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Lecture at the Artist’s Book Conference at the University of Granada

Lecture “The Structures of the Artist’s Book”     Time: 16th of January, 2024 Location: Salón de Grados, University of Granada, Spain Project coordination: Prof. Gloria Lapeña Gallego English interpretation by Prof. Emilia Iglesias Fernández University of Granada inciciated the Artist’s Book Project “Slow Selfie. When Knowledge Becomes Image”. Organisers invited Vilnius Academy of Arts […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 11

  Tea Book No. 11 The Truth Will Set You Free. John 8:32 2023, artist’s book-object, unique, tea bags, digital printed text on teabags paper “The Truth Will Set You Free”, one word on one teabags page, synthetic rope, 16 x 26 cm Artist’s book created for the “Freedom Project”. Time: 1-31 October 2023 Location: […]

Artist’s Book Exhibition: FREEDOM Project 2023

International Artist’s Book Exhibition Freedom Project     Time: 1-31 October 2023 Location: Polish Book Art Museum in Lodz, Poland Prof. Kęstutis Vasiliūnas was invited by curator Mrs. Ania Gilmore from US to participate in the International Artist’s Book Project – “Freedom Project”. Kestutis Vasiliunas / Vilnius / Lithuania Artist’s book. “The Truth Will Set […]

10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024

10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024 Theme of the Triennial: “To Be” OPEN CALL for INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS     The “10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024” is a unique non-commercial cultural project. The purpose of the Artist’s Book Triennial is to promote artist’s books, creators of artist’s books from all over the world; to […]

The Masters of Graphic Arts 2022-2023

The Masters of Graphic Arts 11th International Biennial of Drawing and Graphic Arts   Time: 8 October 2022 – 31 January 2023 Location: Flóris Rómer Museum of Art and History, Győr, Hungary “The theme of the Masters of Graphic Arts – 11th International Biennial of Drawing and Graphic Arts is innovation in contemporary drawing and […]

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Hagan 2022

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Hagan “From A to Z – Artists’ Books in Würth Collection”   Time: 3-7 July 2022 Location: Oslo, Norway Journey No. 111 In the internet I found wonderful exhibition of an artist’s book in Norway. In Norway, from where I started my travels abroad, after the collapse of the soviet union. In 1991, […]

LRT. Kūrybos kontekstai. Kęstutis Vasiliūnas apie meną ir gyvenimą

LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television). „Creative contexts“. Kęstutis Vasiliūnas conversation about art and life.     Anotacijos sakinio paskutinė dalis „VDA profesorius sako, kad išgarsėti Lietuvoje didelio talento nereikia, bet išgarsėti pasaulyje – tai yra jo, kaip kūrėjo, vykdomos programos tikslas.“ – žurnalistinis “tiuningas”, siekiant pagražinti menininką… Išgarsėti pasaulyje niekada nebuvo mano „programos tikslas“. […]

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Australia 2021

“Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books Exhibition 2021“     Time: 30 April – 22 May 2021 Location: Gallery East in conjunction with Gallery Central, (North Metropolitan TAFE), Gallery Central, Aberdeen Street, Perth, Western Australia Curators: David Forrest & Janis Nedela “Between the Sheets, Artists’ Books 2021, forms the fifth in the biennial series of exhibitions […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 10

Tea Book No. 10 2021, artist’s book-object, scroll book, unique, tea bags, wood, letterpress. Object measures: h 12 cm x 42 cm x 19 cm. Opened scroll “book” 94 cm The artist’s book was exhibited in the artist’s book exhibition “Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books Exhibition 2021” in Australia Time: 30 April – 22 May […]

9th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2021

9th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2021 Theme: “Absence”       Time: 2021 Location: Nowhere Project Explanation: 1. The “9th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2021” is a unique non-commercial cultural project. 2. The “9th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2021” is a conceptual art project. 3. “Absence is presence. These are the fundamentals […]

