Andrius Arutiunian (b.1991) is an Armenian-Lithuanian artist and composer. Arutiunian works with hybrid forms of sound and music, focusing on sonic vernaculars, musical histories, and aural cosmologies. He often works through installations, sound objects, and time-based collaborations with musicians and performers.
Education
| 2014–2016 | MA Composition, The Royal Conservatoire, The Hague |
| 2010–2014 | BA Composition, The Royal Conservatoire, The Hague |
Solo exhibitions
| 2022 | Centrala Space, Birmingham |
| 2022 | Pavilion of Armenia at the 59th Venice Biennale, Venice |
| 2022 | CTM festival and silent green, Berlin |
Group exhibitions & performances
| 2022 | Survival Kit 13, Riga |
2021 | Unseen Data, FACT, Liverpool |
| Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven | |
| Rewire festival, The Hague | |
| werkleitz, Halle | |
| Opening the Archive, BALTIC Contemporary Centre for Art, Gateshead | |
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 |
| Yaga festival, Lithuania | |
| 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) | |
| RAST, Amsterdam | |
| deSingel, Antwerp (w/ Nadar ensemble) | |
| Gallery Nouvelles Images, The Hague (w/ Marianna Maruyama) | |
| Radio Papesse, Florence | |
2016 | MAZE festival, Amsterdam |
| Rewire festival, The Hague | |
| Moments in the Pulse, Hong Kong |
Residencies
| 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 |
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
| 2020 | Talent Development Grant, Stimulerings Fonds, the Netherlands |
| Makersregeling Den Haag, the Netherlands | |
| Stroom, Promise Grant, the Netherlands | |
2018 | Young Artist of 2017, Lithuanian Composer’s Union |
2017 | JCDecaux award (nomination), Lithuania |
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 |