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.
The sixth exhibition at the Lithuanian Art Centre Tartle is part of an exhibition diptych on the theme of Vilnius, and is one of the 700th anniversary events, inviting visitors to experience the city through different forms of time.
Four Vilnius libraries - The Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius University Library, and the Lithuanian Audiosensory Library - and the Lithuanian National Art Museum present \"The Uncharted World of Old Books\" exhibition. For the first time, the scattered heritage of the noble libraries of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania is being opened to the public in one place. In the part of the Radziwiłł family - an 18th-century book from the TARTLE collection.
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.
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.
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.
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.