Andrius Arutiunian (b.1991) is an Armenian-Lithuanian artist and composer working with hybrid forms of listening, vernacular knowledges and contemporary cosmologies. His research often experiments with temporality, resonance, and alternate methods for world-ordering. Through playful investigation of hypnotic and enigmatic forms, Arutiunian’s installations, films, and performances challenge the concepts of musical and political attunement.
In 2022 Arutiunian participated in the 59th Venice Art Biennale representing Armenia with a solo show entitled Gharīb. Solo shows include Fondation d’entreprise Hermès (Tokyo), Kunstmuseum Magdeburg, and Memphis (Linz). Other biennial shows include the 14th Shanghai Biennale, the 15th Gwangju Biennale, the 20th Performa NYC, the 17th Lyon Biennale, the 9th Asian Art Biennale, and the 15th Baltic Triennial.
Selected group shows include Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Centre Pompidou (Paris), M HKA (Antwerp), Artissima (Turin), Stroom (The Hague), KADIST (Paris), Pinchuk Art Centre (Kyiv), Kunstmuseum (Magdeburg), Memphis (Linz), Survival Kit 13 (Riga), FACT (Liverpool), silent green & CTM (Berlin), and Contemporary Art Centre (Vilnius).
In 2024 Arutiunian was selected for the Future Generation Art Prize shortlist. He was a DAAD artist-in-residence fellow in 2023. His works are in various collections including Centre Pompidou and KADIST.