The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Ángeles Agrela / Răzvan Boar / Nicole Duennebier / Liang Fu / Samantha Joy Groff / Joshua Hagler / Devin B. Johnson / Chantal Khoury / Rae Klein / Larry Madrigal / Teresa Murta / Katherina Olschbaur / Jorge Peris / Daniel Pitín / Cristian Răduță / Nicola Samorì / Ioana Stanca / Ecaterina Vrana / Nadia Waheed

Bucharest

June 22 – July 27, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

The Ballad of the Children of the Czar

Installation View

Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2024

Press Release

O Nicholas! Alas! Alas!

My grandfather coughed in your army,

 

Hid in a wine-stinking barrel,

For three days in Bucharest

 

Then left for America

To become a king himself.

— from “The Ballad of the Children of the Czar,” Delmore Schwartz, 1938

Mihai Nicodim defected from Romania to the United States in 1983 and opened his first gallery in 2006. In 2013, he expanded his program to include a new space in Bucharest, the city in which he was born and raised. The Ballad of the Children of the Czar continues the Bucharest gallery’s tradition of summer group exhibitions celebrating Nicodim’s international roster of artists and the transience of identity itself. Inevitably, if a group of people stick around long enough, every new frontier will become known to some future generation as “the old country.”

 

– Ben Lee Ritchie Handler

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Selected Works

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Ángeles Agrela Gondioque, 2024 acrylic and pencil on paper 18 x 14 in 45 x 37 cm

Ángeles Agrela

Gondioque, 2024

acrylic and pencil on paper

18 x 14 in
45 x 37 cm

Ángeles Agrela Amatilda, 2024 acrylic and pencil on paper 20 x 16 in 50 x 40 cm

Ángeles Agrela

Amatilda, 2024

acrylic and pencil on paper

20 x 16 in
50 x 40 cm

Ángeles Agrela Sichilda, 2024 acrylic and pencil on paper 21 x 15 in 55 x 38 cm

Ángeles Agrela

Sichilda, 2024

acrylic and pencil on paper

21 x 15 in
55 x 38 cm

Razvan Boar Self portrait with dragons, 2024 oil on canvas 24 x 20 in 61 x 51 cm

Razvan Boar

Self portrait with dragons, 2024

oil on canvas

24 x 20 in
61 x 51 cm

Nicole Duennebier Swamp Structure, 2024 acrylic on panel 91h x 122w cm 36h x 48w in

Nicole Duennebier

Swamp Structure, 2024

acrylic on panel

91h x 122w cm

36h x 48w in

Liang Fu Flowing water doesn't decay, flames transform, 2024 pigment, oil on canvas 79h x 59w in 200h x 150w cm

Liang Fu

Flowing water doesn't decay, flames transform, 2024

pigment, oil on canvas

79h x 59w in
200h x 150w cm

Liang Fu Untitled, 2023 oil on canvas 20h x 24w in 50h x 60w cm

Liang Fu

Untitled, 2023

oil on canvas

20h x 24w in
50h x 60w cm

Samantha Joy Groff Between Paradise and this World, 2024 oil and acrylic on canvas 71h x 112w cm 28h x 44w in

Samantha Joy Groff

Between Paradise and this World, 2024

oil and acrylic on canvas

71h x 112w cm

28h x 44w in

Joshua Hagler What was Found in the Forest, 2017-2024 mixed media on canvas 75.0h x 63.0w in 189.23h x 160.02w cm

