Lithuanian city begins year as cultural capital with Georgian exhibition

Locals and visitors of the Lithuanian city of Klaipeda are invited to an exhibition tracing the development of Georgian contemporary art through works by a group of Georgian creators.

Launched on January 19, the display Spying Future was organised to mark the beginning of the year of Klaipeda as the Lithuanian Capital of Culture.

Hosted at the Klaipeda Culture Communication Centre (KCCC) Exhibition Hall, the occasion brings together exhibits by 17 artists curated by Wato Tsereteli, founder and head of Tbilisi-based Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA).

The display features a group of Georgian artists with works curated by Wato Tsereteli. Photo: Georgian Foreign Ministry press office.

Aimed to represent an exploration of science fiction and the future of creative art, the display features works by artists including Nino Chubinishvili, Ana Chaduneli and Giorgi Sumbadze.

The project Spying Future consists of complementary themes, naturally arranged across the exposition space, which provide the opportunity to feel the conceptual development of contemporary Georgian art, the evolution of art and an artist's status in society”, said a release for the exhibition.

The creations are arranged across the exposition space to illustrate the conceptual development of contemporary Georgian art. Photo: KCCC.

Organisers said the show also aims to illustrate the change in visual language of Georgian artists "from traditional, pictography to interdisciplinary”.

The stories and subjects involved in the "interlinking” narration of the display are based on topics including archaeology, historical heritage and contemporary design.

The display is hosted at the KCCC Exhibition Hall in Klaipeda. Photo: Georgian Foreign Ministry press office.

Founded in 2005, the KCCC Exhibition Hall represents "one of the biggest art centres in Lithuania”.

The venue works to develop relationships between artists and their audience and present the process of artistic creation to the society by using "contemporary art forms and means”.

The display Spying Future will be open at the KCCC Exhibition Hall through February 19, 2017.