Serban Ionescu Romanian, b. 1984
Serban Ionescu (b.1984, Romania) Serban Ionescu’s work spans across sculpture, painting, design and architecture. With his distinctive lines which emerge from his drawing practice, vibrant use of color and cartoonish gestures, Serban infuses his works with anthropomorphic shapes and a constant intuitive play on shifting scale and form. Serban has presented solo shows in New York at R & Company, Larrie Gallery, and in Antwerp, Belgium, at Everyday Gallery. His work has been published in New York Times, Wallpaper*, Architectural Digest, Dwell Magazine, DAMN Magazine and New York Magazine. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute and he has been an adjunct professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School Of Architecture from 2010-2016. Large scale projects like “Chapel For An Apple” and “Tower For An Hour” are his return to architecture. His book ‘A THING ON A TABLE IN A HOUSE’ was published by Apartamento in 2021. He is currently working on several European exhibitions for this year and a new book of drawings with Apartamento Publishing. Serban lives and works in between Brooklyn, NY and Brussels, BE.
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Vistors II
Solo Exhibition by Serban Ionescu 1 Apr - 7 May 2023‘Visitors II’ is an extension of Serban Ionescu’s previous solo exhibition at Everyday Gallery. The show is reinterpreted and re-visited with a new curation. Emulating the human face, a mask...Read more -
Visitors
Solo Exhibition by Serban Ionescu 25 Feb - 26 Mar 2023Emulating the human face, a mask expresses an emotion, a certain feeling, a state of mind. It does so in a plastic, expressive, and often even grotesque manner. This expressiveness...Read more -
Potluck
Group Exhibition 4 Dec 2021 - 16 Jan 2022This show resulted from an invitation; an invitation to the creators who over the past few years have shaped this gallery; an open invitation to take part in a show...Read more -
In Order Of Appearance
Solo Exhibition by Serban Ionescu 20 Mar - 25 Apr 2021Born in Romania in 1984, Serban Ionescu was 10 when he migrated to the United States; old enough to vividly remember witnessing the assassination of Nicolae Ceaușescu on live television...Read more
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Limbo Act II
Group Exhibition 17 Oct - 15 Nov 2020For better or for worse, we are living through what may well become one of the defining moments of the twenty-first century. This much we know. What we do not...Read more -
Limbo
Group Exhibition 5 Sep - 4 Oct 2020For better or for worse, we are living through what may well become one of the defining moments of the twenty-first century. This much we know. What we do not...Read more
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Art Antwerp 2022
touche-touche, Tom Volkaert, Thom Trojanowski, Serban Ionescu, Erik Chiefele, Deborah Bowman, Daan Gielis, Bram Kinsbergen 15 - 18 Dec 2022Read more -
CAN Ibiza 2022
B.D. Graft, Bram Kinsbergen, Daan Gielis, Lisse Declercq, Magda Kirk, Mamali Shafahi, Marco Paul Lorenzetti, Martin Kacmarek & Serban Ionescu 13 - 17 Jul 2022Read more -
Art Rotterdam 2021
Victor Delestre, Tom Volkaert, Serban Ionescu, Nicolas Holiber, Marria Pratts, Jordy Kerwick, Jacopo Pagin, Estrid Lutz, Dittmar Viane, Daan Gielis 1 - 4 Jul 2021Everyday Gallery was thrilled to present for the second time at Art Rotterdam 2021 (Booth 18 in the Main Section). Showcasing an eclectic mix of...Read more
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weekendmagazine DE TIJD — Potluck Exhibition
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Knack Weekend — Potluck Exhibition
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dS Magazine — Potluck Exhibition
Print Article, December 4, 2021 -
Collectible — Boris Devis
Interview, May 25, 2021
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Wallpaper* — Serban Ionescu
April 2021 issue, April 1, 2021 -
Surface — Serban Ionescu
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The Design Release — Serban Ionescu
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DAMN Magazine — Marria Pratts
Article, March 20, 2021
Serban Ionescu (1984) b. Ploiesti, Romania
2022
COLLECTIBLE Fair - Presented by Everyday Gallery, Brussels
Potluck - Everyday Gallery, Antwerp
CAN Ibiza 2022 - Booth A3, Presented by Everyday Gallery
2021
In Order of Appearance - Everyday Gallery, Antwerp (Solo show)
2020
Limbo Act II - Everyday Gallery, Antwerp
Limbo - Everyday Gallery, Antwerp
Failed Seriousness: Lapo Binazzi and Serban Ionescu - Virtual exhibition with
R & Company (Duo)
OBJECTS U.S.A. - with R & Company, New York City
Design Miami - with R & Company, Miami
Desert Islands - Virtual show curated by Apartamento
Under / Over - with Marta Gallery, Los Angeles
Imagined, For Uncertain Times - Virtual show curated by Soft Geometry
The Armory Show 2020 - with R & Company, New York City
2019
DACIA - R & Company, New York City (Solo show)
Chairs Beyond Right and Wrong - R & Company, New York, New York APR
The Chair - Future Perfect, New York City
Kipsy part of Culture Corps “Off the wall” and Hudson Yards, New York City
2018
A Crowded Room - Larrie Gallery, New York City (Solo show)
Serban Ionescu and Anjuli Rathod - SAFE Gallery, Brooklyn
NADA Art Fair - SAFE Gallery, Miami
Ceci N’est Pas Une Chaise / This Is Not A Chair - Plant Seven, High Point, NC 100 Sculptures - Anonymous Gallery, Mexico City
In Good Company Edition 2 - Fernando Mastrangelo Studio, Brooklyn
NADA Art Fair - SAFE Gallery, New York City
2017
CASBAH -MAW Gallery, New York City
Oread - Pop Up Installation, 198 Bowery, New York City
2016
Bad Water Pavilion - Knockdown Center, Queens
OFF X OFF - Furniture Designs by J McDonald and Serban Ionescu, Sena Space, New York City
No Commission Art Fair - curated by Swizz Beatz, Bronx
2015
Things With Claws - Knockdown Center, Queens
Destroy, She Said - Pierogi Gallery / Boiler, Brooklyn
2014
Good Spell Bad Craft - Works by Jonah Emerson Bell and Serban Ionescu, Sena Space, New York City
All The Best Artists Are My Friends - curated by Ray Smith, Mana Contemporary, New Jersey
2013
Headscapes - Warehouse, Long Island City
2012
Demeter - Bridge Gallery, New York City (Solo show)
Secret History - Bridge Gallery, New York City (Solo show)
To The Stars On The Wings Of An Eel - Gowanus Ballroom, Brooklyn Brucennial 2012 - New York City
2011
Ship Of Fools - Bridge Gallery, New York City
Pretty Vacant - Warehouse, Brooklyn
OBJECT CITY - The Objectionists Bridge Gallery, New York City
2010
Bedlam - Bank Iran Leroy St. New York City
The Objectionists and Friends - Troy
Selected Film Works
2018
A Fool’s Errand - Director of short animation with Narek Gevorgian
Without The I by Elke - Director for music video with Berenice Eveno
2016
Blame It On Me - Director and Writer for short film
2012
Demeter - Director and Writer for short film
2014
The Shadow Self by Fantasmes - Director for music video
Clermont Film Festival Nominee
Education
BArch Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Brooklyn NY Class of 2007