Lithuanian artist Deimantas Narkevicius will be introduced in Canada
The Embassy of Lithuania in collaboration with Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Lithuania’s foremost contemporary artist, Deimantas Narkevičius. The exhibition features a stereoscopic (3-D) video installation called ,,20 July, 2015”, that focuses on the recent removal of Social Realist sculptures from the renowned Green Bridge in Vilnius.
On July 20, 2015, several Socialist Realist sculptures were removed from the Green Bridge in central Vilnius during the course of one day. Originally installed in 1952, the eight figures had served as a well-known landmark, having remained in place for more than two decades following the regaining of Lithuanian independence in 1990.
In his video installation, Deimantas Narkevičius reflects upon the necessity for the removal of the statues so long after the political ideology that they exemplified had been repealed. Having documented this action through the use of stereoscopic lenses, the artist takes viewers through the preparations for and ultimate removal of these monuments. In so doing, he portrays a contemporary society confronted with the painful processes of memory and history.
The exhibition will be open from February 8 to March 3 at Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art 401 Richmond W #124, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5V 3A8.
