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Wednesday (October 19)

12:00 S. Daukanto street near VDU. Grand opening of Fluxus exhibition. 

On Wednesday the trolleybus will ride in the  center of Kaunas: K. Donelaičio str., Vytauto pr. – Geležinkelio tiltas – Kaunakiemio str. – Vytauto pr. – Kęstučio str. – Nemuno str.- Gimnazijos str. – Gertrūdos str. – Šaukliu str. – Jonavos str. – Gertrūdos str. – Ožeškienės str. – K. Donelaičio str.

Saturday and Sunday (October 22 – 23)

11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

M. Žilinskas Art Gallery premises (Nepriklausomybės sq. 12) The Fluxus Trolleybus gallery is placed in Nepriklausomybės square and open for all visitors…

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GEORGE MACIUNAS AND BEYOND – FLUXUS NEVER STOPS

Curator: Keith A. Buchholz. Local producer: Vėjūnė Sudarytė. Initiator: Ed Carroll.

As part of the USA Government’s culture week in Lithuania, Kaunas Biennial marks the 50th anniversary of the 1st Happenings of George Maciunas in New York. A group of 220 contemporary Fluxus artists mark his unique contribution to contemporary art practice. Location: Kaunas City Trolleybus with performances by Leard Reed Altemus III, Melissa Rose McCarthy and Mary Campbell (USA).

Premiere of the movie “Re: Maciunas and FLUXUS” (dir. J. Mekas) will be shown.  

Program:  

October 19, 12:00  

1.…

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We would like to thank Init TV and Kobra KTU TV.

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October 3-7 in Kaunas Biennial is designated for cultural collaboration and participation. 

October 3–7 10:00–18:00 Rachel Wingfield ir Mathias Gmachl (UK) workshop “ArchiLace – Space Crafting”. 

October 4–7 10:00–18:00 Kärt Ojavee (Estonia) workshop on experimental and smart textiles. 

October 6–7 d. Sampler-Cultureclash Collective (lead by David Littler, UK) textile and DJing workshop and DJ performance

Future participants, please register at info@kaunas.biennial.lt. Write down you name, surname, short introduction to your interests and the name of the workshop you wish to participate. The number of places is limited, so hurry up!

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“Cherry Kino” is a film organisation based in Bradford ir Leeds (UK) aims to expose more people to the wonders and magic of cinema. “Cherry Kino” curator’s Martha Juksaitis Super 8 film programme, originally prepared for show at Saltaire – UNESCO World Heritage village in the Bradford region of West Yorkshire, comes to Kaunas! Let’s meet September the 5th, in ex cinema house „Kanklės“ (Laisvės ave 36) at 6 p.m..

Saltaire in the 1800s was built by Titus Salt, a philanthropic businessman whose ‘model village’ raised living and working standards for workers in the textile mills. The name of the…

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During The Grand Opening of Kaunas Biennial on September 22nd, winners of the competition REWIND PERSONAL STORY were announced.

Grand Prize / With invitation to hold a personal exhibition in the Kaunas Biennial TEXTILE’13 : Gao Yuan (Taiwan)   

Distinction Award: Nina Bondeson (Sweden)  

Distinction Award: Beili Liu (China / USA)  

Emerging artist: Amélie Brisson-Darveau (Canada)

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Choreographer Anner-LInn Akselsen and dramaturg Adrian Minkowic in collaboration with Silja Puranen and Kaunas dance theatre AURA are preparing a dance performance for interdisciplinary program PLAY, created in collaboration with International Dance Festival AUra. Anne-Linn and Adrian in conversation with Kaunas Biennial TV.

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The ancient Chinese legend of the red thread tells that when children are born, invisible red threads connect them to the ones whom they are fated to be with. Over the years of their lives they come closer and eventually find each other, overcoming the distance between, and cultural and social divides. Red Thread Legend Series is a group of installations inspired by this tale. Lure is the first project of the series. — Beili Liu

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Os Gemeos from Brazil are visiting Kaunas Biennial. In Kaunas Picture Gallery they were cought preparing their instalation.

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