Calin Dan

Born 1955 in Arad/Romania.

The artist duo subREAL was founded by Calin Dan and Josif Király in Bucharest/Romania in 1990.

The group belongs to a young Romanian artists’ generation, which, after the political changes of 1989, took the first steps towards catching up with Western artistic developments. subREAL combines the medium of installation and environment with styles of action art and happening. subREAL has participated in numerous exhibitions, but above all they have promoted their own projects since 1993:Draculaland 1 – 3b, Bodies in Motion, How to Change Your Wall Paper Daily, What Does a Project Mean?

Grants: Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 1995; Philip Morris Art Scholarship 1995-96; Mecklenburgisches Künstlerhaus – Schloss Plüschow 1999; Kultur Kontakt, Vienna 1999.

Exhibitions (selection): Manifesta 1, Kunsthal, Rotterdam 1996; Beyond Belief, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia 1996; Serving Art, Akademie Schloss Solitude February/March 1998; Serving Art – Part 2, Akademie Schloss Solitude November/December 1998; sight seeing, Schloss Plüschow 1999; Report, Venice 1999; Operation Nadar, Paris 1999; After the Wall, Moderna Museet, Stockholm 1999; L’autre moitié de l’Europe, Jeu de Paume, Paris 2000; Unlimited.Nl-3, Stichting De Appel, Amsterdam 2000.