Alexandra Croitoru (born 1975) is a Romanian photographer who is seeking to challenge accepted ideas of power sharing and gender in Romania through photography.
Biography Born in Bucharest, Croitoru studied from 1993 to 1998 in the Graphic Department at the National Academy of Arts. Since 1999, she has taught at the university's Photo-Video Department."Alexandra Croitoru" , culturebase.net. Retrieved 24 March 2013. In 2012, she participated in the artists' residency program at the 18th Street Arts Center in Los Angeles.Sara Schnadt, "Alexandra Croitoru" , 18th Street Arts Center. Retrieved 24 March 2013. In 2014, Croitoru got her PhD degree from National Academy of Arts in Bucharest. Her thesis focused on the "nationalization" of Brâncuși in Romania and was the base for her book published in 2015 in Romanian and translated in English in 2017, Brâncuși. O Viață Veșnică (Brâncuși. An Afterlife).
Photography Croitoru's work explores Romania's social and gender structures and examines the relationship between fact and fiction in documenting history. She is currently extending her work to cover transnational environments. Her approach began during her studies in the 1990s when she started to challenge power structures and gender as (in her own words) "the Academy was at the time an extremely patriarchal environment.""The Gender Battles of Alexandra Croitoru", 18th Street Arts Center. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
Recent exhibitions In addition to many group exhibitions, Croitoru has presented her work at a number of solo exhibitions:"Alexandra Croitoru", Andreiana Mihail Gallery. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
2005: Documenting their Dream, Galeria Noua, Bucharest, 2006 : Another Black Site (cu Ștefan Tiron), Galeria Plan B, Cluj 2007: O lucrare despre muncă și un duel cu moartea, Centrul viitor de artă contemporană, Prague 2007: O expoziție de fotografie, Galeria Andreiana Mihail, Bucharest 2007: No Photo, Siemens_artLab, Vienna 2009: A Fresco for Romania (cu Stefan Tiron), Plan B, Berlin"Michael Baers, Alexandra Croitoru & Stefan Tiron with Guests" , ArtFortune.com. Retrieved 24 March 2013. 2009: „RE-", Galleri Tom Christoffersen, Copenhagen"Alexandra Croitoru", Galleri Tom Christoffersen. Retrieved 24 March 2013. 2012: The Cabbage Process, Galeria Plan B, Cluj 2015: The Sons and Daughters of Brancusi. A Family Saga (Act I), Timisoara Art Encounters, Galeria Helios, Timișoara; (Act II), Galeria Plan B, Cluj 2019: The Photographic Archive and history with a small h, Salonul de proiecte, Bucharest
Published books
2017 Brancusi: An Afterlife, ACBooks,
References
External links Examples of Alexandra Coitoru's work from 18th Street Arts Center Artist page on PlanB.ro