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Mainly, of widespread absence grants government to thanks work artists of Culture Council Lithuanian the from - facili perhaps and this - experi a more tates par- attitude, mental regarding ticularly fluid languages as performance and video. ALESSANDRA TRONCONE ALESSANDRA and curator art historian ania, and it has safeguarded cultural and cultural safeguarded has it ania, and a significant playing tradition, scientific Lithua of only not life cultural the in role countries. also of neighbouring nia but back dates that a tradition with university Archi of Department the when 1793 to University the at established was tecture offers It of Lithuania. Duchy Grand of the (art, areas study in different programmes and histo and theory design, architecture, cit in the campuses has four It ry of art). Klaipėda and Telši of Vilnius, Kaunas, ies galleries several a museum, manages ai. It Titanikas including spaces, and exhibition well as 2009, in opened which (Titanic), opened Colony, Art Nida renowned the as with in 2011. Together coast Baltic on the and residence centre an artistic Rupert, in Vilnius in 2013 in River Neris on the built award-winning the by designed a building , Ambrasas Audrius architect Lithuanian inaugurat House, Artists’ Kaunas and the flagship the are facilities ed in 2018, these in Lithuania programme Academy’s of the artists, for residencies of international and writers. curators Vilnius is considered the oldest university oldest university the Vilnius is considered it was a long time, For Europe. in Eastern Lithu school in higher education only the - - - - - The Lithuanian Artists’ Association Association Artists’ The Lithuanian Founded in 1568, the University of University the 1568, in Founded The impression I received during my my during I received The impression vitality of great was Lithuania to trip to desire and organization and a strong contem of Lithuanian knowledge spread porary art abroad. Among the positive positive Among the abroad. art porary energy enormous of this consequences certainly are investment and economic that awards international numerous the It years. in recent has earned Lithuania that in fact, no coincidence, is absolutely artists gifted very names of certain the as the such on occasions emerged have I artists Among the Biennale. 2019 Venice certainly I would most interesting, found - Minel and Gintarė Lina Lapelytė cite ). (GoraParasit gaitė MANUELA PACELLA MANUELA and art critic historian is the successor of the Lithuanian Artists’ Artists’ Lithuanian the of successor the “is con in 1935, which founded Association Daniel Libeskind, Daniel designed by structure, Lithuani the with in collaboration created Vilnius and Kaunas now have many spaces dedicated to contemporary art that were often created in the early years of independence. and inaugurated and inaugurated Do Architects an studio 2018. in October ASSOCIATIONS AND ACAD EMIES AND ASSOCIATIONS and activity, and public creative its tinues its and implements defends actively cher ished independent Republic in the values Founded reads. its statute ”, of Lithuania in Kau divisions it has territorial in 1989, and Klaipėda and Panevėžys nas, Šiauliai, in Vilnius. galleries four manages ------years. weave over the the over weave have managed to to managed have interactions they they interactions be attributed to the to be attributed Biennale of Art can also of Art Biennale pavilion at the 58th Venice Venice 58th the at pavilion success of the Lithuanian Lithuanian of the success world of art: the merit of the merit of the the of art: world , it has distinguished Kuizinas Kęstutis TERESA MACRÌ TERESA and writer independent curator art critic, The trip to Vilnius and Kaunas fully con Kaunas Vilnius and to The trip this Baltic of expectations my firmed also has but orderly, it is very country: of point a creative from potential great this that consider if you Moreover, view. cultural great three to birth gave territory Mekas , Jonas Maciunas - George figures become you - Lévina and Emmanuel order subdued this beneath that aware explodes, frequently that is a fervour The politi- figures. fantastic producing conflicts, vicissitudes, cal memory of the the and then occupations continuous former the independence in 1990 from the Lithua still influences Union, Soviet the historical and reflections nian artists’ passionate the fuels that reconnaissance I have years, recent In debate. cultural government Lithuanian the that noticed the to of support deal a great provides by the state. Directed from its earliest days days earliest its from Directed state. the by by and strat visions new providing itself for opment of the Lithuanian art scene by sup by scene art Lithuanian of the opment contemporary and disseminating porting the In 2000, internationally. projects art Con as the reorganized was Centre Soros (CAIC), Centre Information Art temporary lat and Museum Art Lithuanian the under Gallery of National of the er became part former opened in 2009 in the which Art, The National Revolution. of the Museum cen cultural Gallery is a multifunctional art of works Lithuanian houses that tre while and 21st centuries, 20th the from combine usually exhibitions temporary The art. international with art Lithuanian started which Museum, MO brand-new Cen Modern Art the as 2010 in activity its and Danguolė collectors by supported tre, ambitious most the is , Butkus Viktoras years. last twenty of the initiative private the covers that collection an art houses It day, present the to 1960s the from period and iconic intimate an avant-garde, within egies in art, offering unprecedented con unprecedented offering in art, egies lat year A audience. art local the for cepts Art Contemporary for Centre Soros er the George Financed by founded. (SCCA), was the devel influenced , it has greatly Soros - - - - - The spaces dedicated to the contempo the to dedicated The spaces CRISTINA COBIANCHI CRISTINA Rome director of AlbumArte, founder and Lithuania is a young country that plans plans that country is a young Lithuania art, and culture through investment - The muse art. contemporary including and that public theatre the um directors, managing as those as well of exhibitions all are ours, like spaces independent in who generation, Those of my young. Europe Western old and dormant our positions all the still shamelessly occupy The almost disappeared. have count, that of structured, up is made community and receptive, passionate, well-trained, - sel artists The younger artists. curious recent own of their directly dom speak some but works, in their past indelible delicate, show often of it, which traces something into turn or fundamen dreamlike as ours archetypes, tal cen “short of the well, tury”. THE CONTEMPORARY PERIOD IN MUSEUMS years early the built in often period, rary the of impetus