During 3–31 October 2024, the 11th Vilnius International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms will take place at the Vilnius Graphic Art Centre’s Kairė–dešinė gallery. The exhibition opening and award ceremony will be held on 3 October 2024 at 6 pm.
Taking place in Vilnius since 1994, the International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms aims to articulate the ever-changing forms of graphic art, to promote its relevance and dissemination, to explore the possibilities and limits of its expression, and to investigate its place within contemporary discourse. Each year, the event attracts a large number of artists from different countries, has a dedicated group of returning participants, and encourages the younger generation of artists to take part. This year is no exception: the Triennial exhibition features works by 64 artists from 20 countries around the world, with Lithuanian artists also actively participating. On the opening night, winning artists will receive cash prizes for the relevance, originality, and cohesive execution of their ideas and techniques.
The exhibition showcases a wide range of techniques, genres, and styles: from figurative to abstract, expressive to minimalist, illustrative to conceptual, fantastical to classical. Drawing inspiration from art historian Aby Warburg’s Mnemosyne image atlas, the exhibition architecture emphasizes the formal aspects of graphic art, such as technique and style, while encouraging viewers to discover connections and visual echoes between the works. Graphic artists from different generations employ ever-new artistic strategies, often exploring other modes of artistic expression or media. Yet, sooner or later, most return to their roots, working again with zinc or copper plates, linoleum, wood, or limestone – only this time, with new experiences, fresh perspectives, and reflections on both personal and global fears and hopes.
Participating artists:
Jim Berggren (Sweden), Augustas Bidlauskas (Lithuania), Nina Bondeson (Sweden), Saulė Budriūnaitė (Lithuania), Łukasz Chmielewski (Poland), Haruko Cho (Japan), Piotr Ciesielski (Poland), Olesya Dzhurayeva (Ukraine), Inga Eičaitė (Lithuania), Floki Gauvry (Argentina), Elena Grudzinskaitė (Lithuania), Darya Hancharova (Lenkija), Maria Heed (Sweden), Kamilė Jadevičiūtė (Lithuania), Kalli Kalde (Estonia), Dimo Kolibarov (Bulgaria), Vaiva Kovieraitė-Trumpė (Lithuania), Eglė Kuckaitė (Lithuania), Hyejeong Kwon (S. Korea), Janne Laine (Finland), Guy Langevin (Canada), Marta Lech (Poland), Pavo Majić (Croatia), Marija Marcelionytė-Paliukė (Lithuania), Laima Matuzonytė (Lithuania), Evaldas Mikalauskis (Lithuania), Jolanta Mikulskytė (Lithuania), David Moyer (USA), Kotryna Navickaitė (Lithuania), Toshimi Kitano (Japan), Ruslana Kliuchko (Ukraine), Łukasz Koniuszy (Poland), Kateryna Kosiak (Ukraine), Elvyra Katalina Kriaučiūnaitė (Lithuania), Vaidotas Kvašys (Lithuania), Zdzisław Olejniczak (Poland), Joanna Paljocha (Poland), Irina Panaskova (Lithuania), Mateusz Patrzyk-De Oliveira (Poland), Nastassia Pazniak (Baltarusija), Albert Pema (France), Nicolas Poignon (Germany), Henry Pouillon (Belgium), Mantas Puodžiukaitis (Lithuania), Jaco Putker (Netherlands), Jurgita Ramanauskė (Lithuania), Jurjen Ravenhorst (Netherlands), Joseph Salamon (Denmark), Mihoko Sekiguchi (Japan), Arta Skuja (Latvia), Aidas Stončius (Lithuania), Masaaki Sugita (Japan), Ingela Svensson (Sweden), Akito Tanimura (Japan), Katarzyna Tereszkiewicz (Poland), Marta Tomczyk (Poland), Anna Trojanowska (Poland), Vilius Vingras (Lithuania), Cleo Wilkinson (Australia), Katarzyna Zimna (Poland), Birutė Zokaitytė/Agnė Gintalaitė (Lithuania), Rasa Žmuidienė (Lithuania), Neringa Žukauskaitė (Lithuania)
Programme:
18 October, 6pm: Educational activity ‘Graphic Map’ (educator Ona Kvašytė)
26 October, 2pm: Workshop ‘Memory Print’ (educator Ona Kvašytė)
30 October, 6pm: Discussion ‘To Print or Not to Print: The Role of Graphic Art in the Contemporary Art
Field’. Participants: artist Milda Dainovskytė, art historian Laima Kreivytė, artist Eglė Vertelkaitė, artist Elena Grudzinskaitė. Moderator: art historian Monika Krikštopaitytė.
Jury:
Paulius Andriuškevičius, art historian
Justina Augustytė, art historian
Matas Dūda, artist
Monika Krikštopaitytė, art historian
Deima Žuklytė-Gasperaitienė, art historian
Curators: Nijolė Šaltenytė, Viltė Visockaitė
Architect: Viktorija Rybakova
Designer: Valentin Duduk
Coordinator: Jurga Minčinauskienė
Text editors: Alexandra Bondarev, Audra Kairienė
Translator: Alexandra Bondarev
Organiser: Vilniaus grafikos meno centras
The exhibition is funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, Lithuanian Artists’ Association, and Vilnius City Municipality
Partner: Lithuanian National Museum of Art
Media partners: artnews.lt, 7 meno dienos
For more information: +370 5 261 1995, graphic.lt
Opening hours: II-V 11am-6pm, VI 11am-3pm
