Reconstruction of contested history: Vilnius, 1939-1949
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Komunizmas; Okupacija; Vilnius; Holokaustas; Ginčytina istorija; Migracija; Dailė. Keywords: Communism; Occupation; Vilnius; Holocaust; Contested history; Migration, art.Reikšminiai žodžiai: Vilnius; Menas; Komunizmas; Okupacija; Holokaustas; Migracija; Communism; Occupation; Holocaust; Migration; Art.
ENThe narrative in this article is based on a reconstruction of my personal curatorial experience while working on the exhibition “A Difficult Age: Vilnius, 1939–1949”. The exhibition’s chronological framework – 1939 to 1949 – was established with a focus on historical realities and aimed to frame the narrative of the guest exhibition. The public knowledge of the history of multi-national Vilnius is full of conscious and unconscious omissions, in large part caused by oblivion, but no less by the unwillingness to remember, ignorance, and the refusal to know or even fear of finding out. The narrative based on the history of visual art and artists’ lives is a way to bring up controversial topics and open new perspectives. [From the publication]
- Dailės paroda kovų dėl atminties lauke / Giedrė Jankevičiūtė. Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis 2022, t. 107, p. 81-111.
- Molotovo-Ribbentropo paktas ir Lietuva / Nerijus Šepetys. Vilnius : Aidai, 2006. 335 p.
- Vilniaus geto dienoraštis / Icchokas Rudaševskis ; [vertimas, sudarymas, įvadas Mindaugo Kvietkausko] ; [vertimas į jidiš kalbą, komentarai Akvilės Grigoravičiūtės] ; [palydimasis žodis Fainos Kukliansky]. Vilnius : Lietuvos žydų (litvakų) bendruomenė, 2018. 346 p.
- Vilnius dailėje, 1939-1956 / sudarytoja Rima Rutkauskienė. Vilnius : Lietuvos dailės muziejus, 2019. 287 p.
