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.
On 14th July exhibition Sheets and Splashes. Leisure in 20th and 21st century Lithuanian art was opened at the National Gallery of Art. In the exhibition these matters were revisited as the curators looked through almost thirty public and private collections in search of images of leisure in the artefacts of Lithuania’s modern visual culture: painting, graphic art, sculpture, photography, applied art, contemporary art, advertising, feature and documentary films, and amateur art. Seven artworks for the exhibition were loaned by the the Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE.
Currently we are changing the exhibition and will be open for visitors starting from June.
In its fourth exhibition, the Lithuanian Art Centre Tartle showcases part of its collection representing the tendencies in artistic life in Soviet-occupied Lithuania, and features of the work by artists who fled to the West.
Every weekend in February, a special event called SU-MENĖK will take place, involving 31 museums and galleries across the city.
Vilnius Picture Gallery of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art (LNMA) opens an exhibition With Heart and Eyes. Wincenty Sleńdziński (1838–1909). It is the first solo exhibition in Lithuania by the painter known for celebrating the mundane, composed to present his multifaceted art and his person. Four works were lent to this exhibition by TARTLE.
On December 29th between 11 a.m. and 19 p.m. we are opening TARTLE doors to visitors free-of-charge.
We invite you to visit our fourth exhibition “Free and Unfree. Lithuanian Art between 1945 and 1990”.
On 15 December the exhibition devoted to women artists in interwar Vilnius was opened at at the Vytautas Kasiulis Museum of Art. Five artworks for the exhibition were loaned by the the Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE.
On 28 October the exhibition Stanisław Bohusz-Siestrzeńcewicz 1869–1927 was opened at Vilnius Picture Gallery.
Currently we are changing exhibition and we will be open for visitors starting from the middle of September.