short biography

Geta Brătescu (b. 1926, Ploiesti, Romania; d. 2018, Bucharest, Romania) was a conceptual artist and one of the most important artists in Eastern Europe and beyond. Her work includes drawings, collages, textiles, photography, experimental film, and performance. She also devoted herself to literature: Aesop, Medea, Mother Courage and Faust played the main roles in her work and they acted as alter egos.
In 2017, she represented Romania at the Venice Biennale.
Geta Brătescu studied at the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy of the University of Bucharest and at the Bucharest Academy of Fine Arts.

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  • 28. Jun 24. Aug
    Geta Brătescu TAXISPALAIS Kunsthalle Tirol, Innsbruck
  • 03. Dec 06. Jan 2000
    Geta Bratescu The National Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest