- Aug 19, 2019
ATTENTION – TEMPORARY CHANGES AT THE J. CIBIC INSTALLATION
ATTENTION – on the 23rd of August installation by the artist Jasmina Cibic at the Vytautas the Great War Museum will be open until 3 pm. On the 24th of August [...]
- Aug 17, 2019
12th Kaunas Biennial artist Ghenadie Popescu: a traveller with a wheelbarrow
Extravagant Moldovan artist Ghenadie Popescu has walked several hundred kilometers during his performances. The body of his work is diverse and distinctive and raises many questions, those of a political nature [...]
- Aug 13, 2019
Kaunas Biennial will be closed for the Assumption of Mary Day
Dear visitors, the 12thKaunas Biennial exposition “After Leaving | Before Arriving” will be closed for the Assumption of Mary Day on the 15thof August. On Wednesday, the exhibition will work one [...]
- Aug 13, 2019
Visual games by 12th Kaunas Biennial artist Tamu Nkiwane
London-based artist Tamu Nkiwane explores themes of historical amnesia, local identity and spirituality. Combining autobiographical elements and universal experiences in his body of work, he creates visual narratives full of cultural [...]
- Aug 08, 2019
Alessandra Troncone: ‘Kaunas’s identity is very visible through its architecture’
Italian art curator Alessandra Troncone is one of the five curators of the 12thKaunas Biennial AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING. Her practice focuses on projects in public spaces, and she believes [...]
- Aug 05, 2019
Exhibition “Deep Rivers Flow Silently” opened – photoreportage
Kaunas Biennial presents an exhibition for contemporary textiles of ten artists from Japan and Lithuania “Deep Rivers Flow Silently”. This exposition is part of an international textile art project, which began [...]
- Aug 04, 2019
Lýdia Pribišová: ‘Contemporary art is a space of discovering and testing the unpredictable’
Slovak curator and editor in chief of Flash Art Czech & Slovak Edition, Lýdia Pribišová is one of the five curators of this year’s Kaunas Biennial AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING. [...]
- Jul 31, 2019
TALK BY GALERIE UBERALL DIRECTORS
12th Kaunas Biennial titled “After Leaving | Before Arriving” has partnered with Galerie Uberall directors, artists, leading businessmen and art dealers, to deliver elements of its public programme both in Lithuania and internationally. [...]
- Jul 23, 2019
JAPANESE AND LITHUANIAN CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE EXHIBITION IN KAUNAS
On the 2ndof June the exhibition, presenting contemporary textiles of ten artists from Japan and Lithuania, will be opened in Kaunas. This exhibition is part of an international textile art project, [...]
- Jul 12, 2019
Taus Makhacheva and 380 Kilos of Well-planned Absurdity
The spectrum of the themes explored by Taus Makhacheva, a Russian artist from the Caucasus, is very vide. Whether she’s dealing with complex political issues or creating mock-ups for the Venice [...]
- Jul 02, 2019
Kaunas Biennial will be closed for the Statehood Day
Dear visitors, the 12th Kaunas Biennial exposition “After Leaving | Before Arriving” will be closed for the Statehood Dayon 6thof July. On Friday, the exhibition will work one hour shorter than usual. [...]
- Jun 29, 2019
Every Last Sunday of the Month Discounts for the Tickets at Kaunas Biennial and Free Instalations
Kaunas Biennial is joining the national initiative for the free museum day. Every last Sunday of the month visit the exposition „After Leaving | Before Arriving“ with the discount and even [...]
- Jun 27, 2019
MagiC Carpets Presents Year 2
1-5 of July, Kaunas Biennial will host partners of the international project MagiC Carpets. On the 3rd of July, in Kaunas participants will present creative residencies for the year 2 of [...]
- Jun 23, 2019
Tour with Galerie Uberall director
Photos by: Gintarė Žaltauskaitė Over the course of 12th Kaunas Biennial, Galerie Uberall Office temporarily relocates to the underground passage in Kaunas Train Station. Here it serves as the starting point [...]
- Jun 20, 2019
12th Kaunas Biennial artist Ieva Epnere: ‘I like to leave some space for the spectator’s imagination.’
Ieva Epnere is a Latvian-Russian artist that often discusses the complex themes of identity and its crisis in her body of work. By subtly connecting autobiographical elements and the experiences of [...]
- Jun 19, 2019
ATTENTION – J. Cibic installation temporary closed
ATTENTION 19-21st of June installation by the artist Jasmina Cibic at the Vytautas the Great War Museum is temporarily closed for visitors. We are sorry for any inconvenience.
