The exhibition reveals two poles: it is like front and back, open and closed, insiders and outsiders. Architecturally, the duality is also resonated in objects in space: two halls, one of which is further divided into two equal triangles. They are similar in their area, but one is as if inaccessible …
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Matas Janušonis (born 1994) is currently doing his Master’s degree in sculpture at the Vilnius Academy of Arts. His works have been presented at ArtVilnius, Positions Berlin and viennacontemporary; they are in the collection of the Lewben Art Foundation (a non-governmental organisation managing a representative art collection) and MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art Krakow.
Matas Janušonis’ audio installation “Gate” is the winner of the audience award at the exhibition of the Contemporary Art Centre for the CDecaux Prize 2018.
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“Backyard” is part of the Gallery’s project Art Space for Young Artists. It is an ongoing art project launched in 2011, covering young artists’ exhibition cycles and promoting their initiatives and continuity of artistic ideas.
The project is co-funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Gallery Sponsor – Vilnius city municipality
Gallery name: Meno niša Gallery
Address: J. Basanavičiaus g. 1/13, Vilnius
Opening hours: Tue-Fri 12:00 - 18:00, Sat 12:00 - 16:00
Open: 10.10.2019 - 31.10.2019
