8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: Memento Mori

2018 March 15–18, “Leipzig Book Fair“, Germany.
2018 May 18–20, Palazzo Ducale, “Data”, Urbino, Italy.  The “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial” was the part of the “Urbino e le Citta del Libro” Festival (“Urbino – the Town of Book”).
2018 July 19 – September 23, “The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania“, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2019 February 23 – March 10, “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy.
2019 March 15 – April 13, Gallery SG, “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica“, Venice, Italy.
2019 June 14 – July 8, The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania.
2019 August 23 – September 29, “Evanston Art Center“, Evanston, IL, USA.
2019 November 1 – December 4, Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.

Dear Artists, that you for your kind e-mails, thanks for your warm words, for your beautiful artist’s books for the 8th Artist’s Book Triennial. It is very nice to hear your thanks after so hard work with the 8th International Artist’s Book Triennial, after so many exhibitions, travels, problems and joy. We all (artists, jury members, friends, supporters, visitors) did this beautiful Artist’s Book Exhibition. And I, as a curator of the Triennial, very thankful for all of You.

Your warm words:

Dear Kestutis,
Thank you very much for everything of the 8th triennial. We’re so happy that our works traveled to a lot of places.
Toshihiro Hattori. Japan

Thank you so much! What a wonderful show.
Gabby Cooksey. USA

Dear Kestutis,
Thanks for selection to the touring show and information that assent during the show tour. Wishing success for your future works and shows.
Stephen Mumberson. England

Dear Kestutis Vasiliunas
Thank you so much, for the great work You and your team have done to curate and organize The “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018! It is so nice to see all the images and how well the show was presented everywhere.
I was a is a reel pleasure taking part and hope to be able to join again!
Lotte Tauber Lassen. Denmark

Hi Kestutis!
Thank you for the opportunity to show my book, “Extinction,” in so many wonderful exhibitions in Europe and the US. I was very happy that my friends at the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice, could see it!
Nancy Hart. USA

Thank you for all the fantastic work you have been putting into this exhibition. I feel very happy and privileged to have had my book selected for touring. Thank you for all the photos on the website.
Marinne Laimer Molin. Sweden

Dear Kestutis,
Thank you for your information.
I have been enjoyed my book travelling Europe to America instead of me. Thank you again for all the work you have accomplished for this Triennial.
I am sure I will be challenging next triennial.
Yuko Wada. Japan

Dear Kestutis,
Thanks to you for inviting me to be part of this amazing exhibition.
I´m looking forward for the 2021 version. We will be in touch for the details.
Magdalena Cordero Echeverria. Chile

Dear Professor Vasiliunas,
It was my very great pleasure to be part of the 8th Artist’s Book Triennial. I hope I’ll have the opportunity to be part of a future triennial and look forward to the next call for artists to see what theme is announced!
Diane Britt. USA

Dear Kestutis,
It was a huge pleasure to be part of the exhibition, and I hope we can meet again sometime!  Ačiū.
Yours,
Margot Fagan. Canada

Dear Kestutis,
Thank you again for your hard work and commitment to spread the word of the 8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018.  I am grateful and proud to have been selected for this project. I still carry fond memories of my visit to Vilnius for the opening at your lovely library.
Lene Bennike. Denmark

Thank you so much for all your hard work. Best wishes for future endeavours.
Lorraine Kwan. Canada

Dear Kestutis Vasiliunas,
It is amazing what have you done!
Please accept my sincerely congratulations.
Adriana Lucaciu. Romania

Dear Kestutis
Thank you very much for letting me be part of the triennial and the tour round the world. Thank you for your great work! It has been a pleasure – again.
Lis Rejnert Jensen. Denmark

Dear Kestutis, evviva!
I am very happy for the notice, many many thanks for your great love in organization the TRIENNIAL and all appointments!
Loretta Cappanera. Italia

Dear Kestutis
Thank you to for all the hard work and the beautiful exhibitions all over the world.
Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir. Iceland

Dear Kestutis,
thank you very much for the whole organisation of all the exhibitions.
It was so nice to meet you when I came to Vilnius and hope we see each other again.
Maria Schina. Greece

Dear Kestutis,
thank you very much for the wonderful opportunity you have given me.This experience is always extraordinary and the topic always very very interesting.
I wanted to tell you that the artist books present at the eighth triennial are all extraordinary. Congratulations to you, the jury and your collaborators.
I’m curious to see the catalogue which is certainly of high quality, as always.
Silvia Lepore. Italy

Dear Kestutis,
Thank you for your extraordinary work and efforts for the arts of the book.
I am looking forward to receive the catalogue!
Áslaug Jónsdóttir. Iceland

Dear Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas,
Thank You very much for the information.  I have seen photos from the interesting exhibitions of  the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”  that You have organised all around the world. I am happy I could participate in some of them.
Malgorzata Stachurska. Poland

Dear Kestutis Vasiliunas and Team, Thank you very much for all the information and the whole work with the exhibitions. My book was more on tour than I.
Gudrun Bialas. Germany

Dear Kestutis Vasiliunas,
Thank you for creating the wonderful exhibition tour for “The 8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”.
It is an honour to be part of the exhibition.
I travelled to Venice to see the exhibition. It was so very interesting to see each artist’s creative response to the theme Memento Mori.
Frances Breen. Austria

Dear Kestutis, thank you so much
Celestina Vičević. Croatia

© Artist’s Book Creators 2020