- Jun 19, 2019
Ana Kovačić presents her artwork “Migrating Species – Reflections on Moving (Rest)”
Sundays are for lazy afternoons watching birds and eating ice-cream! 12th Kaunas Biennial “After Leaving | Before Arriving” presents MagiC Carpets resident Ana Kovačic and her artwork. The installation “Migrating Species [...]
- Jun 10, 2019
Francesca Grilli “The Forgetting of Air”
Francesca Grilli (b. 1978 Italy) The Forgetting of Air, 2016/2019 Performance Courtesy Umberto Di Marino, Naples The Forgetting of Airis a performance originally conceived for Italy as a ‘gate of Europe’, [...]
- Jun 09, 2019
„Empatiškas kūnas: savo būgno ritmu“
„Empatiškas kūnas: savo būgno ritmu“ Inga Galinytė (Lietuva) ir Anna Papathanasiou (Graikija) Performansas Inga Galinytė ir Anna Papathanasiou kartu dirbti pradėjo 2018 m. Watermill Centre Niujorke (JAV) vykusios Tarptautinės Roberto Wilsono [...]
- Jun 08, 2019
The 12th Kaunas Biennial: AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING
The 12th Kaunas Biennial: AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING invites visitors to embark on a journey through the city. Until September 29, 2019 Biennial is taking the history of Kaunas as [...]
- May 30, 2019
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To Mathematically Calculate Infinity: 12th Kaunas Biennial Artist Laura Grisi
The artistic world of the Italian artist Laura Grisi (1939 – 2017) is a geometricized reflection of a reality that has moved away from earthly chaos. During her career of several [...]
- May 18, 2019
Mykola Ridnyi: “Nowadays, it is impossible to stay outside the political and social reality”
Menininkas, filmų kūrėjas ir kuratorius iš Ukrainos Mykola Ridnyi - vienas iš 12-os Kauno bienalės menininkų, kuriantis specialų darbą Kaunui. Menininko darbai apima daugybę medijų: nuo ankstyvųjų kolektyvinių akcijų viešosiose erdvėse, [...]
- May 15, 2019
Jasmina Cibic: In Search of National Identity in Art
Jasmina Cibic (b. 1979) is a Slovenian artist based in London. In her work, the artist discusses issues of national representation, construction of national identity and gendering in art and architecture. [...]
- May 13, 2019
Daniel Milnes: The Viewer of an Exhibition Needs to Be Open, Brave and Confident
The 12th Kaunas Biennial, one of the biggest cultural and art events in Lithuania, returns at the beginning of June. This year, the Biennial AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING presents several [...]
- May 09, 2019
Artūras Morozovas: ‘Telling stories with images is a mission that requires a lot of responsibility.’
Photographer Artūras Morozovas is one of the 12th Kaunas Biennial artists whose new project will be presented in Kaunas on June 7 until September 29. The photographer, known to many for [...]
- May 07, 2019
This summer, the Kaunas Biennial invites you on an unforgettable journey
The upcoming 12th Kaunas Biennial AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING, like the distant rumble of a puffing train, will encourage everyone to embark on a journey that will start on June [...]
- Apr 03, 2019
LAUNCH EVENT in Kunstverein München
On Tuesday 9. April 2019 at 7 pm, Kunstverein München will host a launch event and discussion in anticipation ofthe upcoming 12th Kaunas Biennial: AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING, which will [...]
- Mar 20, 2019
Getting to know the world through art
I met Ms. Kotryna Žemaitytė, Executive Director of Kaunas Biennial, at a cosy café, just outside her office. While there are so many meetings and preparations going on behind the scenes [...]
- Feb 25, 2019
KAUNAS BIENNIAL ANNOUNCES THE LIST OF ARTISTS FOR ITS 12th EDITION
Kaunas Biennial announces the final list of artists for its 12th edition titled AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING thatincludes 26 artists, 9 of which will make artworks specifically for Kaunas.
- Jan 16, 2019
KAUNAS BIENNIAL INVITES YOU ON A JOURNEY IN THE SUMMER OF 2019
Kaunas Biennial announces curators and concept for its 12thedition titled AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING to take place from June 7 to September 29, 2019 in Kaunas, Lithuania and entrusts its [...]
- Nov 15, 2018
- May 04, 2018
OPEN CALL FOR EMERGING CURATORS TO PARTICIPATE IN KAUNAS BIENNIAL 2019
12th Kaunas Biennial / June-September 2019 AFTER LEAVING | PRIEŠ ATVYKSTANT Our lives are journeys: from naive and curious childhood, to a (possibly) wise and mature old age, from the house [...]
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