January 2023
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SARIEVA / HUB : 2023 Sneak Peek & 2022 Highlights
Dear friends,
Thank you for being with us in 2022! Sarieva/Hub has prepared for you exciting art in 2023!
The first exhibition for this year at Sarieva/Gallery, Plovdiv will be in February, showcasing works by the young artist Aaron Roth. A solo show by the gallery artist Pravdoliub Ivanov will follow. Other upcoming exhibitions will present international discovery artists and a thematic group show.
We are enthusiastically preparing for the opening of Sarieva @ DOT in Sofia this spring-summer season, which will be marked by a solo exhibition by Stefan Nikolaev.
We’re glad to announce that this year Sarieva/Gallery will be a part of Art Brussels 2023, presenting solo project and new works by the young artist Rudi Ninov.
Кабинет* will keep offering professional services for clients and free consultations once a month, helping the creative development of everyone interested in the art field.
Exciting new initiatives for collectors will be offered by Sarieva/Studio, Sofia throughout the year. Open Arts Foundation will hold the annual Collectors’ Forum event in Bulgaria too.
Open Art Files database and archive for Bulgarian contemporary art will be updated regularly with profiles of artists and spaces, as well as topics and documents. Meanwhile the monthly art guide artnewscafe bulletin will continue offering a guide of art events in Bulgaria and Europe.
Our community center and cafe in Plovdiv, Artnewscafe, has plenty of exciting news in store which will be revealed later on!
Stay tuned for even more new projects!
Peace and love!
The Sarieva team
Sarieva Gallery
artists news
Galleria Continua, San Gimignano
Learn MoreKAI10, ARTHENA FOUNDATION, Düsseldorf
Learn MoreBulgarian Cultural Institute, Prague
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Nedko Solakov
Seven Deadly Sins
Group show
October 14 2023 – April 1 2024
Curators: Andreas Hoffer and Elisabeth Kainberger
Kunsthalle Krems, Krems
Our exhibitions in 2022
In 2022 the gallery had a very productive program with, serving our three main lines of work – Rediscovery, Discovery and Represented artists.
Rediscovery
Two exhibitions have been focused on Rediscovery of artists and showcasing never before seen works from the 70s and 80s. The shows in question were Echo and Capsule.
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The gallery partnered with Open Arts Foundation in the realization of the Young Artists Residency project, aimed at discovering young talents. The programme organised three month-long residencies in Plovdiv with two open-calls for Bulgarian artists and one closed-call for international artists.
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Learn MoreGallery Represented
The gallery-represented artists Valio Tchenkov and Luchezar Boyadjiev presented well-resieved solo exhibitions.
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Learn MoreWorking with Artists
Represented artists: Rada Boukova, Luchezar Boyadjiev, Pravdoliub Ivanov, Stefan Nikolaev, Nedko Solakov, Kamen Stoyanov, Valio Tshenkov, Rudi Ninov
Rediscovery: Tekla Wilhelm Alexieva, Vladimir Ivanov, Albena Mihaylova – Benji, Vesselin Sariev and Sasho Stoitzov
Discovery: Maria Nalbanotva, Dimitar Shopov, Aaron Roth
In 2022 we’ve been working closely with Mihail Mihailov, Marta Djourina and Sophia Grancharova as well.
Transforming the space through the year
Elena Chergilanova presented her publication Off-Spaces & Non-Places, completed within the framework of Young Artists Residency. In it, she addresses the topics of exhibition design and the phenomenology of space, drawing on the work of Sarieva/Gallery as a case study. Here’s what she had to say about the ever-changing exhibition space:
“To remain contemporary, that is to say current, galleries and institutions are learning to dispose of the elitist rhetoric of the white cube by finding new ways to “permeate the social landscape” in a less and less formal manner. While working on this thesis, I had the chance to witness one such transformation at Sarieva Gallery… By allowing itself to openly disclose its ongoing process of constructive deconstruction, Sarieva becomes a living and breathing environment; its own site-specific installation, transcending the white cube model.”
