Jurgis Mačiūnas is 95! Exhibition "Audrius Naujokaitis: Reflections of New York"

Starting Saturday, November 7, we invite you to visit the exhibition "Audrius Naujokaitis: Reflections of New York" at the Kaunas Picture Gallery (K. Donelaičio St. 16, Kaunas), dedicated to the 95th birthday of Jurgis Mačiūnas. The exhibition presents 30 photographs that transport viewers to New York in 1997–1999 – a city whose streets, people, and cultural life have changed beyond recognition today. In the artist's frames, fragments of everyday life, reflections, and overlapping images turn into colorful city portraits and sensitive testimonies of time. The photographs reveal not only a changing New York but also the connections within the artist community. A special place is held by Jonas Mekas, who bridges different periods of the city's history and reminds us of its links to Jurgis Mačiūnas and the Fluxus environment. Audrius Naujokaitis (1961–2012), who became famous in Lithuania as a painter, also discovered photography in New York, where his painterly eye and sensitivity to color, light, and layers of imagery were revealed. Today, these photographs preserve the memory of the city of the past, its people, and friendships, revealing a living history of cultural ties between New York and Lithuania. Exhibition curators: Miglė Morkūnaitė-Vervečkienė, Lina Pranaitytė Exhibition designer: Julija Tolvaišytė-Leonavičienė Information partner: Kaunas In Friend: Genys Brewing Co. Non-alcoholic Exhibition dates: 2026 11 07–2027 01 31