Dainius Liškevičius
Dainius Liškevičius belongs to the generation of artists that started their career when Lithuania became independent again in 1990. He works in an interdisciplinary field encompassing installation, photography, performance, and objects, consistently rethinking the principles of form and its function. The artist creates situations in which different artistic languages intersect, and familiar images take on unexpected, often ironic forms. His work is characterized by a critical relationship with ideologies, institutions, and the mechanisms of visual culture. Analyzing the specifics of a particular place, Liškevičius explores patterns of human behavior, transformations of identity, the relationship between the sacred and the profane, and the constant tension between narratives of personal and collective experience.
Dainius Liškevičius (b. 1970) graduated from Vilnius Academy of Arts with a degree in sculpture in 1996 and in 2012 obtained a degree of Licentiate of Arts. He has been a member of the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Union since 1998. The author has held over 30 solo exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad and participates in group exhibitions around the world. In 2015, he represented Lithuania at the Venice Biennale with his project “Museum”, and in 2021, he won the Lithuanian National Culture and Arts Prize. In 2023, he presented the premiere of his documentary film “Modern Apartament” at the European film forum SCANORAMA. The artist’s works have been acquired by Lithuanian museums and private collections.