Contemporary Artists’ Book Conference – 2

“Critical Convening on Terminology and Contextualizing Historic Material”     Time: 26 February 2021 Organizer: Center for Book Arts, New York, USA Artist’s Book Conference on “Critical Convening on Terminology and Contextualizing Historic Material” was part of the “2021 Contemporary Artists’ Book Conference” in conjunction with “Printed Matter’s Virtual Art Book Fair”. “How does inadequate, […]

Virtual Contemporary Artists’ Book Conference 2021

“Books on Places & Books From Places. An Unbalanced Equation”   Time: 26 February 2021 Organizer: Center for Book Arts, New York, USA   Artist’s Book Conference on “Books on Places & Books From Places. An Unbalanced Equation” was part of the “2021 Contemporary Artists’ Book Conference” in conjunction with “Printed Matter’s Virtual Art Book […]

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Iceland 2020

International Artist’s Book Exhibition in Reykjavik Arts Festival JAÐARLÖND | BORDERLANDS     Time: 21 August – 20 September 2020 Location: The National Library of Iceland, Reykjavik Organiser: ARKIR Book Arts Group Curator: Kristin Thora Gudbjartsdottir Participants: Åse Eg Jørgensen (Denmark) Imi Maufe (Norway) Kęstutis Vasiliūnas (Lithuania) Nancy Campbell (UK) Rebecca Goodale (USA) Bożka Rydlewska (Poland) […]

Halloween in American Library…

Artist‘s Book Triennial & the Patterson Library, Westfield, New York   In 2019 with the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” I visited the United States of America. It was the first time when Artist’s Book Triennial moved in America. In the beginning, in August-September artist’s book exhibition was exhibited in the “Evanston Art Center“, […]

Chicago: Artist’s Book of Franklin Luke

It was morning. I was sitting in the local restaurant in Evanston with two gentlemen for business meeting. One of them, Mr. Bob Tanner, had one of the first artist’s book, printed in USA. The second was Mr. Stephen Murphy, an artist and photographer. At night, the rain stopped raining. So, it was beautiful sunny […]

Flip Artist’s Books in the National Art Center Tokyo

Masahiro Hasunuma – Flip Artist’s Books in the National Art Center, Tokyo 21st “DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow” Exhibition . During our travel to participate in the Final Exams in the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, we with our friend an artist Koichi Kiyono visited National Art Center, Tokyo. On this time they had wonderful […]

Dailininko knygos dilema: Kas ji yra ir kas nėra?

Dailininko knygos dilema: Kas ji yra ir kas nėra? Lietuviškoji dailininko knyga pasaulio kontekste   Kęstutį Vasiliūną kalbina Eglė Petreikienė Papildytas žurnalo „Nemunas“ 2019, No. 4 tekstas Pradžioje patikslinkime žanro pavadinimą. Konceptuali dailininko sukurta knyga, kaip meno objektas, užsienio šalyse vadinama „artist’s book“ (artist arba artists’ book). Lietuvių dailėtyroje ir spaudoje randame įvairių terminų: „autorinė“, „menininko“ […]

Lithuanian Artist‘s Book in the World Context

The Dilemma of an Artist’s Book: What is it and What is it Not? Lithuanian Artist‘s Book in the World Context   Eglė Petreikienė interviews Kęstutis Vasiliūnas Expanded text of the magazine “Nemunas” 2019, No. 4 In the beginning let’s clarify definition of the genre. A conceptual book created by artist as an object of […]

Artist’s Book. The Creation. Genesis 1:1-2

The Creation. Genesis 1:1-2 1993, unique, artist’s book object, wood, hinges, nails, oil colour, 49 x 49 x 1,7 cm Text in the artist’s book: “O žemė buvo pusta ir tuščia, ir buvo tamsu ant gilybės”. Free translation: “And the earth was dark and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep”.   […]

