12th Kaunas Biennial AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING, a catalogue of harmoniously concocted texts revealing the time-travel of Kaunas as a city and the architecture, people and stories that have become traces of this journey, reflected in the exhibition of the 12th Kaunas Biennial. As you scroll through the pages you will find: – […]
Lithuanian artist Inga Galinytė and Greek artist Anna Papathanasiou, two halves of an artistic duo, have been researching the phenomenon of empathy since the day they met. Responding to individual traumatic experiences, the artists are executing a long-term communication project to try to create an ‘empathetic body’ in their performances each time they meet. During […]
GUIDED TOURS 99 meters | September, 26 21:00 – 22:00 The directions have already been installed in train wagons, the waiting hall, the platform. They will help you to make the longest 99 meters in your life. Will we be able to measure them? Venue: Kaunas Railway Station 12-oji Kauno bienalė | „99 metrai“ ekskursija […]
12th Kaunas Biennial would like to get to know you a bit better, to find out what interests you, who influences you, what you think about the After Leaving | Before Arriving event and what you expect from us in the future. Please, fill in this short survey. It’s anonymous and it will take you […]
ATTENTION – on the 21st of September performance at the installation by the artist Jasmina Cibic at the Vytautas the Great War Museum is canceled. We are sorry for any inconvenience. The 12th Kaunas Biennial “After Leaving | Before Arriving” exposition at the various venues in the city will be opened till the 29th of […]
Laura Kaminskaitė is an artist from Lithuania, whose works play with words as elements that constantly shift their forms and become works of art that find their place in galleries. In this interview, the artist shares her thoughts on her creative road, the rhythm and inspiration. The work by Laura Kaminskaitė, Its Own Unfolding Elsewhere, […]
Kaunas Biennial, the largest event of contemporary art in Kaunas, is approaching the finish line. The exhibition AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING by thirty international artists has been presented in different museums, galleries and public spaces of the city. The twelfth Kaunas Biennial will we welcoming its visitors until September 29. Its works and artists […]
Elisabeth del Prete is one of the five curators of this year’s Kaunas Biennial AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING. Engaged in a wide range of activities, from curating exhibitions to providing a learning programme for artists that are developing community projects, Elisabeth del Prete concentrates on participatory, collaborative and accessibility aspects in her practice. In […]
The body of work of Bálint Szombathy, an artist from the autonomous province of Vojvodina in Serbia, is political and brave. The artist, who began his career in difficult and politically exceptional circumstances, does not lack irony, even then he works on very complex socio-political issues and touches on sensitive topics. In the following conversation, […]
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 see a few of our artwork admission free. „After Leaving | Before Arriving“: – 50 % discount for a DAY TICKET. Price: 4 Eur, […]
The exhibition presenting contemporary textiles of ten artists from Japan and Lithuania Deep “Rivers Flow Silently“ is open to the public till the 1st of September at M. Zilinskas Art Gallery in Kaunas. Lithuanian and Japanese contemporary textile is an amazingly close art world. The artists of both countries dive into deep philosophical reflections, while […]
Italian artist Francesca Grilli often collaborates with very diverse and sometimes marginalized people, invites them to face their limitations and encourages them to disregard them in her performances. During the opening weekend of the 12thKaunas Biennial AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING the artist presented a performance at Kaunas Artists’ House, the video of which is […]
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 installation is temporarily closed for visitors. We are sorry for any inconvenience. The 12th Kaunas Biennial “After Leaving | Before Arriving” exposition at the […]
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 in particular. In the following conversation, Ghenadie Popescu shares his thoughts on his artistic wanderings, his very first costume and the documentation of a […]
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 hour shorter than usual. We kindly remind you that 12thKaunas Biennial “After Leaving | Before Arriving” exposition is available at various public places around […]
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 references. In the following conversation, the artist shares his thoughts on Kaunas, paintings by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, and the installation called Green River, which […]
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 that knowing the local context is important first and foremost when creating art in public spaces because only then art in public spaces will […]
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 in Japan this spring. The creative work of artists Laima Oržekauskienė-Ore, Lina Jonikė and Monika Žaltauskaitė-Grašienė was exhibited at the prestigious art gallery „GalleryGalery“ in Kyoto. […]
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. In her curatorial practice, Lýdia Pribišová focuses on collaboration between artists and professionals in other fields of culture and science, and believes that good […]
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, which began in Japan this spring. The creative work of artists Laima Oržekauskienė, Lina Jonikė and Monika Grašienė was exhibited at the prestigious art […]