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Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation

Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
Oct 16, 2025 — Mar 01, 2026
pin_drop Vokiečių g. 2, Vilnius, 01130 Vilniaus m. sav., Lithuania
Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius•Oct 16, 2025 — Mar 01, 2026
pin_drop Vokiečių g. 2, Vilnius, 01130 Vilniaus m. sav., Lithuania
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
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Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
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Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
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Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
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Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
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Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
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Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation
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Press Release

The international group exhibition ‘Bells and Cannons’ presents different strategies used by contemporary artists in the face of militarisation. Its title refers to the close relationship between art and war. Historically, bells were often recast into cannons and other weaponry during wartime. In other words, from its very inception, the idea of a bell has included the possibility of military use, and both bells and cannons were frequently cast by the same craftspeople. Fittingly, the exhibition employs this metaphor of unexpected congruence to explore the complex relationship between war and culture.

We could include art and culture as part of the contemporary conflict analysis vocabulary, alongside concepts such as soft power, psyop, and hybrid warfare. What connects them is the notion that it can be extremely difficult to distinguish between what belongs to war and what does not. It is equally challenging to determine when and which communication tools, data processing tec…

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GROUP EXHIBITIONON VIEW

Bells and Cannons. Contemporary Art in the Face of Militarisation

Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
Oct 16, 2025 — Mar 01, 2026
pin_drop Vokiečių g. 2, Vilnius, 01130 Vilniaus m. sav., Lithuania
Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius•Oct 16, 2025 — Mar 01, 2026
pin_drop Vokiečių g. 2, Vilnius, 01130 Vilniaus m. sav., Lithuania
Press Release

The international group exhibition ‘Bells and Cannons’ presents different strategies used by contemporary artists in the face of militarisation. Its title refers to the close relationship between art and war. Historically, bells were often recast into cannons and other weaponry during wartime. In other words, from its very inception, the idea of a bell has included the possibility of military use, and both bells and cannons were frequently cast by the same craftspeople. Fittingly, the exhibition employs this metaphor of unexpected congruence to explore the complex relationship between war and culture.

We could include art and culture as part of the contemporary conflict analysis vocabulary, alongside concepts such as soft power, psyop, and hybrid warfare. What connects them is the notion that it can be extremely difficult to distinguish between what belongs to war and what does not. It is equally challenging to determine when and which communication tools, data processing tec…

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Writers
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Virginija Januškevičiūtė
emoji_emotions
Valentinas Klimašauskas
Exhibition Space
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Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
Vokiečių g. 2, Vilnius, 01130 Vilniaus m. sav., Lithuania
View all exhibitions in... Vilnius, LT
Links
https://cac.lt/en/exhibition/bells-and-cannons/
Tags
militarisationdual-use technologieshybrid warfaresoft powerdata militarisation
Artists
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Kateryna Aliinyk
emoji_emotions
Basma al-Sharif
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Forensic Architecture
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Maithu Bùi
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Anna Engelhardt and Mark Cinkevich
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