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 20th Performa NYC, 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), Artissima (Turin), Stroom (The Hague), KADIST (Paris), Pinchuk Art Centre (Kyiv), Kunstmuseum (Magdeburg), Memphis (Linz), Survival Kit 13 (Riga), FACT (Liverpool), silent green & CTM (Berlin), and Contemporary Art Centre (Vilnius).
In 2024 Arutiunian was selected for the Future Generation Art Prize shortlist. He was a DAAD artist-in-residence fellow in 2023. His works are in various collections including Centre Pompidou and KADIST.
Contact: studio@andriusarutiunian.com
Education
| 2010/16 | Music Composition, BA & MA; The Royal Conservatoire, The Hague |
Solo shows
| 2025 | Kunstmuseum Magdeburg, Under the Cold Sun, curated by Benedikt Seerieder |
| Memphis, Linz, This World Will Disappear Before You Read It | |
| Dat Bolwerck, Zuthphen, A Gift That Keeps On Giving, curated by Anne Davidian | |
| Artissima & eastcontemporary, Turin | |
| eastcontemporary, Milan, Poison Paradise, curated by Sheida Ghomashchi | |
| 2023 | Medūza, Vilnius, Counterfates, curated by Audrius Pocius |
| Pylon-Lab, Dresden, Silent Talking |
| 2022 | The 59th Venice Biennale, Armenia Pavilion, Gharīb, curated by Anne Davidian |
| silent green & CTM, Berlin, Incantations |
Biennial shows
| 2025 | Performa, NYC, curated by Defne Ayas and Samira Benlaloua |
| 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, Latvia, curated by iLiana Fokianaki |
Group exhibitions & performances
| 2025 | MO museum, Vilnius |
| Associazione Barriera, Turin | |
| Contemporary Art Centre & Kadist, Vilnius | |
| Almaty Museum of Arts, Almaty |
| 2024 | Centre Pompidou, Paris |
| Future Generation Art Prize, Pinchuk Art Centre, Kyiv | |
| Palais de Tokyo, Paris | |
| Kadist, Paris | |
| Rewire Festival, iii, The Hague | |
| CAC and Sapieha Palace, Vilnius | |
| 2023 | Le Fresnoy and Centre Pompidou |
| Slavs and Tatars and Radicants, Paris | |
| Stroom, The Hague |
| 2022 | Rupert, Vilnius |
| Fiber festival, Amsterdam |
| 2021 | Rewire festival, The Hague |
| FACT, Liverpool | |
| Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven | |
| Ars Electronica, Linz | |
| Werkleitz, Zentrum Für Medienkunst, Halle | |
| M HKA, Antwerpen | |
| BALTIC, Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle |
Press
| “8 Standout Artists at the Gwangju Biennale 2024”, Josie Thaddeus-Johns, Artsy, 2024 [link] |
| “15th Baltic Triennial Review: Antitheme”, Jennifer Teets, ArtReview, 2025 [link] |
| “Gharīb. Conversation with Andrius Arutiunian”, Gerda Paliušytė, 2022 [link] |
| “15th Gwangju Biennale”, Andrew Uroskie, ARTFORUM [link] |
| “Armenian Pavilion of Andrius Arutiunian”, Thibaut de Ruyter, Press Reader, 2022 [link] |
| “Seven Common Ways of Disappearing, Boomkat, 2023 [link] |
Residencies
| 2025 | Providenza, Corsica |
| KKKC, Klaipeda |
| 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 | |
Awards & grants
| 2024 | Future Art Generation Prize, shortlisted |
| Young Artist of the Year Award, Ministry of Culture, LT | |
| 2018 | Young Artist of the Year, Lithuanian Composer’s Union |
| JCDecaux award, shortlisted |
Works in Public Collections
| 2025 | KADIST, Paris |
| 2024 | Centre Pompidou, Paris |
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 |