artists' highlights 2022
Rada Boukova: “ThisPlay”; ARTER
Luchezar Boyadjiev: “The time has come to talk of many things…” (group show); National Gallery / “Sparks of Imagination: on the Frequencies of Beuys” (group show); National Gallery / “ThisPlay” (group show); ARTER
Curated by Luchezar Boyadjiev: “Jeanne-Claude for Beginners” (group show); artnewscafé / “Self-splaining (a Triumph of Empathy)”, Manifesta 14 (group show), Pristina
Pravdoliub Ivanov: “The time has come to talk of many things…” (group show); National Gallery / “Sparks of Imagination: on the Frequencies of Beuys” (group show); National Gallery / “Double UP! Kunst und Design mit neuen Perspektiven” (group show); Neues Museum Nürnberg /“Self-splaining (a Triumph of Empathy)”, Manifesta 14 (group show), Pristina
Curated by Pravdoliub Ivanov: „New Plovdiv Realism“, part of “7 – Outside Traffic” (group show); The Union of Bulgarian Artists
Stefan Nikolaev: “Sparks of Imagination: on the Frequencies of Beuys” (group show); National Gallery / “Still Life” (solo show); Michel Rein / “Self-splaining (a Triumph of Empathy)”, Manifesta 14 (group show), Pristina / “L’ami·e modèle” (group show); Mucem
Nedko Solakov: “After the Wall” (group show); MoMA, Floor 2, 208 The David Geffen Wing / “A Cornered Solo Show #1” (solo show); Mudam Luxembourg / “10+1 Paintings” (solo show); Credo Bonum Gallery / “Marta Maps. New Routes through the Collection.” (group show); Marta Herford / “Subterranean” (group show); Amox Rex Museum / “A Cornered Solo Show #2” (solo show); MAXXI / “Wishes” (solo show); Kula Gallery / “Face-à-Face” (group show); Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean
Kamen Stoyanov: “Are you sure you want to leave?” (group show); art quarter budapest / “Stories We Live With” (group show); Q Contemporary / “Mardin Biennial” (group show); Mardin Biennial / “What Can Be Done?” (group show); Traiskirchen, Austria / “Animal Within” (group show); MUMOK
Valio Tchenkov: “Cream Dream” (solo show); Belleparais / “Poster Campaign 2021/2022” (group show); Pinakothek der Moderne
Curated by Valio Tchenov: “An den Zäunen rüttelnd” (group show); Belleparais
Rudi Ninov: “The Hanging Show” (group show); ICA Gallery
STORY
selected press
Over the past year, numerous reports and interviews in television, print and online media presented the activities of Sarieva / Gallery.
Our first exhibition this year ECHO was presented in Culture.BG on BNT, as well as internationally on Art Viewer – ECHO at Sarieva. Sasho Stoitzov’s show received international presentation on Art Viewer – Sasho Stoitzov at Sarieva, also on a national level with an article in Portal Culture. Our final exhibition for this season also received a media coverage – Soma on Culture.BG and Art Viewer – Valio Tchenkov at Sarieva
Our resident Melania Toma was a guest on „Line Culture“ on BNT2, and Tsvetomira Borisova received an article about her residency in Art Viewer.
The project „Christo for Beginners“ was presented in BNR – Luchezar Boyadjiev presents „Christo for Beginners“, as well as Art Viewer. „Jeanne-Claude for Beginners“ was presented in Ploshtad Slaveikov – „Power girls“ help us understand about Christo and Jean-Claude and Dnes.BG – Jean-Claude for Beginners: The Power Girls.
Sarieva / Gallery was described as one of the best places for art in Plovdiv in the article “10 of the best European city breaks with a difference” published by The Guardian.
