Faces of Modernism: Painting in Bulgaria, Greece, Romania 1910-1940

The thematic exhibition entitled "Faces of Modernism: Painting in Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, 1910-1940," being staged by the National Museum of Art of Romania in Bucharest, the National Gallery-Bulgarian Museum of Fine Arts in Sofia and the B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music, is taking place from 12 March to 9 May at the B & M Theocharakis Foundation in Athens, Greece. It features 55 prominent artists from Bulgaria, Romania and Greece exhibiting 124 representative works that reveal the path of Modernism in their respective countries.

The exhibition will bring out both regional and national specificities, revealing the multiple levels on which Bulgaria, Greece and Romania were involved in a profound transformation of their local aesthetic preoccupations by integrating ideas, forms and techniques that were developed in the major cosmopolitan cities of Western Europe. The outcome will be an enriched understanding of the wealth and breadth of the cultural activity in what was perceived as the "periphery" and a realisation of the significance of modern art in the formation of a European cultural identity. The project is funded by the EU and is an integral part of the "Balkan Modernisms" project, which is being carried out with the support of the Culture 2007-2013 Programme.

Don't miss the exhibition Faces of Modernism: Painting in Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, 1910-1940 at the B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music in Athens, Greece.