"Gabriel Secătuit" in a golden tracksuit: Liviu Alexa dynamited the canons of the Cluj Art Museum

by Gelu Florea

The opening of his first solo exhibition at the Art Museum was not just a presentation of canvases, but a show of personal marketing and raw honesty. margin-bottom: 8px;">

An "outfit" with a message: The golden tracksuit as an extension of the canvas

The most talked about appearance of the evening was undoubtedly the debut artist's outfit. In a symbolic marketing move, Alexa chose to wear a golden tracksuit, explaining that the choice was not a random one, but a "compliment" brought to the central work of the exhibition: "Gabriel secătuit".

"I think I am the only debutant artist in the history of Romanian art who came in a gold tracksuit to the opening of the personal exhibition. But my outfit made sense," he said, pointing out the connection between the outer glow and the exhaustion of the exhibition. auto; margin-bottom: 8px;">

A bath of crowd and emotions at the maximum

The success of the public was in proportion to the controversies that the journalist usually stirs up. About 400 participants filled the halls of the museum, turning a cultural event into a demonstration of support that left the author "excited to the max".

Behind the image of "enfant terrible", Alexa showed the vulnerability of the artist at the beginning of the journey, thanking those who made this possible "flight":

• Lucian Năstasă-Kovács, for the confidence to open the museum doors to him.

• Dan Octavian Breaz, for "putting on the page" his visions.

• Ioan Sbârciu, the mentor and teacher who provided him with the necessary security to debut on simese.

"No, he's happy"

Beyond marketing, colors and "hauriu", the conclusion of the evening was a simple and humane one. Surrounded by a family who "overwhelmed him with love" and friends who responded to the invitation with smiles and hugs, Liviu Alexa summed up his condition in the purest Transylvanian style: "No, he's happy."

The exhibition remains a reference point in the Cluj cultural landscape of the year, proving that modern art does not it only needs brushes, but also the courage to be yourself, even in a golden tracksuit in the cold halls of a baroque palace.