independence under the of numerous, now are enthusiasm, initial The Con especially in Vilnius and Kaunas. opened that (CAC), Centre Art temporary art first contemporary became the in 1992, be financed to country in the institution on a small ‘buildable’ body of water at the the at of water body ‘buildable’ on a small Giardini. dei Fondamenta of the corner Venetian to (due suffered The defeat budget) available the and bureaucracy - suc excellent the by offset partially was - pre is being A publication achieved. cess project whole the describes that pared would What ”. experience overall and the between comparison the about say you “The architectural and Lithuania? Italy - mod is small, in Lithuania community is certainly it and agile; ernist, optimistic and a recognized occupies it but not rich, replies. Ciorra ”, in society space usable commu Italian hand, “the other On the nity is huge, impoverished, unable to take take to unable impoverished, is huge, nity bureaucracy; by and blackmailed risks is it in our country, everything almost like ”. of State reason the to subject always ------a - , the Lithuanian Lithuanian School, the The Swamp The intent was partially successful. successful. partially was The intent ecological and urban commitment. The and urban ecological BENEDETTA BENEDETTA RESMINI DE CARPI curator, director art critic and Art Projects of Latitudo very young photographer photographer young very in a residency did who Car- Magic the Rome for and who platform, pets an have will I am sure as a pho- career important tojournalist. My encounter with Lithuania was ini- was Lithuania with encounter My very loved I that by a novel tially filtered and Brokken, Jan by Souls Baltic much, a nat Gary, Roman writer the by later What Jew. Lithuanian French uralized is their apart generations latest the sets rhet of historical deconstruction precise does not that of a language in search oric or the forces ideological the to conform mass media. of the power homologating art female that say I would In particular, interest develop to continuing ists are , is Lina Lapelytė One such ing themes. several with I worked artists one of the of Kris- work the I also follow ago. years it always interest: with Inčiūraitė tina only not are that elements new evokes or violence of identity issues to related to like I would Finally, women. against , Juodelė Mykolas mention about about - of Archi Biennale 16th the for pavilion “The he commissioned. which tecture, a small, from conceived School was Swamp combine to was The idea utopia. synthetic of vitality recognized widely already the nascent, the with scene art Lithuanian the known, vitality internationally not yet but archi of Lithuanian new generation of the and of artists team The Urbonas tects. two-fold the had pavilion of the curators at won an award already of having merit very inter and of being of Art Biennale the issues. environmental and spatial in ested was it that given architects, the for As and of architecture a Biennale basically are (fortunately) there in Lithuania that to we chose architects, “star” no local, still a group from commitment a collective seek architects. emerging fifteen of about an “espace use to able were The curators idea spatial their to shape give to trouvé” of ​​ not man - did included - myself architects would hoped we had what produce to age first of the de théâtre” “coup real be the in participation independent Lithuanian the namely of Architecture, Biennale the pavilion temporary of a new, construction , ------Ake In 2016 - Proces Gintautas Gintautas . “ PU-PA senior curator for for curator senior and Office de Architectura Architectura de Office IMPLMNT , atelier SA Rolandas Palekas and Palekas Rolandas ”. 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Photo Andrej Vasilenko Biennale Arti Visive, Venezia ing to observe how artists are negotiating their involvement with the capitalist system system capitalist the with involvement their negotiating are artists how observe ing to Augustas of that also but here, fits perfectly work Narkus’s Robertas way. in a conscious and others. Sosunova Anastasia Serapinas, Associate curator at Arcade and DEMO Moving Image Festival, assistant curator at Ser- at curator assistant Festival, Image Moving and DEMO Arcade at curator Associate Pavilion 2019 Lithuania the at curator as assistant in London, as well Galleries pentine about know still don’t you us what tells Avataneo Caterina Pietroiusti, Lucia by curated Biennale. last Venice the won that performance Lithuanian the art scene? 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It work the to than produces a work that experience the to BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE GOLDEN LION: LION: THE GOLDEN OF THE SCENES BEHIND AVATANEO WITH CATERINA AN INTERVIEW ------and Žilvinas Kempinas are in crisis, namely: what what in crisis, namely: are - and most enter youngest Among the The transition from a planned econ from The transition tour Art Gallery is, instead, a travelling a travelling Gallery is, instead, Art tour artists’ its enhance to aims that gallery suitable the most finding by production con new creating work, each for locations perspec- and different ideas their for texts of art. works the to and approaches tives . 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Capital what on rethinking is working Kaunas its history, from Starting definitions real the are what city, be a contemporary to it means The per- be structured. these should and how of “contemporary” will be central of citizens involvement aspect and the formative of redefining mission has an important art Kaunas, for because, of its of art, peculiarities specific losing the without but identity - of Kau mission the to is central What tools. and aesthetic poetic cities concerns all European that question urgent is the nas2022 ​​ values constituent the a time when at capital? be a European to does it mean - - - The Lithuanian Photographers’ Asso Photographers’ The Lithuanian and, as its place is a visionary Autarkia tive experiences tive and solutions, imaginary a bistro for a gastronomy, experimental Editori ”. incubator and a project gallery Černiau Neringa in 2017 by al, founded , respectively Jasaitė and Vitalija skaitė Artnews. magazines the of editor-in-chief space is a project lt and Echo Gone Wrong, themselves. offices editorial the hosts that shops, performances and residencies for for and residencies shops, performances of disciplines. variety a wide photography Lithuanian promotes ciation mem its of copyrights the protects and in Lithua exhibitions bers; it organizes as seminars (since as well nia and abroad, seminar in Nida), an international 1973 and pub debates meetings, conferences, and its depart The association lications. in Vilnius, galleries four manage ments and Klaipėda. 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