LeiLei Gallery
Tell us about LeiLei Gallery.
Leilei Gallery is a new presence on the contemporary art scene in Romania. Founded in 2020 by visual artist Leilei Chen, the gallery was born out of a desire to create a cultural dialogue between the European and Asian contemporary art scenes. Leilei Chen, who came to Bucharest to study visual arts at the National University of Arts, brought with her a rich experience gained in China, where she also studied visual arts. Since its debut on the Romanian art scene, Leilei Gallery's mission has been to promote and stimulate local contemporary creation in all its diversity and to connect it with the international art scene. The gallery proposes transgenerational and transmedia exhibition projects, involving both established artists and emerging young artists in its programs. We promote various artistic practices, from painting and sculpture to video art, installation, performance, sound experiments,NFTs, and more.
What do you have upcoming?
Currently, the gallery is hosting the exhibition "The Other Side of This Side," curated by Laura Bivolaru. The exhibition invites visitors to explore the representation of space as a pretext for deconstructing the present, addressing contemporary themes such as cultural heritage management and labor in neo-liberalism. The works of artists Irina Botea Bucan, Lucian Bran, Tudor Bratu (Archive), Femke Hoppenbrouwer, Andrei Mateescu, Sonata Riepšaitė, Mihai Șovăială, and Anna Witt transform everyday objects into reflections on societal transformation. This exhibition is part of the "INTERVAL Nodes – Portable Borders" project, which develops an artistic network between The Hague, Bucharest, Cluj, Timișoara, and Iași.