In the abstract, agency refers to the capacity to act within a given environment. Within the art world, it can also signify authorship. In the context of the art fair, agency encompasses the complex and potentially problematic relationships between the art scene, artists, artworks, and their audiences.

Within the Project zone, which introduces regional art institutions and individual practices to the broader art ecosystem, agency also refers to the actual or speculative potential and powers of (non)human individuals, institutions, communities, networks, and objects.

Various curated presentations explore the concept of agency, identifying prevalent models in contemporary discourse, outlining key aspects of today’s context, and/or encompassing diverse forms of instrumentalization that shape our choices and possibilities.

To engage in discussions about agency is to delve into the realms of (non)human (re)presentation, realpolitik, everyday life, the aesthetics of politics, and the politics of aesthetics.

A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS & PRESENTATIONS

INSTITUTIONS

•  Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Center (Vilnius)
• MTR Art Foundation (Vilnius): Igoris Piekuras
• Simian (Copenhagen): Lukas Danys & Jan S. Hansen
• Stasys Museum (Panevėžys): Stasys Eidrigevičius
• 427 (Riga): Kaspars Groševs, Ieva Kraule-Kūna, Viktor Timofeev

SOLO PROJECTS

• Jonas Aničas (Vilnius)
• Gabija Grušaitė (Monte Argentario/London/Pervalka)
• Edith Karlson ((Temnikova & Kasela Gallery, Tallinn)
• Katja Novitskova (Temnikova & Kasela Gallery, Amsterdam/Tallinn)
• Rytis Urbanskas (Vilnius)

SCREENINGS (MOVING IMAGE STAGE)

• Simon Dybbroe Møller (presented by Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen)
• Anu Pennanen (produced by PALO, presented by Kohta, Helsink)
• Nina Sarnelle (presented by Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm)
• Lesia Vasylchenko (presented by MELK Gallery, Oslo)