“Vilnius Poker” at MO Museum
The portrait of Motiejus Kazimieras Sarbievijus (Mathias Casimir Sarbiewski, Matthias Casimirus Sarbievius) painted by an unknown artist in the 17th or 18th century was loaned by the the Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE for the exhibition Vilnius Poker at the MO Museum.
On the occasion of the anniversary of Vilnius, Gavelis’ Vilnius Poker was not accidentally chosen as the starting point for the exhibition at the MO Museum. The time depicted in the novel and the year of the novel’s publication are important factors in shaping the exhibition.
The novel is set in the late Soviet era, which is the time of the most vibrant work of the authors who make up the bulk of the MO Museum’s collection. Therefore, the social, political and cultural issues of the time, as well as the life of the city of Vilnius and its inhabitants, are reflected in the artists’ works. The MO Museum collection also includes art that was ideologically unacceptable in the Soviet Union. It is also one of the many themes linking the collection to the forthcoming exhibition.
In the exhibition, director Oskaras Koršunovas, artist Gintaras Makarevičius and curators Dovilė Barcytė and Algė Gudaitytė pose the question – what kind of a character is Vilnius nowadays, and as what kind of character do we imagine it in the future? As in Vilnius Poker, there is no one right answer. In the exhibition, the visitor will experience one of the most remarkable phases in the history of the city of Vilnius, which contributed greatly to the Vilnius we see today.
The portrait of Motiejus Kazimieras Sarbievijus (Mathias Casimir Sarbiewski, Matthias Casimirus Sarbievius) painted by an unknown artist in the 17th or 18th century was loaned by the the Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE for the exhibition Vilnius Poker at the MO Museum.
On the occasion of the anniversary of Vilnius, Gavelis’ Vilnius Poker was not accidentally chosen as the starting point for the exhibition at the MO Museum. The time depicted in the novel and the year of the novel’s publication are important factors in shaping the exhibition.
The novel is set in the late Soviet era, which is the time of the most vibrant work of the authors who make up the bulk of the MO Museum’s collection. Therefore, the social, political and cultural issues of the time, as well as the life of the city of Vilnius and its inhabitants, are reflected in the artists’ works. The MO Museum collection also includes art that was ideologically unacceptable in the Soviet Union. It is also one of the many themes linking the collection to the forthcoming exhibition.
In the exhibition, director Oskaras Koršunovas, artist Gintaras Makarevičius and curators Dovilė Barcytė and Algė Gudaitytė pose the question – what kind of a character is Vilnius nowadays, and as what kind of character do we imagine it in the future? As in Vilnius Poker, there is no one right answer. In the exhibition, the visitor will experience one of the most remarkable phases in the history of the city of Vilnius, which contributed greatly to the Vilnius we see today.