Its
declared mission is the art of your time: to increase the visibility of contemporary art in Romania,
to
contribute
to the development of the still young gallerist profession and to the creation
of genuine, valuable market-rates for Romanian artists. Its portfolio brings
together resonant names like Sorin Ilfoveanu and Ștefan Câlţia, iconic figures
in the Romanian culture; likewise, artists who are better-known in the
countries which have adopted them, and which should be equally known in their native
Romania: the Romanian-British Paul Neagu, with works at the Tate Modern or the
Musee d’Art Moderne in Paris; Mircea Roman with awardwinning sculpture in Osaka
and memorably exhibited in London; Laura Covaci, with paintings of
post-Communist alienation shown in French and North- American galleries; Dorin
Cretu, with reflexive, abstract works purchased by the National Contemporary
Art Fund of France. Next to them, artists who define the whole body of Romanian
contemporary art, ranging from the senior, trail-blazer Vladimir şetran to the
very young and promising Constantin Rusu and the group TAA_2011, plus artists
of the 90s: the sculptor Adrian Ilfoveanu and the painter Francisc Chiuariu,
with a strong presence in gallery and auction transactions. Located in a listed
building of the 30s, with the added profile of contemporary design and
technology, AnnArt is singled out by its imaginative, multi-disciplinary
approach in promoting the artists and lobbying for the
art of your time – offering, along with the art works themselves,
critical texts and catalogues, films, art consultancy and school education and,
last but not least, an annual award. 
