Art Rotterdam is the leading contemporary art fair in the Netherlands, showcasing each year the most recent developments in visual culture. The 2026 edition will take place from Friday, 27 March to Sunday, 29 March at Rotterdam Ahoy. Last year’s edition welcomed over 28,000 visitors. The upcoming 27th edition will host more than 150 galleries from the Netherlands and abroad, among which four galleries from Romania will participate: Sector 1 Gallery, Ivan Gallery, Anca Poterasu Gallery, and Catinca Tabacaru Gallery. This presence reflects the growing visibility of Romanian galleries and their role in supporting artist–gallery collaborations on the international scene during challenging times. Sector 1 Gallery will be present this year at Booth C07 with a Duo Show by Norbert Filep and Andrei Nuțu, presenting new works. The gallery will also participate in the Sculpture section with Maria Brîneț, and in the Projections section with a video artwork by Aurelia Mihai. Building on the fair’s theme, Connections, which explores physical and digital, personal and social relationships in contemporary society, the collaboration between Norbert Filep and Andrei Nuțu presents a surprising approach to the aesthetics of classical duo shows. Filep’s practice, encompassing drawing and a structural, methodical approach to themes such as astronomical phenomena, contrasts with Nuțu’s revival of the historically forgotten fresco technique, reinterpreted through a contemporary lens. This encounter is rooted in the necessity of engaging with historical resources in order to rethink and reshape them for the present. Aurelia Mihai’s presence in the Projections section of the fair follows her 2024 Bucharest exhibition Living Monuments, which explored a key theme in her work: the invisible connections between people and places. The fair will feature a dedicated Sculpture Park section. Presenting sculptures within a carefully considered visual context, and situating them in a specific setting, allows the works to reveal the energy invested in their creation. In this spirit, the Gallery presents Maria Brîneț’s uncanny yet beautifully crafted sculpture, a monument that draws attention to society’s hidden sites. Taking the form of a blanket, the work reflects on social inequality, its monument-like presence inspired by encounters with homelessness. Beyond this dialogue, the presentation highlights the broad artistic spectrum represented by the gallery, showcasing a strong new generation of artists positioned at the edge of current artistic practices. These “edges” reflect diverse modes of expression that often challenge conventional perceptions and expectations. In this context, connections do not function merely as obvious links, but sometimes as instruments that reveal tensions, exposure, and critical reflection on taste, visibility, and cultural positioning.