Artist’s Book Lecture in Evanston Art Center, USA 2019

8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018 in Evanston Art Center Theme: Memento Mori     Time: 25 August 2019 Location: Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, U.S.A. On 25th of August, Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas gave the lecture on artist’s book in the Evanston Art Center. After the lecture was the special artist’s book viewing with […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 9

Tea Book No. 9 – “The Full Moon” 2019, unique, artist’s book object, wood, teabags, rope, 9 x 9 x 76 cm Text, cut on the wood: “I drink tea, rain falls on the leaves of trees, the full moon of the moon descended”. – Kestutis Vasiliunas In 2019 the artist’s book was exhibited in […]

Barbara Beisinghoff – Open Lecture in Graphic Art Department in Vilnius 2019

Barbara Beisinghoff – Lecture in Graphic Art Department in Vilnius Academy of Arts „Gintaras, POETREE and a canopy for Jonas Mekas” artist’s books, watermarks and public art   Time: 25th of October at 2 pm Location: Graphic Art Department, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania In Lithuania arrived world famous artist, artist’s book creator, printmaker, installation […]

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Australia 2019

“Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books 2019“   Time: 30 August – 21 September 2019 Location: “Gallery Central”, Perth, Western Australia Curators: David Forrest & Janis Nedela Participating Artists: Australia: New South Wales: Lee Bethel; Caelli Jo Brooker; Lisa Giles; Avril Makula; Jane Simon; Yvette Sullivan; Marama Warren. Queensland: Rhi Johnson; Lorraine Lamothe; Sue Poggioli. South […]

Norway

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Oslo 2022 3-7 July 2022 Oslo, Norway Journey No. 111 North Norway with Personal Car 2014 14-26 August 2014 Finland, North Norway Journey No. 72 Lithuanian Art Exhibition “Myter og Legender” 1999 12–19 February 1991 Oslo, Bergen Journey No. 1    

Contemporary Artist’s Book – Lecture in the “Gachon University” in Seoul 2018

Contemporary Artist’s Book     Time: 6 November 2018 Location: Gachon University, Seoul, Republic of Korea The “Gachon University” in Seoul invited Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas from Graphic Department / Vilnius Academy of Arts to give the lecture on theme “Contemporary Artist’s Book” and to talk with the students about artist’s books. The lecture “Contemporary Artist’s […]

Artist’s Books of Dieter Roth in Torino 2018

Dieter Roth. “Le pagine“ At the Fiera Libro Arte Torino / FLAT   Time: 2–4 November 2018 Location: La Centrale, Nuvola Lavazza, Turin, Italia Address: via Ancona 11/a, Torino, Italy Curator: Elena Volpato We can’t stay in silence when such wonderful artist like Dieter Roth is exhibited in the Art Book Fair, in Torino. And […]

8th Artist‘s Book Triennial in Urbino 2018

8th International Artist‘s Book Triennial in Urbino Theme: Memento Mori .   Time: 18–20 May 2018 Location: “Data”, Urbino, Italy “8th International Artist‘s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” was exhibited in the Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, in Urbino, Italy. More info and photos:   Main Sponsor of the Travel to Urbino: Lithuanian Council […]

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Tokyo 2018

Artist’s Book Exhibition The Book: Vol.3 . Time: 16-28 April 2018 Location: Gallery Saoh, Tokyo, Japan Curator: Director Mrs. Yoshiko Yokojima Artists: Ryoko Adachi, Yuko Ebina, Toshihiro Hattori, Jin Hirosawa, Kazumi Ohgose, Yoko Takahashi, Yuko Wada & Kestutis Vasiliunas. More info and photos: © Photos: Kestutis Vasiliunas © Artist’s Book Creators Community

Artist’s Book Lectures & Workshop in Urbino 2018

Artist’s Book Lectures & Workshop in Urbino     Lectures: “Manu Factus: Struttura e forme del libro”. The theme of the artist’s book workshop “Segni di città” (“Signts of the town”). Time: 14-17 May 2018 Location: ISIA Urbino (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche), Italy   More photos and info … Main Sponsor of the […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 7

