Animal – Human – Robot

Traditionally, the human used to be considered as a more developed species that has the right to decide the future of the entire animal life. However, this approach is gradually being called into question. This transition is influenced by the deepening ecological crisis, growing industrial consumption and fast technological development.

The exhibition explores the ever-changing relationship between humans and other beings: from animal species to organic and mechanical entities created by humans, such as genetically modified organisms or artificial intelligence. What does modernist art and photography reveal about humans and their interaction with non-humans? How do contemporary artists in Lithuania and other European countries imagine the future of a hybrid society?

The exhibited artworks from the MO collection as well as the pieces by artists from Germany and the Baltic States will depict our changing attitude towards other forms of life: from mythical beasts to futuristic hybrids.

Curators: Erika Grigoravičienė, Ugnė Paberžytė
Architect: Justinas Dūdėnas
Design: Akvilė Paukštytė

Valentinas Antanavičius (1936–2024), Robertas Antinis (b. 1946), Žygimantas Augustinas (b. 1973), Monika Bičiūnienė (1910–2009), Augustas Bidlauskas (b. 1981), Viltė Bražiūnaitė (b. 1991) , Alfonsas Budvytis (1949–2003), Vitalijus Butyrinas (1947–2020), Ramūnas Danisevičius (b. 1973), Kostas Dereškevičius (1937–2023), Silvestras Džiaukštas (1928–2022), Stasys Eidrigevičius (b. 1949), Andrius Erminas (b. 1971), Ričardas Filistovičius (b. 1951), Miķelis Fišers (b. 1970), Raimondas Gailiūnas (b. 1956), Jonas Paulius Gasiūnas (b. 1954), Vincentas Gečas (1931–2020), Rimtautas Vincentas Gibavičius (1935–1993), Tadas Gindrėnas (b. 1979), Daiga Grantina (b. 1985), Kęstutis Grigaliūnas (b. 1957), Algis Griškevičius (b. 1954), Antanas Gudaitis (1904–1989), Leonardas Gutauskas (1938–2021), Kristina Inčiūraitė (b. 1974), Adomas Jacovskis (b. 1948), Donatas Jankauskas (b. 1968), Rimvidas Jankauskas-Kampas (1957–1993), Evaldas Jansas (b. 1969), Ksenija Jaroševaitė (b. 1953), Giedrius Jonaitis (b. 1963), Rūta Jusionytė (b. 1978), Elvyra Kairiūkštytė (1950–2006), Vincas Kisarauskas (1934–1988), Aistė Kisarauskaitė (b. 1967), Jolanta Kyzikaitė (b. 1980), Kristina Kurilionok (b. 1983), Šarūnas Leonavičius (b. 1960), Linas Liandzbergis (b. 1965), Česlovas Lukenskas (b. 1959), Aleksandras Macijauskas (b. 1938), Aurelija Maknytė (b. 1969), Algimantas Maldutis (b. 1955), Vilmantas Marcinkevičius (b. 1969), Petras Mazūras (b. 1949), Henrikas Natalevičius (b. 1953), Mindaugas Navakas (b. 1952), Katja Novitskova (b. 1984), Vytautas Pakalnis (1972–2004), Pakui Hardware (Neringa Černiauskaitė (b. 1984), Ugnius Gelguda (b. 1977), Liudas Parulskis (b. 1971), Viktoras Paukštelis (b. 1983), Vygantas Paukštė (b. 1957), Audronė Petrašiūnaitė (b. 1954), Galina Petrova-Džiaukštienė (b. 1927), Monika Plentauskaitė (b. 1993), Romualdas Požerskis (b. 1951), Audrius Puipa (1960–1997), Romualdas Rakauskas (1941–2021), Petras Repšys (b. 1940), Eglė Ridikaitė (b. 1966), Rimas Sakalauskas (b. 1985), Edmundas Saladžius (b. 1950), Šarūnas Sauka (b. 1958), Nomeda Saukienė (b. 1957), Tomas Sinkevičius (b. 1991), Algis Skačkauskas (1955–2009), Birutė Stančikaitė (b. 1952), Jūratė Stauskaitė (b. 1947), Hito Steyerl (b. 1966), Kęstutis Stoškus (b. 1951), Antanas Sutkus (b. 1939), Laisvydė Šalčiūtė (b. 1964), Nijolė Šaltenytė (b. 1946), Emilija Škarnulytė (b. 1987), Raminta Šumskytė Sum (b. 1966), Leonardas Tuleikis (1939–2014), Jonas Kubilius, Nomeda ir Gediminas Urbonai, Eglė Ulčickaitė (b. 1989), Justė Venclovaitė (b. 1949), Alfreda Venslovaitė-Gintalienė (b. 1949), Rimaldas Vikšraitis (b. 1954), Vytautas Viržbickas (b. 1987), Birutė Zokaitytė (b. 1968), Birutė Žilytė (1930–2024)