Galateea Contemporary Art presents Monumenta in fragmentis, an exhibition dedicated to Florian Lazăr Alexie (1938–2016), one of the leading figures who played a decisive role in establishing Romanian ceramics as a sculptural language during the second half of the twentieth century. Curated by Georgiana Cozma and Alina Tudor, the exhibition is open to the public from 19 August to 15 September 2026.
Starting from the premise that every exhibition is, by its very nature, a selection and therefore a fragment of an artist's body of work, Monumenta in fragmentis invites audiences to rediscover Florian Lazăr Alexie's work through a selection that foregrounds a significant direction within his artistic research, brought into focus through a concentrated curatorial reading. The exhibition brings together works centred on the human figure and the female body, understood as a principle of genesis, life, and becoming, proposing a focused reading of this dimension of the artist's practice.
In a culture shaped by the accelerated circulation of images and the fragmented consumption of information, the project reclaims another meaning of the fragment: that of a tool for knowledge. The works assembled here invite viewers to reconstruct, through their own interpretative engagement, an artistic universe that extends beyond the gallery space and continues through memory, research, and dialogue.
As both artist and educator, Florian Lazăr Alexie shaped generations of ceramic artists and sculptors and contributed to redefining ceramics as a sculptural medium. Throughout his work, volume, space, and material are articulated within a rigorous visual language distinguished by formal synthesis and monumentality. Today, his work remains insufficiently represented in digital archives, and Monumenta in fragmentis seeks to bring renewed attention to an artistic legacy that remains essential to understanding the development of contemporary ceramics in Romania.
The exhibition has been made possible through the support of the artist's former students Ioan Nemțoi and Diana Dăscălescu-Barabas, whose collections include the works presented.
The research behind the exhibition benefited from the contribution of photographer Eugeniu Lupu, whose remarkable archive documents the Romanian art scene of the second half of the twentieth century. Access to this photographic archive was facilitated by the Centre for Decorative Arts Resources / PostModernism Museum.
Curators: Georgiana Cozma / Alina Tudor
Partners: Workspace Studio, Inkad
Media partners: Modernism.ro, Revista Arta, Intell News, Leviathan, ArtLine, Amos News, Agenția de Carte, Propagarta, Empower Artists, Piața de Artă, Radio România Cultural, Radio România Internațional, Zile și Nopți, Top Business
Starting from the premise that every exhibition is, by its very nature, a selection and therefore a fragment of an artist's body of work, Monumenta in fragmentis invites audiences to rediscover Florian Lazăr Alexie's work through a selection that foregrounds a significant direction within his artistic research, brought into focus through a concentrated curatorial reading. The exhibition brings together works centred on the human figure and the female body, understood as a principle of genesis, life, and becoming, proposing a focused reading of this dimension of the artist's practice.
In a culture shaped by the accelerated circulation of images and the fragmented consumption of information, the project reclaims another meaning of the fragment: that of a tool for knowledge. The works assembled here invite viewers to reconstruct, through their own interpretative engagement, an artistic universe that extends beyond the gallery space and continues through memory, research, and dialogue.
As both artist and educator, Florian Lazăr Alexie shaped generations of ceramic artists and sculptors and contributed to redefining ceramics as a sculptural medium. Throughout his work, volume, space, and material are articulated within a rigorous visual language distinguished by formal synthesis and monumentality. Today, his work remains insufficiently represented in digital archives, and Monumenta in fragmentis seeks to bring renewed attention to an artistic legacy that remains essential to understanding the development of contemporary ceramics in Romania.
The exhibition has been made possible through the support of the artist's former students Ioan Nemțoi and Diana Dăscălescu-Barabas, whose collections include the works presented.
The research behind the exhibition benefited from the contribution of photographer Eugeniu Lupu, whose remarkable archive documents the Romanian art scene of the second half of the twentieth century. Access to this photographic archive was facilitated by the Centre for Decorative Arts Resources / PostModernism Museum.
Curators: Georgiana Cozma / Alina Tudor
Partners: Workspace Studio, Inkad
Media partners: Modernism.ro, Revista Arta, Intell News, Leviathan, ArtLine, Amos News, Agenția de Carte, Propagarta, Empower Artists, Piața de Artă, Radio România Cultural, Radio România Internațional, Zile și Nopți, Top Business
A IMAGE GALLERY OF EXHIBITED ARTWORKS