Joshua Hagler

What was Found in the Forest, 2017-2024

mixed media on canvas

75.0h x 63.0w in
189.23h x 160.02w cm

Devin B. Johnson Hoyt, 2024 oil on linen 91h x 76w cm 36h x 30w in

Devin B. Johnson

Hoyt, 2024

oil on linen

91h x 76w cm

36h x 30w in

Devin B. Johnson Recent Construct, 2024 oil on linen 61h x 76w cm 24h x 30w in

Devin B. Johnson

Recent Construct, 2024

oil on linen

61h x 76w cm

24h x 30w in

Rae Klein Next, 2024 oil on linen 84h x 72w in 213h x 183w cm

Rae Klein

Next, 2024

oil on linen

84h x 72w in
213h x 183w cm

Rae Klein Next, 2024 oil on linen 84h x 72w in 213h x 183w cm

Rae Klein

Next, 2024

oil on linen

84h x 72w in
213h x 183w cm

Rae Klein Next, 2024 oil on linen 84h x 72w in 213h x 183w cm

Rae Klein

Next, 2024

oil on linen

84h x 72w in
213h x 183w cm

Chantal Khoury Rams, 2024 oil on canvas 152h x 122w cm 60h x 48w in

Chantal Khoury

Rams, 2024

oil on canvas

152h x 122w cm

60h x 48w in

Chantal Khoury Riders, 2024 oil on canvas 41h x 51w cm 16h x 20w in

Chantal Khoury

Riders, 2024

oil on canvas

41h x 51w cm

16h x 20w in

Chantal Khoury Vases, 2024 oil on canvas 41h x 51w cm 16h x 20w in

Chantal Khoury

Vases, 2024

oil on canvas

41h x 51w cm

16h x 20w in

Larry Madrigal Bosom, 2024 oil on canvas 76h x 76w cm 30h x 30w in

Larry Madrigal

Bosom, 2024

oil on canvas

76h x 76w cm

30h x 30w in

Teresa Murta French kiss, 2024 oil and acrylic on wood panel 16h x 12w in 40h x 30w cm

Teresa Murta

French kiss, 2024

oil and acrylic on wood panel

16h x 12w in
40h x 30w cm

Teresa Murta Freshly peeled, 2024 oil and acrylic on wood panel 20h x 16w in 50h x 40w cm

Teresa Murta

Freshly peeled, 2024

oil and acrylic on wood panel

20h x 16w in
50h x 40w cm

Teresa Murta Tangent, 2024 oil on canvas 94h x 73w in 240h x 185w cm

Teresa Murta

Tangent, 2024

oil on canvas

94h x 73w in
240h x 185w cm

Katherina Olschbaur Bacchanal, 2024 oil on linen 171h x 150w cm 68h x 59w in

Katherina Olschbaur

Bacchanal, 2024

oil on linen

171h x 150w cm

68h x 59w in

Daniel Pitín Day Bar, 2024 mixed media on canvas 37 x 47  in 95 x 120 cm

Daniel Pitín

Day Bar, 2024

mixed media on canvas

37 x 47  in
95 x 120 cm

Daniel Pitín Storm Catchers, 2024 mixed media on canvas 55 x 67 in 140 x 170 cm

Daniel Pitín

Storm Catchers, 2024

mixed media on canvas

55 x 67 in
140 x 170 cm

Nicola Samorì LeDe, 2024 oil on wood 28 x 39 x 1 in 70 x 100 x 2 cm

Nicola Samorì

LeDe, 2024

oil on wood

28 x 39 x 1 in
70 x 100 x 2 cm

Nicola Samorì The Rural Snarl Trembling, 2024 oil on canvas 98 x 79 in 250 x 200 cm

Nicola Samorì

The Rural Snarl Trembling, 2024

oil on canvas

98 x 79 in
250 x 200 cm

Nicola Samorì Corna Jury, 2024 oil on onyx 16 x 12 x 1 in 40 x 30 x 2 cm

Nicola Samorì

Corna Jury, 2024

oil on onyx

16 x 12 x 1 in
40 x 30 x 2 cm

Nicola Samorì Handwrite Stalemate, 2024 oil on onyx 20 x 20 in 50 x 50 cm

Nicola Samorì

Handwrite Stalemate, 2024

oil on onyx

20 x 20 in
50 x 50 cm

Ioana Stanca Untitled, 2024 embroidery on linen  45 x 34 in 116 x 87 cm

Ioana Stanca

Untitled, 2024

embroidery on linen 

45 x 34 in
116 x 87 cm

Ecaterina Vrana Untitled, 2016 oil on canvas 83h x 71w in 210h x 180w cm

Ecaterina Vrana

Untitled, 2016

oil on canvas

83h x 71w in
210h x 180w cm

Nadia Waheed Dreaming Tree, 2024 oil on canvas 58h x 48w in 147h x 122w cm

Nadia Waheed

Dreaming Tree, 2024

oil on canvas

58h x 48w in
147h x 122w cm

Ecaterina Vrana Countess with Red Eyes, 2016 oil on canvas 79h x 67w in 200h x 170w cm

