Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius

The purpose of the Artist’s Book Triennial was to incite artists to create conceptual works which correspond to the offered theme. I wanted to provoke artists to create not only what they could and what they invented in their realm. While rejecting the „beautiful“ book conception as being snobbish and commercial, I wanted them to conceptually reflect on the given theme. Not to confine themselves only to their experiences and moods, that was my aspiration. By selecting books for the Triennials a few criteria were taken into regard. Firstly, if books correspond to the subject – matter, secondly – only unique or small editions of professionally created authorized works.

1st International Artist‘s Book Triennial Vilnius 1997

Theme: “Diary: Eight Days”.
Time and Location:
23 September – 14 November 1997, Gallery “Kaire Desine”, Vilnius, Lithuania.
The jury selected 62 artists from 13 countries for the Triennial.
The original hand bound Catalogue of the Triennial was published.

Roberta Vaigeltaite, Lithuania

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2nd International Artist‘s Book Triennial Vilnius 2000

Theme: “Apocalypse”.
Time and Location:
2 November – 28 November 2000, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
10 January – 3 February 2001, Gallery 5020, Salzburg, Austria.
The jury selected 140 artists from 29 countries for the Triennial.
The original hand bound Catalogue of the Triennial was published.
Along with the main exposition of the Triennial, a satellite Exhibition of the Calligraphic Artist’s Book was arranged.

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3rd International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2003

Theme: “23 Sins”.
Time and Location:
15 May – 15 June 2003, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania;
16 May 2003, Conference in the Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius;
19 September – 10 October 2004, Gallery “Gravicel”, Lille, France;
5 May – 10 May 2004, Frankfurt Art Fair, Germany;
15 August – 10 September 2004, Thomas Manas House, Nida, Lithuania.
262 artists from 44 countries have send over 1000 artist’s books.
The jury selected 119 artists from 37 countries for the Triennial.
The original hand bound Catalogue of the Triennial was published.

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4th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2006

Theme: “Rabbit and House”.
Time and Location:
5 December – 25 December 2006, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
22 March – 25 March, 2007, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
1 June – 6 June 2007, Seoul International Book Arts Fair, South Korea.
201 artists from 36 countries sent their books.
The jury selected 132 artists from 29 countries for the Triennial.
The original hand bound Catalogue of the Triennial was published.

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5th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2009

Theme: “Text”.
Time and Location:
12 March – 15 March 2009, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
30 April – 16 May 2009, Gallery “Arka”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
12 September – 13 December 2009, Art Centre Silkeborg Bad, Denmark;
29 May – 13 September 2010, Gallery “Hübner Bokform”, Sweden;
8 October – 29 October 2010, “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venice, Italy.
324 artists from 56 countries have send over 1000 artist’s books.
The jury selected 134 artists from 34 countries for the Triennial.
The original hand bound Catalogue of the Triennial was published.

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6th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2012

Theme: “Love”.
Time and Location:
3 February – 2 March 2012, “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venice, Italy;
15 March – 18 March 2012, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany;
12 April – 28 April 2012, Gallery “Titanikas”, Vilnius, Lithuania;
27 September – 4 November 2012, Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany;
The international jury selected 131 artists from 33 countries for the Triennial.
The original hand bound Catalogue of the Triennial was published.

Kestutis Vasiliunas
curator of the Triennials