Shards and Echoes of Time: Soviet Censorship in the Work of Rimantas Dichavičius is a case study of an “unresolved composition”, illustrating the crossroads and challenges of creative work in the Soviet era. The art created by Rimantas Dichavičius from the 1960s to the 1980s was often banned and criticized by Soviet censors and, when it did succeed in passing screening filters without encountering obstacles, it was very often partially distorted by the artist’s self-censorship. This exhibition displays the work of Rimantas Dichavičius in three sections: in photographs banned by censors, in works subjected to criticism and correction by censors, and in work deemed suitable by the rules of Soviet censorship.

The exhibition will be held in the New Arsenal (Arsenalo g. 1, Vilnius) until March 3rd, 2024.

Curated by Renata Kovalčiukienė and Virginija Semėnaitė, architecture by „Office De Architectura“, graphic design by Juozapas Švelnys.