Ecaterina Vrana

Countess with Red Eyes, 2016

oil on canvas

79h x 67w in
200h x 170w cm

Ecaterina Vrana Yellow Countess with Pancakes, 2016 oil on canvas 74h x 74w in 188h x 188w cm

Ecaterina Vrana

Yellow Countess with Pancakes, 2016

oil on canvas

74h x 74w in
188h x 188w cm

Ángeles Agrela Gondioque, 2024 acrylic and pencil on paper 18 x 14 in 45 x 37 cm
Ángeles Agrela Amatilda, 2024 acrylic and pencil on paper 20 x 16 in 50 x 40 cm
Ángeles Agrela Sichilda, 2024 acrylic and pencil on paper 21 x 15 in 55 x 38 cm
Razvan Boar Self portrait with dragons, 2024 oil on canvas 24 x 20 in 61 x 51 cm
Nicole Duennebier Swamp Structure, 2024 acrylic on panel 91h x 122w cm 36h x 48w in
Liang Fu Flowing water doesn't decay, flames transform, 2024 pigment, oil on canvas 79h x 59w in 200h x 150w cm
Liang Fu Untitled, 2023 oil on canvas 20h x 24w in 50h x 60w cm
Samantha Joy Groff Between Paradise and this World, 2024 oil and acrylic on canvas 71h x 112w cm 28h x 44w in
Joshua Hagler What was Found in the Forest, 2017-2024 mixed media on canvas 75.0h x 63.0w in 189.23h x 160.02w cm
Devin B. Johnson Hoyt, 2024 oil on linen 91h x 76w cm 36h x 30w in
Devin B. Johnson Recent Construct, 2024 oil on linen 61h x 76w cm 24h x 30w in
Rae Klein Next, 2024 oil on linen 84h x 72w in 213h x 183w cm
Rae Klein Next, 2024 oil on linen 84h x 72w in 213h x 183w cm
Rae Klein Next, 2024 oil on linen 84h x 72w in 213h x 183w cm
Chantal Khoury Rams, 2024 oil on canvas 152h x 122w cm 60h x 48w in
Chantal Khoury Riders, 2024 oil on canvas 41h x 51w cm 16h x 20w in
Chantal Khoury Vases, 2024 oil on canvas 41h x 51w cm 16h x 20w in
Larry Madrigal Bosom, 2024 oil on canvas 76h x 76w cm 30h x 30w in
Teresa Murta French kiss, 2024 oil and acrylic on wood panel 16h x 12w in 40h x 30w cm
Teresa Murta Freshly peeled, 2024 oil and acrylic on wood panel 20h x 16w in 50h x 40w cm
Teresa Murta Tangent, 2024 oil on canvas 94h x 73w in 240h x 185w cm
Katherina Olschbaur Bacchanal, 2024 oil on linen 171h x 150w cm 68h x 59w in
Daniel Pitín Day Bar, 2024 mixed media on canvas 37 x 47  in 95 x 120 cm
Daniel Pitín Storm Catchers, 2024 mixed media on canvas 55 x 67 in 140 x 170 cm
Nicola Samorì LeDe, 2024 oil on wood 28 x 39 x 1 in 70 x 100 x 2 cm
Nicola Samorì The Rural Snarl Trembling, 2024 oil on canvas 98 x 79 in 250 x 200 cm
Nicola Samorì Corna Jury, 2024 oil on onyx 16 x 12 x 1 in 40 x 30 x 2 cm
Nicola Samorì Handwrite Stalemate, 2024 oil on onyx 20 x 20 in 50 x 50 cm
Ioana Stanca Untitled, 2024 embroidery on linen  45 x 34 in 116 x 87 cm
Ecaterina Vrana Untitled, 2016 oil on canvas 83h x 71w in 210h x 180w cm
Nadia Waheed Dreaming Tree, 2024 oil on canvas 58h x 48w in 147h x 122w cm
Ecaterina Vrana Countess with Red Eyes, 2016 oil on canvas 79h x 67w in 200h x 170w cm
Ecaterina Vrana Yellow Countess with Pancakes, 2016 oil on canvas 74h x 74w in 188h x 188w cm