Art Design Days Cluj 2026 - LO Contemporary

LO CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY IS PROUD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2026 EDITION OF ARTDESIGN DAYS CLUJ, ONE OF ROMANIA’S LEADING INTERDISCIPLINARY FESTIVALS DEDICATED TO CONTEMPORARY ART, DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.

HELD IN CLUJ-NAPOCA BETWEEN MAY 28–31, ARTDESIGN DAYS 2026 TRANSFORMS THE CITY INTO A LARGE-SCALE CREATIVE PLATFORM, BRINGING TOGETHER ARTISTS, ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, GALLERIES, CURATORS, AND INTERNATIONAL GUESTS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, INSTALLATIONS, CONFERENCES, AND CULTURAL DIALOGUES. THIS YEAR’S EDITION EXPLORES THE THEME OF INTEGRATING HERITAGE INTO CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, CREATING A DYNAMIC CONVERSATION BETWEEN PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.

“A DIALOGUE BETWEEN SCULPTURE AND DESIGN”

WE PRESENT A SELECTION OF SCULPTURAL AND COLLECTIBLE DESIGN WORKS BY ARTIST AND DESIGNER EDUARD LOCOTA & MATYAS ATTILA, CENTERED AROUND THE SYNTHESIS FROM NATURAL TOWARDS ARTIFICIAL THROUGH MODERN MATERIALS SUCH AS SYNTHETIC STONE (JESMONITE, MARBLE DUST), SYNTHETIC GLASS (PLEXIGLASS), AND OTHERS. HIS FOCUS IS CHANNELED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY TOWARD ONCE-ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES SUCH AS FOSSIL FUEL, WATER, AND EVEN CLEAN OXYGEN. THE EXCESSIVE AND UNSUSTAINABLE CONSUMERISM OF THE 21ST CENTURY WELCOMES US WITH A DARWINIAN TRANSFORMATION OF BOTH HUMANITY AND NATURE — AN EVOLUTION LEADING TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SYNTHETIC HUMAN LIVING WITHIN A SYNTHETIC NATURE.

THIS EXHIBITION PRESENTS A SELECTION OF SCULPTURAL AND COLLECTIBLE DESIGN WORKS EXPLORING THE TENSION BETWEEN ORGANIC TRANSFORMATION AND CONTEMPORARY MATERIAL EXPRESSION. POSITIONED BETWEEN SCULPTURE AND FUNCTIONAL OBJECT, THE WORKS CHALLENGE FIXED DEFINITIONS OF TRADITIONAL DESIGN AND SCULPTURE.

SEVERAL OF THE EXHIBITED WORKS ARE BEING PRESENTED PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME WORLDWIDE, MARKING A NEW PHASE IN THE ARTIST’S ONGOING EXPLORATION OF MATERIAL INNOVATION AND SCULPTURAL LANGUAGE.