The exhibition "Jonas Rimša (1903–1978). The Magic of Fire and Jungle" opens in Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum

At 5 p.m. on Thursday, 12 February, 2015, Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum (A. Goštauto 1, Vilnius) is to open the exhibition "Jonas Rimša (1903–1978). The Magic of Fire and Jungle".

The presentation of the book "Jonas Rimša. Returning Home" is to be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 24 February, 2015, at Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum.

One of the most prominent Lithuanian-born artists who spread Lithuania‘s name abroad, Jonas Rimša (1903–1978) returned to Lithuania by courtesy of private collections. This is the fourth exhibition of Jonas Rimša‘s works at Lithuanian museums. This exhibition, "The Magic of Fire and Jungle", organized on the basis of the collection owned by the Lithuanian Expatriate Art Foundation, reveals the whole of Jonas Rimša‘s creative work that highlights the Native American spirit, so pervasive even in his Tahitian period painting. 

Curator and compiler of the book – Nijolė Tumėnienė 

Architect – Saulius Valius

Organiser – Lithuanian Expatriate Art Foundation

Partners: Lewben Art Foundation and Lithuanian Art Museum

Sponsors: Lewben Group, Enercom Capital, Jonas ir Živilė Garbaravičiai, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuanian Council for Culture, Ekspobalta

Media sponsors: artnews.lt and Echo Gone Wrong

The exhibition will run from 12th February untill 12th April 2015