{"id":19724,"date":"2020-05-20T09:20:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T06:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/vytauto-kasiulio-dailes-muziejus\/ekspozicijos\/permanent-exhibit-vytautas-kasiulis-1918-1995-from-simnas-to-paris\/"},"modified":"2020-05-20T09:20:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T06:20:37","slug":"permanent-exhibit-vytautas-kasiulis-1918-1995-from-simnas-to-paris","status":"publish","type":"ekspozicija","link":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/en\/vytautas-kasiulis-museum-of-art\/expositions\/permanent-exhibit-vytautas-kasiulis-1918-1995-from-simnas-to-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Permanent exhibit \u201eVytautas Kasiulis (1918-1995): from Simnas to Paris\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vytautas Kasiulis Museum of Art hosted the opening of a special exhibit commemorating the 100<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of Joseph Peter Kazickas and Vytautas Kasiulis and their friendship. New updated permanent exhibit \u201eVytautas Kasiulis (1918-1995): from Simnas to Paris\u201c was introduced to the public with the Kasiulis canvases brought from the Kazickas family art collections in New York and Vilnius.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, June 13, 2018 the Lithuanian Art Museum and the Kazickas Family Foundation invited guests to the exhibit \u201eVytautas Kasiulis (1918-1995): from Simnas to Paris\u201c opening at the Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum. Never before displayed canvases with new facts from artist\u2018s life, as well as observations of his work were added to Vytautas Kasiulis permanent exhibit. The main focus of this exhibit \u2013 Vytautas Kasiulis canvases from the philanthropist and his patron dr. Joseph Peter Kazickas family collections in USA and Vilnius that are being shown to the public for the first time. This Kazickas family collection at the Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum will be on display for one year till June 23, 2019. Guests had an opportunity to learn more about dr. Joseph P. Kazickas\u2018 life and work through the traveling exhibit temporarily displayed at the V. Kasiulis Art Museum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year Lithuania marks not just the anniversary of a Restored Lithuania, but also 100th anniversaries of two individuals who left a deep footprint in Lithuania\u2018s cultural history \u2013 artist Vytautas Kasiulis and his friend and patron dr. Joseph P. Kazickas. Their friendship started accidentally on a pre-war sports court and then, after leaving their Homeland, was renewed years later in Paris while opening the gallery. Thanks to dr. Joseph P. Kazickas financial help, Vytautas Kasiulis could rent <em>Galerie Royal<\/em> in the central Paris (1970s to 1990s) and had an opportunity to market his work, develop his gallerist business, sell antiques and other art works. Invited by dr. Joseph Kazickas, artist was searching for new inspirations for his work at his friend\u2018s summer house in the Bahamas, visited Alexandra and Joseph at their home in New York. Dr. Joseph Kazickas supported many Lithuanian artists, such as Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas, Vytautas Kasuba, Vladas Vildziunas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Philanthropist\u2018s daughter Jurate Kazickas who initiated the anniversary events, participated at the exhibit opening together with her brothers John A. Kazickas and Joseph M. Kazickas with his wife Lucy who arrived from New York. Vytautas Kasiulis\u2018 son Vytautas with his wife Nelly came from Paris. Among the guests there were also Romualdas Budrys, Lithuanian Art Museum director; Laima Bialopetraviciene, director\u2018s assistant to science; Neila Baumilien\u0117, the Kazickas Family Foundation NY office director; Agne Vertelkaite, Foundation\u2018s Vilnius office program manager.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ilona Mazeikiene, Vytautas Kasiulis Museum of Art director and art researcher hosted the event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Excerpt from the documentary \u201eVytautas Kasiulis (1918\u20131995): To Paris and Back\u201c (2013)\u00a0 (producer \u2013 journalist Edita Mildazyte) was introduced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vytautas Kasiulis Museum of Art thanks to dedicated friends, loyal helpers, art work lenders and project partners: National M. K. Ciurlionis Art Museum, Lithuanian Cinema, Theater and Music Museum, Lithuanian Diaspora Art Foundation, Borstahusen Art Association, UAB \u201eEkspobalta\u201c and architects Saulius Valys and Jezis Daveiko, UAB \u201eBikuvos prekyba\u201c and its director Gintaras Sadaunikas, art collector Rolandas Valiunas, gallerist and Southern Sweeden Lituanian Community member Sarunas Blinstrubas, poet Kazys Bradunas daughter Elena Bradunaite-Aglinskiene.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Info: Ilona Mazeikiene, Vytautas Kasiulis Museum of Art<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Visitors are required to wear face masks, 1<\/strong><strong>\u00a0m social distancing.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vytautas Kasiulis Museum of Art hosted the opening of a special exhibit commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Joseph Peter Kazickas and Vytautas Kasiulis and their friendship. 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