About the artist:

Lorik Sylejmani Aveny, visual artist. Lives between Prishtina/EU and New York. Author of book ‘History of design and multimedia’, ‘Salad and gigs’. Author of article ‘Dada and Punk The Influence of Dada in Punk Design’. Author of documentaries: ‘Japan, the land of raising sun’, ‘Laurie Anderson’, ‘Laibach – We buy the future’, ‘Venice Biennale 2007’, ‘Glastonbury Festival’. ‘’If we analyses Lorik’s work from an aesthetic level, his work is quit hybrid, it extends between abstract expressionism and post-modern art. This is also an conflict which conceptualizes Lorik’s work, conflict between oneself and the other. If we observe his work, oneself comes as post-modern relativism, where daily life and the moment are constructive parts of his work. While, the other as an aspect of abstract expressionism which is the revolt against standards and patterns, as a return towards childlike simplicity. As E.M Gombrich states in his book Art History: ‘…everybody believed in the need to submit to inner spontaneous impulse’.’’ Labinot Kelmendi, philosopher Solo exhibitions 2018 – ‘Come and see loneliness’ – National Gallery of Kosovo – Prishtna, Kosovo 2017 – ‘Glastonbury Festival 2017’ – Main Press tent - Glastonbury, UK 2013 – ‘Aveny Meets The Residents’ – multimedia – Sindikata- Multimedia Space, Prishtina 2012 - Chashama Gallery, Chelsea, New York, USA 2011 - Tirana Express – Tirana, Albania Selected group exhibitions 2018 – Venice Biennial, Architecture; curator Eliza Hoxha (member of team). Venice, Italy 2017 - Imago Mundi – Benetton Collection, Treviso, Italy 2016 – New Analogue – Mixer, Belgrade, Serbia 2015 – Miami Beach – SCOPE, Miami USA 2015 – Art Now Fair, OXO Tower, London, UK 2015 – Exposure, Pavilion Richelieu – Louvre Museum, Paris, France 2014 – Times Square – Eagle sotre – New York, USA 2013 - Creatives Rising – Queens, New York, USA 2012 – Art Takes Times Square, Artist wanted, New York, USA 2010 – Art in Mind exhibition, The Brick Lane Gallery, London, United Kingdom 2006 – ‘Temporary Identities’- National Museum of Arts, Novosibirsk – Russia 2006 – HUN Gallery – New York - USA 2005 – VIDEO GAME, Fortino di S. Antonio Abate (XIV sec.), Bari – Italy 2005 – Eros + Food, Associazione Pro Art – Galleria Sekanina Ferrara - Italy 2004 – PLAY III – International Video Art Festival, Museo de Arte ‘Angel M. De Rosa’ - Junin, Buenos Aires - Argentina 2004 – 17 Instant video festival – École Supérieure d’Art d’Aix-en-Provence – Marseille, France 2004 – Biennale internazionale di Ferrara, Salle dell’Imbarcadero del Castello Estense- Ferrara – Italy