Ovidiu Sandor
Ovidiu Sandor collects Romanian art from the early 20th century to the present, in three strands: the historical avant-garde, the post-war neo-avant-garde and art after 1989. He founded the Art Encounters Foundation in Timisoara in 2015, which runs a contemporary art biennial. Kunsthalle Praha showed nearly 150 of his works in 2023.
Artists named in the collection
Constantin Brancusi, Geta Bratescu, Victor Brauner, Andre Cadere, Adrian Ghenie, Ion Grigorescu, Ana Lupas, Victor Man, Ciprian Muresan, Paul Neagu, Dan Perjovschi, Mircea Cantor, Marius Bercea
On record
- He began as a collector of rare Romanian maps.
- France named him a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2022.
- The foundation has had a Timisoara headquarters with a 264 square metre exhibition space since 2018.
Institutional roles
- Eastern European Acquisitions Committee, Tate Modern
- Acquisitions committee, Centre Pompidou
Questions
What does Ovidiu Sandor collect?Ovidiu Sandor collects Romanian art from the early 20th century to the present, in three strands: the historical avant-garde, the post-war neo-avant-garde and art after 1989. He founded the Art Encounters Foundation in Timisoara in 2015, which runs a contemporary art biennial. Kunsthalle Praha showed nearly 150 of his works in 2023.
Which artists are in the Ovidiu Sandor collection?Cited sources name works by Constantin Brancusi, Geta Bratescu, Victor Brauner, Andre Cadere, Adrian Ghenie, Ion Grigorescu, Ana Lupas, Victor Man.
Can the public see the collection of Ovidiu Sandor?Yes. Works are shown at Art Encounters Foundation in Timisoara, Romania.
Sources
- Lost in the Moment That Follows: The Ovidiu Sandor Collection, Kunsthalle Praha, 2023
- Art Encounters Foundation in Timisoara, Juliet Art Magazine
- First edition of Timisoara Art Encounters announced, e-flux, 2015
Last verified 2026-10-31.
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