Invitation to ISRS Online Seminar – Ana Negoiță: Representations of Loneliness in Contemporary Art

We cordially invite you to the next online ISRS Seminar! This time, our guest will be Ana Negoiță, who will give a talk titled Representations of Loneliness in Contemporary Art.

The seminar will take place on December 4th at 4:00 PM UK time (5:00 PM Polish time / 11:00 AM US EST / 5:00 PM Malta time / 6:00 PM Israeli time / 7:00 PM Turkish time / 12:00 AM midnight Hong Kong time / 3:00 AM next day in Melbourne).

It will be held on Microsoft Teams. If you want to join, click here: LINK

TITLE: Representation of Loneliness in Contemporary Art

ABSTRACT: This presentation examines representations of loneliness in contemporary art as a socio-cultural and existential condition. While modern society offers unprecedented technological connectivity, it frequently deepens alienation and social disconnection. Through images of isolated bodies, vacant interiors, and fragmented urban environments—as seen in the works of Marlene Dumas, Michaël Borremans, and Peter Doig—loneliness evolves from a thematic subject into an aesthetic experience. Grounded in concepts of social alienation, digital connectivity, and the aesthetics of absence, this research explores how contemporary art creates a critical space to reframe experiences of isolation and voluntary solitude.

BIO: Ana Negoiță is a curator, art historian, and art critic. She holds a degree in Art History from the National University of Arts in Bucharest and a PhD in Cultural Studies. Currently, she is a lecturer at the Center for Excellence in the Study of Images (CESI), University of Bucharest.

Her professional curatorial portfolio includes numerous contemporary art exhibitions and artistic collaborations across museums and galleries in Romania, Italy, Germany, Norway, Israel, Mexico, and South Africa.

She expanded her academic and professional expertise through doctoral fellowships at the Department of Oriental Studies at Sapienza University of Rome, alongside curatorial practice in Cape Town. Ana has an extensive background in curation and an impressive publication record, including specialized academic papers and exhibition catalogues.