- Sep 24, 2019
Inga Galinytė and Anna Papathanasiou: ‘By hybridizing two different polarities you always have the possibility to create a new language’
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 [...]
- Sep 23, 2019
12th Kaunas Biennial AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING Closing Week
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 [...]
- Sep 17, 2019
12th Kaunas Biennial AFTER LEAVING | BEFORE ARRIVING visitor research
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 [...]
- Sep 13, 2019
ATTENTION – TEMPORARY CHANGES AT THE J. CIBIC INSTALLATION
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. [...]
- Sep 11, 2019
Laura Kaminskaitė: “Curiosity is one of the most amazing qualities”
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 [...]
- Aug 27, 2019
The 12th Kaunas Biennial: a journey full of unexpected discoveries
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 [...]
- Aug 27, 2019
curator Elisabeth del Prete: ‘The biennial draws specifically on the history of the city of Kau-nas as well as Lithuania to comment on ideas of passage and transition’
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 [...]
- Aug 26, 2019
Bálint Szombathy: ‘I do not offer ready-to-use recipes because I am not a politician but an artist’
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 [...]
- Aug 22, 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 [...]
- Aug 22, 2019
The Last Week of The Japan and Lithuanian Contemporary Textile Exposition in Kaunas
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 [...]
- Aug 21, 2019
12th Kaunas Biennial artist Francesca Grilli: ‘My performances start as images’
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 [...]
- 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 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
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
Meeting of curators in Kaunas
Kaunas Biennial 2019, Photos by G. Zaltauskaite
- 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 [...]