR Cluj #WomenInPolitics #GenderEquality #EmpowerWomen #ProgressForAll #InclusiveGovernance #NineOClockDailyNews #LatestNews #NewsRoundup #FinancialIntegrity #RomaniaNews #SocialMediaUpdates #Facebook #LinkedIn #YouTube #subscribenow #businessandeducation #continuouseducation #newspapers #newsstories #newsoftheweek #newsupdates #business #economynews #greentransition https://lnkd.in/dyagkPkK

🐰 Surrealism to Prepare for Our Complex & Unpredictable World 🌏 A few weeks ago, during my latest European speaking tour, I took the opportunity of a business trip to Brussels to visit the exhibition “IMAGINE! 100 Years of International Surrealism” at the Magritte Museum. This exhibition celebrates a century since André Breton’s first Surrealist Manifesto ("Manifeste du surréalisme") of 1924. ✅ Our society loves bite-sized information. With limited attention spans, one-size-fits-all answers oversimplify every problem. 🎲 Artists like Dalí, Magritte, Breton, Ernst, Kahlo, and Oppenheim help us integrate contingency and surprise, stretch the imagination, suspend disbelief, challenge reality and the assumptions we make about the world, draw seemingly unrelated connections, and contemplate discontinuity. 🔎 Simple solutions are an appealing escape from complex environments, which inherently display tensions, paradoxes, and contradictions. Addressing ambient complexity requires recognizing ambiguities, oppositions, inconsistencies, and incomprehensibility. These arise as we analyze dynamic systems and develop nuanced perspectives. ❓With complexity, just like with surrealism, no perception or solution is universally applicable. These environments defy simplistic dichotomies, which are only reliable in dependable, certain, and consistent contexts. 🧭 Surrealist themes, from time and space, impermanence and mortality, dreams and reality, the unconscious and conscious, irrational and rational, teach us to appreciate paradoxes, dualities, and surprises. We must become comfortable with unpredictability, understanding that constants cohabitate with disruptions, permanence with impermanence, the consecutive with the parallel, the finite with the infinite, the dark with the funny, the clear with the blurry, and the singular with the multiple. 🌐 In surrealism, we learn to explore the true nature of the world, not through oversimplified narratives engineered for short-lived influence, control, and commercial gains, but by embracing the multitude of possible futures - and present - in our dynamic world of contrasts, paradoxes, surprises, and constant flux. Painting: La Clairvoyance, 1936 by Rene Magritte #futuresthinking #unpredictability #foresight #complexity #foresight Disruptive Futures Institute Techistential (Strategic Foresight & Sustainable Futures)

The Space in Between Conde Contemporary, 2024 “The Space in Between,” delves into the complex interplay of returning and belonging, capturing the essence of navigating between the past and the present. This exhibition explores the nuanced experience of coming back to familiar shores after a period of separation, where home is both a sanctuary and a landscape altered by time. At the heart of this exploration lies the metaphor of the silver cord—a luminous thread connecting our soul to our body, ensuring that even as we traverse spiritual or geographical distances, we remain tethered to our essence and origins. This cord symbolizes the enduring link between our place of birth and our chosen home, a bridge that holds us in a continuous state of connection despite physical separation As we traverse this liminal space, we confront the bittersweet tension of returning to a place that once held our deepest attachments but now appears both intimate and distant. The notion of home is redefined, revealing itself as a space that exists in perpetual transition. Here, we embrace the duality of existence—rooted in the past, yet perpetually evolving into the future. Much like the phenomena of quantum entanglement, where particles remain irrevocably connected across vast distances, the places of our birth and our chosen homes are bound in an invisible embrace, their connection transcending mere spatial separation. “The Space in Between” invites us to explore how we are both anchored and adrift, our hearts caught in the perpetual tug of dual belonging. This exhibition is a meditation on the beauty and complexity of existing in two spaces at once—a contemplation of how our memories and aspirations shape the continuum of our lives, eternally intertwined across time and space. #thespaceinbetween #condecontemporary #artinmiami #artexhibition #rubentorresllorca #portocarrero #ciroquintana #ruthowens #courtneyegan #andresconde #latinamericanart #americanart #newmedia #painting #sculpture #coralgables

A pretty accurate depiction of my husband parenting while I went off gallivanting this weekend. Pretty sure I only left him with two, but he likes to play the martyr. Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo. What a place! 40 years of artistic mastery and over 200 sculpted figures displaying the full range and depth of human emotions. From an angry baby to an old woman comforting a lifelong friend, and a consultant presenting his RFP response to a client. Joking.. that level of emotion is hard to capture, even in granite. “Is this you actually being moved by art?” asked my friend, Liz, as I rattled off my interpretation of another statue whilst posing by a bronzed buttock. (Her scepticism fuelled by events the day before when I’d settled for a photo of a biscuit iced with Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” rather than venturing into the Munch Museum itself for a look at the original article.*) But yes, it was moving! A powerful reminder of what makes us human and the impact that each one of us can have on the emotions of another. Anger to love, joy to vulnerability, violence to tenderness, and everything in between. Stripped down to their birthday suits, these people - cast in stone, bronze and iron - told a timeless story: that humans are, were, and always will be, well, human. Sufficiently moved, we then hit the streets of Oslo, which I thoroughly recommend for a little bit of everything! From floating saunas to food halls, fjords to thieves (bit of a low point). And, of course, you can even top it off with a nightcap in a karaoke bar - as is customary (for me. Not for Norwegians.) But, seriously, if you need a reminder of our purpose - not just as marketers, but as humans in general - then a walk round a park full of perfectly sculpted derrières really does the trick. *Largely on principle that it wasn’t, as I’d misconstrued at first glance, an exciting snack-related exhibition. #WhereAreTheCrispsThough #abm #b2bmarketing #humanisingB2B #oslo

