Talk - Malmaison Studios - Then and now

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In 2020, a group of artists rented the first floor of a building on Calea Plevnei in Bucharest. A year later, the community expanded by occupying the second floor. Since then, Malmaison Studios has gone through periods of growth, consolidation, and contraction, shaped by the increasing pressure of rising rental costs. Starting from this history, the presentation explores how a self-organized artistic community develops collective forms of organization and creates a context that influences the artistic practices of its members. With members of Malmaison Studios: Dan Vezentan, Alex Radu, Dan Basu, Liliana Basarab, Cristian Sisea, Otilia Boeru, Chob Control Club, Berlin Room Constantin Mille Street No. 4, Bucharest 14 September, 19.00 Duration: approximately 50 minutes, followed by a Q&A with the audience. Talk in Romanian language. Free admission. MALMAISON STUDIOS Originally built as a military barracks, the Malmaison Building has significant historical importance and is 182 years old. Over the course of its history, it has housed a Military Officers’ School, a military court, a prison during the Antonescu regime, and, in the early years of the communist regime, a Securitate investigation and detention centre.