15th Baltic Triennial Announces Theme and Artist List
The 15th Baltic Triennial, titled 'Same Day', will take place from September 6, 2024 to January 12, 2025 at the Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius. The theme is inspired by a 1984 poem by Greek poet Emerson from his unpublished collection 'Songs Without Music', found in the archives of photographer George Tourkovasilis. Curated by Tom Engels and Maya Tounta, the triennial features 55 participants including Rey Akdogan, Geta Brătescu, Tom Burr, Aria Dean & Laszlo Horvath, Simone Forti, Tarik Kiswanson, Klara Lidén, Ewa Partum, Cameron Rowland, Rosemarie Trockel, and others. Engels, artistic director of Grazer Kunstverein since 2021, was selected via an invitation-based competition by the Contemporary Art Centre, after which he invited Tounta, director of Akwa Ibom in Athens and co-founder of Montos Tattoo in Vilnius, as co-curator. The triennial was originally expected in mid-2024 but is now slated for fall 2024 to winter 2025.
Key facts
- The 15th Baltic Triennial is titled 'Same Day'.
- The title comes from a 1984 poem by Greek poet Emerson.
- The poem is part of 'Songs Without Music', an unpublished collection found in George Tourkovasilis's archives.
- The triennial runs from September 6, 2024 to January 12, 2025.
- It will be held at the Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius.
- Curators are Tom Engels and Maya Tounta.
- Engels was selected via an invitation-based competition by the Contemporary Art Centre.
- Tounta is director of Akwa Ibom and co-founder of Montos Tattoo.
- 55 participants are listed, including Geta Brătescu, Simone Forti, and Rosemarie Trockel.
Entities
Artists
- Rey Akdogan
- Nick Bastis
- Kazimierz Bendkowski
- Geta Brătescu
- Matt Browning
- Tom Burr
- Elene Chantladze
- Josef Dabernig
- Aria Dean
- Laszlo Horvath
- Gintaras Didžiapetris
- Jason Dodge
- Kevin Jerome Everson
- Simone Forti
- Michèle Graf
- Selina Grüter
- Villu Jõgeva
- Tarik Kiswanson
- Michael Kleine
- Běla Kolářová
- Jiří Kovanda
- Kitty Kraus
- Bradley Kronz
- Kaarel Kurismaa
- Simon Lässig
- Ian Law
- Klara Lidén
- Jolanta Marcolla
- Ugnė Nakaitė
- Urtė Jarmuškaitė
- Pranas Gustainis
- Elena Narbutaitė
- Ewa Partum
- Matthew Langan-Peck
- Julie Peeters
- BILL
- Cameron Rowland
- Margaret Salmon
- Stephen Sutcliffe
- Tanya Syed
- Jean-Marie Straub
- Danièle Huillet
- Raša Todosijević
- Thanasis Totsikas
- Maria Toumazou
- Rosemarie Trockel
- Christos Tzivelos
- Mare Vint
- Tanja Widmann
- Marina Xenofontos
- Eiko Yamazawa
- Tom Engels
- Maya Tounta
- Otobong Nkanga
- Gerda Paliušytė
- Gediminas G. Akstinas
- Liudvikas Buklys
- Sandra Lahire
- Celeste Burlina
- Iris Touliatou
- Marija Olšauskaitė
- Miloš Trakilović
- Alexandra Bachzetsis
- Mette Ingvartsen
- Emerson
- George Tourkovasilis
Institutions
- Contemporary Art Centre
- Akwa Ibom
- Montos Tattoo
- e-flux journal
- Grazer Kunstverein
- Documenta 14
- steirischer herbst
Locations
- Vilnius
- Lithuania
- Athens
- Greece
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Graz
- Austria
- Kassel
- Germany