Andrius Arutiunian (b.1991) is an Armenian-Lithuanian artist and composer working with hybrid forms of listening, vernacular knowledges and contemporary cosmologies. His research often experiments with temporality, resonance, and alternate methods for world-ordering. Through playful investigation of hypnotic and enigmatic forms, Arutiunian’s installations, films, and performances challenge the concepts of musical and political attunement.
In 2022 Arutiunian participated in the 59th Venice Art Biennale representing Armenia with a solo show entitled Gharīb. Other biennial shows include the 14th Shanghai Biennale, the 15th Gwangju Biennale, the 17th Lyon Biennale, the 9th Asian Art Biennale, and the 15th Baltic Triennial.
Selected shows include Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Centre Pompidou (Paris), M HKA (Antwerp), Stroom (The Hague), Sapieha Palace (Vilnius), Survival Kit 13 (Riga), FACT (Liverpool), Rewire (The Hague), CTM festival (Berlin), and Contemporary Art Centre (Vilnius).
In 2024 Arutiunian was selected for the Future Generation Art Prize shortlist. He was DAAD artist-in-residence fellow in 2023.
Contact: studio@andriusarutiunian.com
Education
| 2010/16 | Music Composition, BA & MA; The Royal Conservatoire, The Hague |
Solo shows
| 2023 | Medūza, Vilnius, Counterfates |
| PYLON-Lab, Dresden, Silent Talking | |
| 2022 | The 59th Venice Biennale, Armenia Pavilion, Gharīb |
| CTM festival and silent green, Berlin, Incantations |
Biennial shows
| 2024 | 15th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud |
| 17th Lyon Biennale, France, curated by Alexia Fabre | |
| 9th Asian Art Biennale, Taiwan, co-curated by Anne Davidian, Merv Espina, Haeju Kim, Asli Seven, Fang Yen-Hsaing | |
| 2nd Riyadh Biennale, Saudi Arabia, curated by Ute Meta Bauer | |
| 15th Baltic Triennial, Lithuania, co-curated by Tom Engels and Maya Tounta | |
| 2023 | 14th Shanghai Biennale, China, curated by Anton Vidokle |
| 14th Kaunas Biennale, Lithuania, curated by Alicia Knock and Inga Lāce |
| 2022 | 59th Venice Biennale, Armenia Pavilion, Gharīb, curated by Anne Davidian |
| Survival Kit 13, curated by iLiana Fokianaki |
Group exhibitions & performances
| 2024 | Centre Pompidou, Paris |
| Pinchuk Art Centre, Future Generation Art Prize, Kyiv | |
| Palais de Tokyo, Les Frontières sont des animaux nocturnes, Paris | |
| Kadist, Les Frontières sont des animaux nocturnes, Paris | |
| Rewire Festival, The Hague | |
| 2023 | Le Fresnoy and Centre Pompidou, Tourcoing, Saodat Ismailova. Double Horizon |
| Slavs and Tatars, Radicants, Pickle Bar, Paris | |
| Stroom, Positions: Elsewheres, The Hague |
| 2022 | M HKA, EURASIA − A Landscape of Mutability, Antwerp |
| 2021 | FACT, Unseen Data, Liverpool |
| Rewire festival, The Hague | |
| werkleitz, Halle | |
| BALTIC Contemporary Centre for Art, Opening the Archive, Newcastle | |
2020 | Lucia Festival, Florence |
| Exrotaprint, Berlin (w/ Adapter ensemble) | |
2019 | Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (w/Ensemble Modelo62) |
| Sacrum Profanum Festival | |
| Kablys, Vilnius | |
| MO, Modern Art Museum, Vilnius (w/ Ensemble Synaesthesis) | |
| Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam (w/ Marianna Maruyama) | |
2018 | Centraal Museum, Gaudeamus Muziekweek festival, Utrecht |
| Korzo, The Hague | |
| Ephémère, Studio Loos, The Hague | |
| 2017 | documenta 14, Parliament of Bodies (w/ Marianna Maruyama) |
| Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Vilnius | |
| Melos Ethos festival, Bratislava (w/ Ensemble Synaesthesis) | |
| deSingel, Antwerp (w/ Nadar ensemble) |
Residencies
| 2024 | DAAD Artists in Berlin |
| 2023 | Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt |
| Cité internationale des arts, Paris |
| 2022 | Rupert, Vilnius |
2021 | FACT, EMARE/EMAP, Liverpool |
| Cité internationale des arts, Paris | |
2020 | Amant, Siena |
2019 | BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead |
| ZKM | Hertz Lab, Karlsruhe | |
2018 | The Deep Splash, Vilnius |
| Quartertone, Yerevan | |
2015 | Conlon Foundation, Utrecht |
2014 | National Cyprus Museum and Slagwerk Den Haag, Nicosia |
Press
Publications
| 2022 | The Book of Gharīb (Pavilion of Armenia and Hallow Ground) |
| 2020 | Four Essays, w/ Raimundas Malašauskas, Marianna Maruyama, Isabelle Sully |
| 2019 | Portraits & Poets, digital release |
Awards & grants
| 2024 | Future Art Generation Prize, shortlisted |
| Young Artist of the Year Award, Ministry of Culture, LT | |
| 2020 | Talent Development Grant, Stimulerings Fonds, NL |
| Makersregeling Den Haag, NL | |
| Stroom, Promise Grant, NL | |
| 2018 | Young Artist of 2017, Lithuanian Composer’s Union, LT |
| 2017 | JCDecaux award, shortlisted, LT |
Teaching & research
| 2016–ongoing | Sound researcher at the Sedje Hémon Foundation, The Hague |
| 2016–2021 | Guest tutor at the Master Artistic Research department, The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague |