The work 'Palimpset, Artforum September 1990' by Ciprian Mureşan is one drawing out of a series of 15 large scale drawings: a composition made by superposing copies of art reproductions. The images copied are sourced from the international artmagazine Artforum advertisements for the specific month in 1990, drawing something of a mental map of the international art scene of a moment.
Through the meticulously copied advertisements, the series of 15 large-scale drawings reconstructs a history of contemporary art yet to be written, adding another layer of mediation between the viewer and the original artwork. This layer, making 'artistic' what was 'commercial' and hijacking a copy into the condition of an original, casts a new eye on the advertised events, linking them precisely to their place, and moment, of presentation. Drawing extends in Muresan's work to its historical framework, as a means of learning art history and acquiring the skills of Old Masters.