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IMAGINING OURSELVES:
Self-portraits of Lithuanian Artists from the 19th-Century to the Present Day

2023



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Self-portrait is a distinct art genre that came into its own in the 15th century, with the advent of the Italian Renaissance, symbolising the emerging notion of the artist as an individual independent from their guild. The leap from a rule-bound artisan to a member of the societal elite and the dizzying creative freedom that followed formed the foundation of the artist’s legend. Even today, this legend continues to inspire artists enticing them with the power of rebellion, change, and influence.
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With the rise of photography and the diversification of artistic practices, the concept of the self-portrait has undergone significant evolution, itself becoming an object of interpretation. Works are considered to be self-portraits or adjacent to this genre when the artist’s identity plays a significant role in their semantic structure. This identity is constructed through repetition, otherwise, it would not be recognisable. As a result, the self-portrait often emerges not merely as an expression of individuality, but rather as a role being rehearsed and experimented with.

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Artists - Elena Antanavičiūtė, Žygimantas Augustinas, Jurga Barilaitė, Konstantinas Bogdanas, Violeta Bubelytė, Boleslovas Buika, Marija Cvirkienė, Cooltūristės, Kostas Dereškevičius, Barbora Didžiokienė, Vincas Dilka, Pranas Domšaitis, Vladas Eidukevičius, Monika Furmana, Laura Garbštienė, Napoleonas Ylakavičius, Donatas Jankauskas-Duonis, Lina Jonikė, Agnė Jonkutė, Vytautas Kairiūkštis, Aleksandra Kasuba, Marcė Katiliūtė, Leonas Linas Katinas, Leonardas Kazokas, Vytautas Kasiulis, Geistė Marija Kinčinaitytė, Vincas Kisarauskas, Vitas Luckus, Česlovas Lukenskas, Vytautas Mackevičius, Donata Minderytė, Vladislovas Neveravičius, Edvardas Bonifas Paulavičius, Audronė Petrašiūnaitė, Igoris Piekuras, Andrei Polukord, Karolis Rafalavičius, Petras Repšys, Eglė Ridikaitė, Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė, Boleslovas Mykolas Ruseckas, Jonas Rustemas, Šarūnas Sauka, Mindaugas Skudutis, Liudomiras Slendzinskis, Vincentas Slendzinskis, Raimundas Sližys, Pranciškus Smuglevičius, Sofija Urbonavičiūtė-Subačiuvienė, Laisvydė Šalčiūtė, Vadim Šamkov, Arvydas Šaltenis, Veronika Šleivytė, Algimantas Švėgžda, Virgilijus Šonta, Domicelė Tarabildienė, Laima Oržekauskienė, Sofija Veiverytė, Gintaras Zinkevičius

 

Curator - Monika Krikštopaitytė

Coordinator - Dalia Tarandaitė

Exhibition architect - Sigita Simona Paplauskaitė

Graphic design - Loreta Uzdraitė

Lighting designer - Milvydas Kezys

Photography - Gintarė Grigėnaitė

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Organisers - Vilnius Picture Gallery, Lithuanian National Museum of Art 

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