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With Mihail Șarpe
Mihail Șarpe
Mihail Șarpe (b. 1992, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova) is interested in fluid forms, in the impression of visual movement, and in the interplay between form, space, and volume. His sculptures are the result of an ongoing interaction in which the act of making the object also becomes the means through which the work discovers its own meaning. Rather than imposing a direction onto the material, the artist allows himself to be guided by it, working alongside the possibilities it reveals. In this sense, the act of looking is not merely the beginning of the work, but the beginning of a form still in the process of becoming.

Tell us about Ivan.

Ivan Gallery is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2007 in Bucharest as a private initiative of Marian Ivan. Its programme is diverse, featuring established artists such as Geta Brătescu, Paul Neagu, Ion Grigorescu, Lia Perjovschi, Horia Bernea and Simona Runcan alongside younger Romanian artists including Iulia Toma, Cristina David, Giulia Crețulescu, and Gavril Pop. The gallery also collaborates with Romanian artists based abroad, such as Sándor Bartha and Mădălina Zaharia, as well as with international artists like Elijah Burgher, Ross Taylor, and Jaro Varga. Ivan Gallery aims to support the careers of artists with an articulate, conceptual artistic discourse, while also researching diverse experimental practices. By offering a variety of artistic perspectives, the gallery fosters an informed program that encourages generational and intercultural artistic dialogue. In the autumn of 2025, Ivan Gallery returned to its original location in Cotroceni after five years at Malmaison Studios.The gallery aims at supporting the career of artists with an articulate, conceptual artistic discourse, while at the same time researching and exhibiting internationally the experimental practice of insufficiently known Romanian artists from the second part of the 20th century, such as Simona Runcan and Florina Coulin. In 2021 Ivan Gallery opened a new exhibition space inside Atelierele Malmaison.

What do you have upcoming?

From September 16 to October 4 2026, Ivan Gallery will host the group show ”Urban Realograms. Artistic practices for shared spaces.” Curated by Daniela Custrin, the project reactivates the landmark 1976 experimental exhibition ”Realograms” (”Realograme”) through an intergenerational dialogue. The 1970s experimental show with works by Matei Lăzărescu, Florina Coulin, Ion Grigorescu and Andrei Gheorghiu will be revisited as a research tool and opportunity to examine the relationship between image, documentation and the concrete reality of everyday life. The project is co-founded by the Bucharest City Hall through ARCUB, as part of the ”București în premieră” 2026 Programme.