Summary Artists from Lithuania and Japan will participate in an exchange through the organization of an exhibition. The country name of Lithuania is said to originate in the Lithuanian word for ‘rain’. In contrast, Japan is known as ‘the land of the rising sun’. In Lithuania where rain falls in abundance, the sun is sought, while in Japan, ‘the land of the rising sun’, it is hoped that blessed rain will fall. This summer, artists from ‘the rain country’ and ‘the land of the rising sun’ will gather together in a contemporary art exhibition to be joined in a bridge of exchange.
<概要> リトアニアと日本両国のアーティスト達が、展覧会を通した交流をいたします。 リトアニアの国名の由来は、リトアニア語で「雨」を表す言葉から発しているとされています。一方、日本は、「日出づる国、the land of the rising Sun」と呼ばれています。 雨の多いリトアニアでは太陽を願い、そして日出づる国日本では、恵みの雨を願います。 この夏、「雨の国」と「日出づる国」のアーティストが現代美術展につどい、交流の架け橋で結ばれます。
The capital city of Lithuania, Vilnius, was selected as the European Capital City of Culture in 2009. Embracing this opportunity, a contemporary art exhibition involving Japan and Lithuania was planned with the work of Fluxus artist Ay O, known as ‘the rainbow artist’ who was a close associate of the Lithuanian-born Fluxus founder George Maciunas, to take main stage. This exhibition ‘Rain meets the Sun’, under the direction of Lithuanian artist Saulius Valius who has many experiences of exchange with Japan, will lead to profound dialogue between 2 generations and 2 cultures. Besides contemporary artwork of mid-career and young artists from both countries, performing art, and piano performances, there will be lectures given by organizers from both sides and exchanges in the form of round-table discussions. An introduction to ‘The Mino Japanese paper lantern art Exhibition’, contemporary art and music, and traditional paper crafts will appear together in this event.