Aye! We're so excited SF Chronicle's Datebook named our next major exhibition, CALLI: The Art of Xicanx Peoples an exciting exhibition for Summer 2024!!! Read the full article here: #CALLI #XicanxArt

Bloom into spring in Loudoun!🌸🌼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Check out our new blog where we highlight all the fun things to do in Loudoun this spring! #LoveLoudoun https://lnkd.in/ekamHiZ6

🪞Mirror, Mirror: who do you see? 1. Mirrors show our literal reflection. • They capture our image • They don’t capture our essence 2. Others see our full spectrum. • They observe our actions • They recognize our contributions 3. Perception shapes reality. • Self-view impacts our confidence. • Others’ views create our reputation. Today at Moco Museum in Barcelona, the countless reflections sparked a thought: our professional image, too, is multifaceted and ever-changing, influenced by interactions and achievements, much like the dynamic interplay of light and reflections in this artwork. This space is a metaphor for the multitude of ways we are viewed by our peers. It’s a reminder that, while we may try to control our image, our reputation is ultimately a collective mirage created by others’ perceptions. ➡️ Reflect on your image. Does it mirror your ambition? PS. How would you like to be perceived professionally? Comment with one word! #CareerReflection #ProfessionalGrowth #MocoMuseum

Gemelxs VS is back with their latest solo exhibition, "A Symphony of Resistance and Expression," which will be live from September 20, 2024, to January 4, 2025, exclusively on Artsy.net. Prepare to embark on a mind-blowing artistic journey led by their newest masterpiece, Azul Dorado—a haunting, poetic work that dissolves the physical and metaphysical lines. With the powerful statement, “I stretch out in the sun, on the pillow of pleasure, on a morning that will never return,” Gemelxs VS takes us into a reflective world of fleeting moments, life’s transience, and the fluidity of identity. Azul Dorado explores the dreamlike merging of sunlight and ocean waves, symbolizing the endless cycles of life and death. Through watery distortions, the duo reflects on the body's ever-changing nature, like identity itself. This isn’t just art—it’s a visual philosophy. Each brushstroke whispers, “This moment will pass, but it leaves its mark.” Through watercolors and oils, Gemelxs VS masterfully captures the fragility and resilience of life. "A Symphony of Resistance and Expression" is more than an exhibition—it’s a profound dialogue about queer existence, survival, and the beauty of claiming space in an ever-shifting world. Don’t miss this captivating experience. Links in Bio. #GemelxsVS #AzulDorado #ArtExhibition #QueerArt #FluidIdentity #ArtsyExhibitions

I recently came across the slogan on the Pérez Art Museum's website: “Por favor, don’t touch the art.” 🖼️🚫 🧤🛡️ And I'm sure you've seen it yourself in many art institutions—specially designated people next to artworks, sometimes with gloves and uniforms, manicured frames, fences, frightening signs… 🎨 Is art something we should admire from a distance? I don’t think so. Art is not a static or passive object; it is meant to be engaging, for our own sake as well: it helps us understand what it means to be human and what it means to live in this world. When we place art behind barriers and treat it as a high-priced commodity, we lose the experience of interacting with it holistically.✨ 💭 Yes, I understand the need to protect delicate pieces but the overarching message of “don’t touch” seems to perpetuate the idea that art is too precious for direct interaction. This reinforces the institutionalization of art, turning it into a mere product of capitalism rather than a living, breathing experience.💡 🤔 What are your thoughts on this approach to art? *** #artengagement #museumculture #artaccessibility #interactiveart #culturalinstitutions #artinpublicspaces #artandsociety #artcritique #artandcapitalism #artexperience #museumcritique #artdialogue #culturalcommentary #arteducation #artforall #miamiart #artinmiami #floridarts

Of course this art is crazy. What art is not crazy? When it's not crazy it's not art. Jean Dubuffet Obviously by 1945 the world was also crazy and there were many who questioned the processes and genealogies of creators authenticated as artists.  If we listen to Dubuffet, as to anyone else who has arguments to define concepts based on experiences and observations, we arrive at one of the possible questions, we can all be creators of art: Social art, urban art in the street or in galleries?  Where to find it? Although perhaps the question is where we can experience the sensation/reflection/experience that art awakens in us. As a game for the intellect, for our own existence... we keep asking ourselves and questioning the evolution or involution that the manifestations (with the tools incorporated in this era, pose us). #artbrut #landart #urbanart https://lnkd.in/ditTEWiB and if you have time check this (https://lnkd.in/d9rnqXkM)