  Tea Book No. 7 2017, artist’s book-object, unique, tea bags, letterpress, closed: 26 x 38 x 3,4 cm, opened: 26 x 76 x 1,7 cm Text in the artist’s book: “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – St. Augustine 2017 Artist’s book was exhibited in the […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 6

Tea Book No. 6 2015, artist’s book-object, unique, tea bags, rope, stamps, 11 x 27 x 1,7 cm Artist’s book was exhibited in the “Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books 2017“ Time: 18 March – 8 April 2017 Location: “Gallery Central”, Perth, Western Australia Time: 13 June – 2 July Location: “Australian Galleries”, Melbourne  

Artist’s Book Exhibition in Australia 2017

“Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books 2017“   Time: 18 March – 8 April 2017 Location: “Gallery Central”, Perth, Western Australia Time: 13 June – 2 July Location: “Australian Galleries”, Melbourne Curators: David Forrest & Janis Nedela Article about the Artist’s Book Exhibition in the “Imprint”   Artists in the Artist’s Book Exhibition “Between the Sheets: […]

Poma Chronicle 1615 & Artist’s Book

Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala “The First New Chronicle and Good Government“   During our art journey to Denmark we have visited The Royal Library in Copenhagen where was exhibited Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala “The First New Chronicle and Good Government” (“El primer nueva crónica y buen gobierno”). Wonderful Book, I can’t only share […]

13th Artist’s Book Biennial in Austria in 2016

XIII Int. BuchKunstBiennale Horn 2016   Curator: Toni Kurz Time: 7 May – 2 July 2016 Location: Kunstverein Horn, Austria The last time when I have been in Horn it was in 1994…, when I participated in the Artist’s Book Symposium in Horn. Here I started my activity as an artist’s book creator and curator […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 5

Tea Book No. 5 2015, artist’s book-object, unique, tea bags, stamps, rope, 11,5 cm x 28,5 cm x 1,2 cm In the artist’s book “Tea Book No.5” I play with form, structures, colour and text (dates). I create the artist’s book not “about something”, but an artist’s book as object with “information” in itself. You […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 4

“Tea Book No. 4” 2014, artist’s book object, unique, tea bags, stamps, lead, rope,11,5 cm x 27,5 cm x 1,8 cm Artist’s book “Tea Book No. 4” was exhibited in the exhibition “Between the Sheets: Artists Books 2015”, in 7 March – 2 April 2015, in the Gallery Central, in Perth, Australia. . . .

“7th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015″ in Leipzig Book Fair

“7th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015″ Exhibition theme: “Error” {mistake}   Time: 12-15 March, 2015 Location: Halle 3, H501, “IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter”, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany   Exhibition for the Leipzig Book Fair is composed from 51 artists from the “7th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015″, from Germany, Italy, Mexico, China, Northern […]

Artist’s Book-Object Workshop Vilnius 2014

“RETHINK – a Workshop on Book Art Objects” Time: 1st – 4th of December, 2014 Location: Vilnius Academy of Arts, Department of Graphics Professor Joseph Johannes Visser from The Netherlands Professor Hanne Matthiesen from Denmark From 1st to 4th of December of 2014 for the first time in Lithuania, in Vilnius Academy of Arts Department of […]

Students’ Artist’s Books in Leipzig Book Fair 2014

  Time: 13-16 March 2014 Location: “Leipziger Messe”, Leipzig, Germany The “IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter” invited students from Graphic Department, Vilnius Academy of Arts to show artist’s books, book art and prints in Leipzig Book Fair 2014. This was the second time when the Graphic Department had the exhibition space in Leipzig Book […]

