Danutė Vaitekūnaitė's exhibition "the object arrives as a bride"

The exhibition An Object Arrives Like a Bride by Danutė Vaitekūnaitė will be on view at the Šiauliai Art Gallery from 10 July to 1 August 2026.

The exhibition opens on Friday, 10 July, at 5:00 p.m.

Admission to the gallery is free during the opening event.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Welcome!

This exhibition may change the way you see certain things. For example: does a person use an object, or does an object use a person? Can we recognize what takes advantage of our vulnerability? When are we the predator, and when are we the prey?

The object arrives as a bride is a museum, an altar, and a stage. Here, mass-produced, found, and handmade objects reveal the dynamics of power in a world where exploitation has become the norm.

Dress code: Blue.

PROGRAMME

• 10 July, 5:00 p.m. – Exhibition opening and performance reading.
• 15 July, 5:00 p.m. – Paint Conceals, Text Reveals: Painting and Colour Workshop.
• 16 July, 5:00 p.m. – Paint Conceals, Text Reveals: Creative Writing and Embroidery Workshop.

Registration for the workshops:
https://forms.gle/ohF5JaoZDG9cc7FH8

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Danutė Vaitekūnaitė (b. 1998) is a visual artist and educator. Her practice combines installation, painting, sculpture, text, design, video art, performance, and pedagogy. Working with found materials and process-based methods, she explores the relationships between objects, images, humans, and other beings, as well as the systems that exploit human vulnerability.

Since 2021, her work has been presented in exhibitions in France (La Chaufferie, Syndicat Potentiel), the United Arab Emirates (Jameel Arts Centre, 421 Arts Campus, NYUAD Art Gallery), and Lithuania (Šiauliai Art Gallery and Pragiedruliai). She holds an MFA from New York University Abu Dhabi and a BFA from Haute école des arts du Rhin (HEAR) in Strasbourg. She was awarded the Tarek Al Ghoussein Fellowship (2023) and the Šiauliai UNESCO Club Award (2025). She currently develops and coordinates educational programmes at Šiauliai Art Gallery.

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The project is funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Šiauliai City Municipality.