In the TARTLE exhibition ‘Solely Saints’, we welcome you to explore depictions of saints spanning from the 16th century to contemporary times.
2023 11 10 | "Vilnius, Wilno, Vilne 1918 - 1948. One City - Many Stories" in National Gallery of Art
On November 9th the exhibition Vilnius, Wilno, Vilne 1918 - 1948. One City - Many Stories was opened in the National Gallery of Art. The exhibition shows Vilnius in an exceptionally complicated historical period. We become acquainted with the city thanks to paintings, graphics, photographs and other works of contemporary artists. An artwork by Tymon Niesiołowski from the TARTLE collection was lent to 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) by Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė for the exhibition.
On July 12 an exhibition of the works of Jonas Rimša, an artist from the Anykščiai region, Life in Wanderings was opened in the Anykščiai Chapel. The exhibition in the Chapel will be complemented by a virtual reality film based on the work of Jonas Rimša, artworks for the film were also lent by TARTLE.
On June 22nd exhibition GREEN was opened at M.K. Čiurlionis Museum of Art. The color of the exhibition unites Lithuanian art, history, crafts, as well as nature and science. A diversity of variations of the colour green are put on view – from nostalgia, enjoyment and hedonism to fear and anxiety. This exhibition includes the work of Stasys Eidrigevičius - \"Robertėlis kaime\" from the TARTLE collection.
This exhibition is a story about Justinas Mikutis, a symbol of civil disobedience in Soviet Lithuania. For his profound insights, he was called and still is remembered as a philosopher, a thinker, even a prophet. In an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, many artists admired the freedom of his thought. His erudition contrasted with the primitiveness of official ideology. Socially, he was a marginal whose life was not in line with normal way of being, he did not care about comfort, instead, he himself was uncomfortable for others. After a decade‘s imprisonment in a Siberian camp, he returned crippled, was deeply affected by the traumatic experience, but his posture radiated the courage of a man who had no fair of the system, there was nothing to lose. An artwork by painter Arvydas Šaltenis was lent to this exhibition by TARTLE.
Currently we are changing the exhibition and we will be open for visitors starting from June.
On May 25th, in Vytautas Kasiulis Museum of Art a score of École de Paris artists and over a hundred of their art pieces – an exhibition Litvak Artists in Paris, the first in the Baltic countries comprehensive survey of the artwork produced by the immigrant Litvak (Lithuanian Jewish) artists in Paris was opened. Among the lenders to the exhibition of international significance are such French art institutions as the Pompidou National Centre for Art and Culture, and the Museum of the Art and History of Judaism.TARTLE lent 4 artworks to the exhibition.
On May 17th the exhibition ‘The Collectible Collector. Artworks of Kazys Varnelis from private collections in Lithuania\' opened at Kazys Varnelis House-Museum. TARTLE lent 5 artworks for the exhibition.
On May 5th the exhibition Stage Divas opened in Pranas Domšaitis gallery, which gives a rare opportunity to get acquainted with actresses who created memorable roles, recognized music performers and the work of artists who immortalized them, as well as to rediscover the history of Lithuanian theater, fashion and art. TARTLE also lent two works to this exhibition.