This is only a small part of the many of media outlets that we are grateful for their coverage of our events.
artnewscafé, Plovdiv
Artnewscafe went through it’s fair share of changes as well. We kicked off the year with a face-lifting and a new look. The café turned into a hybrid space whose concept includes multifarious permanent services and pop-up activities. It functions as a core-hub for creative initiatives, combining the activities of a coffee-bar, personal renewal spot, a plant shop, a bookstore, an artspace, a library, a furniture and lighting showroom and others. We celebrated these innovations with a brand new website.
Thanks to all of our collaborators who made the hybrid space idea possible – Paperpages, Janet-45, Sklada Furniture and Design, Florist.
We would also like to thank the new additions to the artnewscafe team who joined us in 2022. We appreciate your dedicated work and the energy you brought and keep bringing to the café!
Exhibitions & Pop-Ups
With the Name of a Flower
Vera Hadzhiyska
Solo exhibition
Vera presented works in progress from her project, titled Your Name. The images are the start of a deeper investigation into the sense of identity and belonging of Muslims in Bulgaria and how the events of the past have affected their contemporary life and identity.
Jeanne-Claude for Beginners As a curator, Luchezar Boyadjiev exhibited works by Maria Nalbantova, Sophia Grancharova, Iskra Blagoeva, Natalia Todorova-Lenz, Aksiniya Peicheva, Boryana Rossa, Selma Selman, Kalina Dimitrova, Dessislava Terzieva, Mariela Gemisheva, Ina Valentinova, Šejla Kamerić and Ana Prvački. | |
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Tróchia Collection [τροχιά] Studio NO\ON In their first solo exhibition, the design duo Julian Mikov and Dimitar Vranchev focus the public’s attention on natural processes. Their works are a contemplation on the vital functions of nature, blended harmoniously with the manifestations of modernity that manage to transform the object. | |
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Presentation of the retrospective catalogue of Luchezar Boyadjiev
Book presentation
Part of Plovdiv Reads
A talk was held on the artistic career of Boyadjiev in the context of the catalogue for his retrospective exhibition at MOMus-Contemporary, Thessaloniki in 2020. The conversation was joined by Iara Boubnova, the director of the National Gallery, Sofia.
Off-Spaces & Non Places Young Artists Residency Elena Chergilanova presented the book edition „Off-Spaces & Non-Places“, which the young author completed within the framework of the „Communication and Art“ residency. She addresses the phenomenology of space, based on her theoretical research and impressions from the activities of Open Arts Foundation | |
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Light & Dust Dimitar Genchev The show exhibits new works by Genchev, who remains faithful to his classical manner without being limited by the imagery and visual codes of classical painting. Typical of the artist, the canvases turn into explosions of colour, saturated with vitality, but equally gentle. | |
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From June 2022, artnewscafé bulletin’s monthly selection of exhibitions and events from the world of contemporary art is available in a new bilingual section of Open Art Files – „This Month“. The partnership is a natural continuation of the development of the two projects aimed to popularise Bulgarian contemporary art.
artnewscafé bulletin continues to be distributed as a monthly newsletter with news from Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo and Europe, open calls for participation in art projects and workshops, lectures and meetings with artists, curators and collectors. You can subscribe to the bulletin here.
In Support of the Eco System: Кабинѐт
Кабинѐт provided free consultations to young artists and entrepreneurs at the end of each month. We’re planning to continue helping and developing young talents. This year we’ll present even more project in the field of discovering aspiring artists.
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Some of the projects mentioned in the newsletter were realized with the support of the National Culture Fund, Bulgaria.
© Vanessa Popova © Maria Djelebova © LambdaLambdaLambda Gallery archive, Leart Rama © Rudi Ninov – Untitled (lower track deuce) 2021, acrylic on canvas, 66 x 46 cm © Nedko Solakov, Series of 19 drawings, Illusions #1, 2014, Sepia, black and white ink and wash on paper © Vladislav Sevov © Teodora Dimitrova Dzherekarova