The opening of Kęstutis Grigaliūnas’ solo exhibition ‘The Ghost, Hares, Gediminas, and the Octopus’ will take place on the 4th of October at 6 PM at Pamėnkalnio Gallery (1 Pamėnkalnio St., Vilnius). The exhibition will run until the 29th of October.
‘1. Gediminas; 5. Beast in the Vilnelė; 33. The Ghost of Sigismund Augustus; 8. Vytautas in Good Spirits; 25. Bear Choir of Naujoji Vilnia; 32. Contents of Barbora’s Purse; 27. The Iron Wolf; 26. Thunder Playing the Stone; 30. Choir of the Damned from St. John’s Church; 35. Lizdeika the Priest; 9. Stork Carrying the Hand of St Casimir’ – these are just a few of the imaginary stories of Vilnius that can be found in Kęstutis Grigaliūnas’s latest exhibition, The Ghost, Hares, Gediminas and the Octopus.
Kęstutis Grigaliūnas, winner of the National Prize for Culture and Art, gives the audience the opportunity to create the history of Vilnius by borrowing clues from his works. The witty fragments of stories in the paintings, prints, cut-outs, objects and puzzles on display will encourage the viewer to engage in a playful process of creation – to move the parts or details in their own way, to arrange them, or to sit down at the table of many stamps.
Educational activities will take place during the exhibition.
The project is funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, Vilnius City, Lithuanian Artists’ Association.
