Deimantas Narkevičius

Place: Utena

Born: 1964

Biography:

Deimantas Narkevicius is a Lithuanian artist born in 1964 in Utena. He is one of the most recognized Lithuanian artists on the international art scene. Originally trained as a sculptor, Narkevicius has mainly worked with film and video. His works examine the relationship of personal memories to political histories, particularly those of his native Lithuania. Narkevicius has exhibited extensively in important contemporary art venues and events worldwide, including Centre Pompidou (Paris), Museo Nacional Centro De Arte Reina Sofia (Madrid), Tate Modern (London), Museum of Modern Art (New York), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam). He represented Lithuania at the 49th Venice Biennale in 2001 and two years later exhibited at the 50th Venice Biennale in Utopia Station curated by Molly Nesbit and Hans Ulrich Obrist. Narkevicius's work was shown at Manifesta II (Luxembourg, 1998) and Manifesta X (St. Petersburg, 2014). Amongst his most recent solo shows are 20 July.2015 at Maureen Paley (London, 2017), Books on Shelves and Without Letters at The Blank Contemporary Art (Bergamo, 2016), Archeology of Memories at former KGB building (Riga, 2015). Narkevicius's major retrospective opens at the National Gallery of Art in Vilnius, Lithuania, in December 2017. Narkevicius's works are a part of major private and public collections such as Tate Modern (London), Moderna Museet (Stockholm), Modern Art Museum (Vilnius). In 2008 for his achievements in art Narkevicius has been awarded the Vincent Award and the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts. His film Restricted Sensation (2011) was a nominee for the best short feature at the 2012 Silver Crane film awards. Narkevicius lives and works in Vilnius, Lithuania.