Bio
Darius Mikšys
Born in 1969 in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Studies: Higher Art School in Kaunas 1984 / 1988; Vilnius Art Academy 1991 / 1995.
Darius Mikšys in his work may vary from a performance within online PC game to a series of artworks created by the art institutions themselves.
His recent solo and group exhibitions include: “Last Seen Entering Biltmore”, South London Gallery, London (2014), “The Working Life”, IMA, Brisbane (2014), “Fusiform Gyrus”, Lisson Gallery, London (2013), Artes Mundi, Wales International Visual Art Exhibition and Prize, Cardiff (2012), “Wide Open School”, Hayward Gallery, London (2012), “Soundworks”, ICA, London (2012), 7th Shenzhen Sculpture Biennale, Shenzhen (2012), “Behind The White Curtain”, Lithuanian pavilion at 54th Venice Biennale, “On lemon energized vampires” Formcontent, London (2010), Manifesta 8, Murcia, Spain (2010), X Baltic Triennial, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius (2009), Performa 09, New York (2009), Biennale of Sydney 2008, Sydney (2008), Lyon Biennial, Lyon (2007), “Looking for Mr. Fluxus: In the Footsteps of George Maciunas”, Art In General, New York (2001), amongst others.
(source: the artist, 2015)
Solo shows
2011 Behind The White Curtain, 54th Venice Biennale, Lithuanian pavilion, Venice.
2010 Time and Again, Galeria Arsenal, Poznan.
Group exhibitions & events
2014
Last Seen Entering Biltmore, South London Gallery, London.
The Working Life, IMA, Brisbane.
2013
Fusiform Gyrus, Lisson Gallery, London.
2012
Artes Mundi, Wales International Visual Art Exhibition and Prize, Cardiff.
Wide Open School, Hayward Gallery, London.
Soundworks, ICA, London.
7th Shenzhen Sculpture Biennale, Shenzhen.
2011
Delay in glass, GAM, Turin.
Salon du Mercredi, Paris.
Pawnshop, e-flux, Basel.
Museums, Galleries, Homes and other stories, Galleria Enrico Astuni, Bologna.
Somewhere else, Blanchard Gallery, Barcelona.
2010
Manifesta 8 – Murcia.
Lithuanian Art 2000 2010: Ten Years - Contemporary Art Center. CAC, Vilnius.
HaVE A LoOk! HAve a Look! - FormContent project space, London.
2009
Vision Forum, 1:1 projects, Rome.
“This place you see has no size at all…”, Kadist Art Foundation, Paris.
Performa 09, e-flux, New York City, NY.
The X Baltic Triennial of International Art – The Baltic Triennial of International Art, CAC, Vilnius.
Structures of nothing, workshop-event at Sutro Baths, San Francisco.
Code Share, Contemporary Art Centre, Vinlius.
2008
On delay and delaying, lecture at CAC, Vilnius.
Ready To Dispose, solo project on ebay.com.
Biennale of Sydney, Sydney.
2007
Lyon Biennial 2007, Lyon.
2004
PR 04, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2001
Looking for Mr. Fluxus: In the Footsteps of George Maciunas, Art In General, New York.
Works
Pinocchio
The Code
Shower Curtain Standard
Behind The White Curtain
Artists Parents Meeting
My Jeff Koons
The shroud of Gilles Peterson
Abdul Aziz s Holiday Cricket Club XI
Most Original Copies Of The Originals. Installation, drawing, mixed media.
Organization of Living Matter. Performance, series of paintings.
Sympathetic, Cognitive. Photography, installation.
Lunch napkin, souvenir for Puerto Rico Olympic Games 2004, textile – performance.
Lemon Energized Vampires, text performance.
How to simulate eye contact? , workshop – performance.
Who s The Artist? Drawing, text performance.
Borders of Imagination, performance.
La Copia, video performance, 38 min.
Radio Room 49, video, 6 min.
Wedding Party of Neringa & Marius. Video, 90 min.
Parapsychology Conference. Video, 28 min.
RadioWalk. Audio, 45 min.
Focus on The Girl. Video, 25 min.
Film & video appearances
Dora Garcia, Where Do Characters Go When The Story Is Over?: as himself.
Mark Aerial Waller, Time Together, video series 2012. Winter Episode A – The Briefing: as The Trustee.
Garbriel Lester, The Cola-Yoghurt Project, 2004: as himself.
Bibliography
Art Papers, 07/08.2013, Body Sketches for a Universal Stage. Written by Jennifer Teets. Cover photo:
La Copia, 2008, video still.
Nero, No. 30, 2012, Shower Curtain Standard. By Darius Miksys.
Mousse #29: Who is Darius Mik ys? Written by Jennifer Teets.
Eurozine.com, 03.08.2011, Behind the white curtain. Darius Miksys. Written by Virginija Januskeviciute.
Awards, nominations, residencies
54th Venice Biennale Special Jury Mention to the Lithuania Pavilion, Behind the White Curtain.
International Residency Program at Recollets, Paris, 2010.
Gasworks Residencies Programme, London, 2007.
Exhibitions
Publications
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