Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Center

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The Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Center ( lit.Jono Meko Vizualiųjų Menų Centras ) is an avant-garde art center and gallery in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius , in the old town .

history

The center was opened on November 10, 2007 by the Lithuanian filmmaker Jonas Mekas (1922–2019). The premiere exhibition was "From Futurism to Fluxus " ( The Avant-Garde: From Futurism to Fluxus ). Part of the purchased Fluxus art collection of 2,600 pieces is on display for the public in the center. The entire Fluxus collection is worth $ 5.6 million.

In 2013 there was an exhibition Bread and drawings by the painter, poet and philosopher Giuseppe Zevola (* 1952) from Naples .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ J.Meko vizualiųjų menų centras Vilniuje pristatys pirmąją parodą (daily newspaper Lietuvos rytas )
  2. ↑ J. Meko vizualiųjų menų centrą papuoš italo G. Zevolos darbai (daily newspaper Lietuvos rytas )

Coordinates: 54 ° 41 ′ 34.4 "  N , 25 ° 15 ′ 52.5"  E