International exhibition “The Dark Arts: Aleksandra Waliszewska and the Symbolism from the East and North” is now available at the M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art in Kaunas.

The exhibition consists of more than 200 works by 36 artists from Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic States artists from the 19th century to the present day. The works come from 10 museums and even a hospital’s collection in Warsaw. All of these works are united by symbolism and it’s themes: illnesses, fears, wars, epidemics, mythological monsters. The central axis of the exhibition are works by a world-renowned Polish artist Aleksandra Waliszewska (born 1976), who uses art to transport the audience into an eloquent world of fantastic imagery. This is her first exhibition in Lithuania.

Participants:

Poland:
Aleksandra Waliszewska, Maria Anto, Wanda Bibrowicz, Bolesław Biegas, Marian Henel, Mieczysław Jakimowicz, Edward Okuń, Teofil Ociepka, Jan Rembowski, Marian Wawrzeniecki, Stefan Żechowski.

Czech Republic:
Jaroslav Panuska, Karel Šlenger.

Baltic States:
Valentinas Antanavičius (LT), Bernhard Borchert (LV), Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (LT), Elžbieta Daugvilienė (LT), Barbora Didžiokienė (LT), Vladas Drėma (LT), Emīlija Gruzīte (LV), Petras Kalpokas (LT), Marcė Katiliūtė (LT), Erich Kügelgen (EST), Aliutė Mečys (LT), Erik Obermanm (EST), Aleksander Promet (EST), Juozas Pjaulokas (LT), Vaclovas Ratas- Rataiskis (LT), Kajetonas Sklėrius (LT), Gustavs Šķilters (LV), Rimantas Šulskis (LT), Nikolai Triik (EST), Teodors Ūders (LV), Vitkauskas (LT), Rihards Zariņš (LV), Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (LT).

Curators: Natalia Sielewicz, Alison M. Gingeras.
Coordinators: Maria Nowakowska, Vaiva Mikelionytė.
Architecture of the exhibition: Vilma Braziūnaitė.
Graphic design: Anna Goszczyńska, Gita Balžekaitė.

The exhibition is partly funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.

Exhibition is co-organized by The Adam Mickiewicz Insitute.

Exhibition partners:
Polish Institute in Vilnius
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Kaunas Cinema Center “Romuva“

Exhibition is available until 22 May 2023.

More information: https://ciurlionis.lt/activity/exhibitions/the-dark-arts-aleksandra-waliszewska-and-the-symbolism-from-the-east-and-north/