In Alytus, there is a unique opportunity to see the work of Samuel Bak, one of the most prominent world-class Litvak artists. Opening of the exhibition “City of Memories” at the Audiovisual Arts Center – May 9, 5 p.m.
Here it will be possible to see 27 lithographs and etchings by the author, which reached Alytus from the funds of the Vilnius Gaon Jewish History Museum.
In the exhibition “City of Memories” we will look through a keyhole at the Jerusalem of Lithuania (Vilnius), which still exists in the memory of S. Bakos. In some of the works, the winding streets of Vilnius seen by the artist in his childhood are lithographs. In other works, a requiem sounds for childhood homes, laying their facades in rows like sandstone tombstones. We will also look at still life compositions, in which – in another kaleidoscope puzzle, extracted from the depths of the artist’s memory – the world of the past is “sculpted” piece by piece from fragments of memories. In S. Bak’s works, glass bottles, cups or vases never fit into a complete puzzle, some element is always missing, pears and chessboard symbols are repeated.
The exhibition “City of Memories” will be open until August 10.
The project “Litvaki artists. Samuelis Bakas” partner – Vilnius Gaon Jewish History Museum
The project is financed by the Lithuanian Council of Culture
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