Tate St Ives has opened 'Shelters for the Senses', the first UK museum presentation of Lithuanian-American artist Aleksandra Kasuba (1923–2019). Curated by Tate St Ives Director Anne Barlow in collaboration with LNMA curator Elona Lubytė, the exhibition spans seven decades of Kasuba's work, including early paintings, mosaics, public artworks, architectural designs, and spatial environments. A reconstruction of her 'Live-In Environment' (1971) is featured, alongside works donated to Lithuania and kept by the LNMA. The show runs until 4 October.
This exhibition matters because it marks a powerful re-entry of Kasuba into the global art discourse, highlighting her visionary integration of art, science, and technology that feels increasingly prophetic. It also underscores a growing international interest in her work, with another exhibition at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul featuring her environment 'Spectral Passage' (1975). By placing Kasuba's nature-inspired environments in dialogue with the prehistoric landscapes of St Ives, the show challenges viewers to reconsider modernity, environmental relationships, and the artist's role in the contemporary world.