“Künstlerbücher – Artists’ Books”, Admont, 2014

“Künstlerbücher – Artists’ Books” International works from 1960 to today Time: 2 May – 2 November 2014 Location: Museum Stift Admont, Stiftsbibliothek Admont, Austria Initiator & Guest Curator: Barbara Eisner-B. Director of the Museum Admont Abbey, Dr. Michael Braunsteiner invited Kestutis Vasiliunas to visit the Artist’s Book Exhibition “International works from 1960 to today”. Curator […]

Artist’s Book Workshop & Lectures in Roma 2014

  Time: 24-26 March 2014 Location: RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts, Rome,  Italy Rome – cradle of Christianity, where St Peter and St Paul were martyred, where tortured and killed many Christians. Roma – is not only wonderful city with antic architecture, old castles and churches. Rome – it is something much more […]

Germany

Almost all Journeys with Personal Car: Saxon Switzerland & Dresden 2023 31 July – 8 August 2023 Holidays in Saxon Switzerland & museums in Dresden Journey No. 117 Leipzig & Berlin 2018 13-19 March 2018 8th Artist’s Book Triennial in Leipzig Book Fair. Travel with the students Journey No. 91 Berlin 2017 1-3 December 2017 Exhibitions in Berlin Journey No. 90 Leipzig & […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 3

  Tea Book No. 3 2013, artist’s book object, unique, tea bags, wooden boxes, wooden stick, leather, rope, size closed: 53 x 28 x 11,5 cm / opened: 106 x 28 x 17 cm 2015 Artist’s book was exhibited in the “Cascais International Book Art 2015″ Time: 26 June – 12 July 2015 Location: Museum Quarter, […]

Austria

Journeys with personal car:   Austrian Alps & Salzburg 2019 14–16 March 2019 Returning back from Vercelli and Venezia through Italian-Austrian Alps Journey No. 100 Austrian Alps, Uttendorf & Horn 2017 21–27 August 2017 Holiday in Austrian Alps. Meeting with artist’s book curator Toni Kurz in Horn Journey No. 88 Horn 2016 5–8 May 2016 XIII Int. BuchKunstBiennale Horn Journey No. 83 […]

Give Love a Chance

6th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2012 Theme: “Love”     Love. And hate. Which to choose? Can I choose? Maybe I can’t choose anything, I can only be. Watch. Listen. Without looking. Taking no interest. But that gets on my nerves. I don’t agree; I totally disagree. I’m opposed, since I’m overcome by anger. […]

2nd International Printmaking Symposium 2012 in Bentlage

  Time: 27-30 September 2012 Location: Bentlage, Rheine, Germany The Print Association Bentlage and the cultural institution Kloster Bentlage in Rheine, Germany, present SNAP, the 2nd International Printmaking Symposium, an international symposium and exhibition program of contemporary printmaking. SNAP is directed towards artists, printmakers, professors and students of international art institutes and universities, towards curators, […]

Artist’s Book. 26 Gasoline Station

26 Gasoline Station 2011, edition 12, foil-paper, woodcut, letterpress, ink jet print, rope, 12,3 x 27,5 x 0,9 cm   Statement: In time 2 October – 31 October 2010 I was invited to make an artist’s book workshop in the “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia”, also to exhibit the “5th International Artist’s Book Triennial” in […]

4th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2006

Theme: “Rabbit & House” Time & Location: 5 December – 25 December 2006, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania; 22 March – 25 March 2007, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany; 1 June – 6 June 2007, Seoul International Book Arts Fair, South Korea. While opening one box after another, one envelope after another envelope, I took out artist’s […]

Artist’s Book. Tea Book No. 1

Tea Book No. 1 2002, unique, artist’s book object, tea bags, rope, wooden box, 12,3 x 12,3 x 4,6 cm Artist’s book was exhibited in the “4th International Artist’s Book Exhibition”, in the King St. Stephen Museum in Székesfehérvár, Hungary; The artist’s book belongs to the King St. Stephen Museum Collection.   © Artist’s Book Creators 2002 […]