In the Shadow of Knowledge. Sculpture Pre-context
“We also hold what resides in the shadow of knowledge,” remarked Vladas Urbanavičius, one of Lithuania’s most renowned sculptors, in conversation with the art critic Alfonsas Andriuškevičius. This idea defines the concept of the exhibition, which presents sculpture as a direct, sensory experience. Sculpture in the shadow of knowledge invites viewers to encounter sculptural objects before contextualizing their themes or meanings. Here, the emphasis is on the intrinsic properties of sculpture – its spatial presence, materiality, and emotional impact – elements we perceive immediately, before engaging in rational analysis and starting to “read” the work like a book. The exhibition unfolds in three sections: space, material, and dream. It features works from the TARTLE collection, spanning the 19th to the 21st centuries, with a strong focus on classical and modernist Lithuanian sculpture. Complementing these pieces are contemporary sculptures from artists’ private collections, which challenge tradition and invite new ways of seeing – offering moments of surprise and discovery.
In the TARTLE exhibition ‘Solely Saints’, we welcome you to explore depictions of saints spanning from the 16th century to contemporary times.
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuania’s most famous composer and Symbolist painter!
Exhibition opening at 5.30 pm on Wednesday, 5 March 2025 at Vilnius Picture Gallery of the LNMA (Didžioji 4, Vilnius).
The exhibition, currently open at Zuzeum Art Centre in Riga, focuses on the works of three Baltic women artists – Malle Leis (1940–2017), Maija Tabaka (1939) and Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė (1933–2007) – in the late Soviet era of the 1970s and 1980s. All three of the artists challenged contemporary art discourses through non-conventional approaches to self-representation, ways of creating space and reflections on being artists. TARTLE has lent the artwork \"The Birth\" (1983) and \"Yellow Draperies\" (1991) by Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė for the exhibition.The exhibition focuses on the works of three Baltic women artists – Malle Leis (1940–2017), Maija Tabaka (1939) and Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė (1933–2007) – in the late Soviet era of the 1970s and 1980s. All three of the artists challenged contemporary art discourses through non-conventional approaches to self-representation, ways of creating space and reflections on being artists. TARTLE has lent the artwork \"The Birth\" (1983) and \"Yellow Draperies\" (1991) by Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė for the exhibition.
We invite you to visit the TARTLE exhibition “In the Shadow of Knowledge. Sculpture Pre-Context” on the last 5 weekends of this winter!
Visiting times and tickets: https://bilietai.tartle.lt/lit/events/14
Tickets can also be purchased at the museum.
The exhibition \"Iron Vilnius\" opens at the Museum of Applied Arts and Design. Through a unique dialogue between the city\'s history and contemporary art, the beauty and importance of iron will be revealed to visitors. \"Iron Vilnius\" will invite you to take a new look at iron - both as a witness to the city\'s history and as a source of creative inspiration. The exhibition \"Iron Vilnius\" will be open until March 16. The exhibition includes Teodoras Kazimieras Valaitis\' \"Weathervane\" (1972) from the TARTLE collection.
On November 14th at the MO museum, exhibition Longing, Not Sure What For was opened. TARTLE has lent the artwork \"Thunder\" (before 1931) by Juozas Mikėnas for the exhibition.
Albinas Elskus (1926–2007) was a stained-glass artist, painter, dedicated educator, an inspired essayist, and a passionate sailor.
The Pacs are one of the most eminent, oldest, influential, wealthiest and most celebrated magnate families in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that constantly defended the interests of the state. They were proud of their aristocratic title of counts and the expressive double lily motif on their coat of arms, also used by the monarchs of France and the Medicis of Florence.
The exhibition boasts a total of around 300 exhibits: paintings, graphic art works, sculptures, textiles, goldsmithery and other applied art works, drawings and projects, old photographs, authentic documents and early prints, weapons and armour, as well as other historical relics from Lithuania’s, Poland’s and Ukraine’s museums, libraries, archives, churches, monasteries and private collections. A record number of owners – fifty – have kindly loaned exhibits for display. Three of the artworks come from the TARTLE collection.