From November 24, the gallery apiece, located near the intersection of V. Kudirkos and M. K. Čiurlionio streets, will host an exhibition by New York-based Lithuanian artist Žilvinas Kempinas.
O2 is one of Kempinas’ early kinetic works from his ‘self-balancing sculpture’ series. While this piece has been exhibited in the past in traditional gallery settings against white walls, the vitrine-style apiece gallery provides the artist with the opportunity to realize his old idea: to install ‘O2’ by directing a fan and loop of magnetic tape toward the gallery’s glass façade (in this case frosted-matte) and illuminating the piece from the inside. This approach emphasizes only the shadow of the moving tape and removes the artwork’s physical components from the view – the fan and the loop of magnetic tape itself.
‘I see this new version of ‘O2’ as a step towards immateriality while still preserving its mechanics, as the installation can be viewed from the other side of the gallery,’ says Kempinas.
This new setting expands the associative field of ‘O2’, making the apiece gallery an integral part of the installation. The exhibition is accessible 24/7.
Žilvinas Kempinas (b. 1969) is one of the most renowned and internationally acclaimed Lithuanian contemporary artists. Based in New York since 1997, Kempinas creates installations, kinetic sculptures, and objects, as well as site-specific art projects. Since 1992, he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Kempinas has received the Calder Prize (2007) and the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Art (2012), and represented Lithuania at the 53rd Venice Biennale (2009).
Kempinas’ works are in the collections of major institutions, including the Pompidou Centre (Paris), Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Copenhagen), MO Museum (Vilnius), the Lithuanian National Museum of Art (Vilnius), JPMorgan Chase Art Collection (US), The Margulies Collection (US), Museo Jumex (Mexico City), and Collection Lambert (Avignon, France), among others.
More information about the artist: zilvinaskempinas.com
Curator: Aušra Trakšelytė
Communication: Menų Komunikacija
Translation: Alexandra Bondarev
The exhibition is partially supported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Vilnius City Municipality. The exhibition will run until January 21, 2025.
More about the gallery: apiece.lt
