TAG is very pleased to present Sunset, a solo exhibition by Žilvinas Landzbergas uniting sculpture, animation, and installations in a Gesammtkunstwerk which questions the ideology of progress.

Sunset combines pre-existing recent work with a new sculptural installation made specifically for this occasion.

The exhibition title brings to mind a host of symbols from Western iconography, and evokes images from film, kitsch, and esoterica. In Western culture, the word "sunset" is freighted with all sorts of promising connotation; think of the clichéd kiss on the beach while the sun goes down, used as a metaphor for romance or an expression of faith in a bright future. At the same time, "sunset" conveys the sense of an ending.

When you enter the exhibition as a viewer, through a large wall with "Sunset" painted on it in large letters, as if entering a film set, you find yourself in a dark room, which you gradually discover to be a kind of alchemist's workshop in which all the objects are made of wood. All kinds of objects and animals – books, instruments, serpents, birds, and minerals – are arranged around a desk at which a writer, scholar, or other creative spirit could sit, and where focused contemplation could bring forth new worlds. When you move on to the next room, you find elements that allude to the history of art – the landscape, the portrait, or classical architecture – and to the role of the artist. An ironic twist compels the viewer to continually redefine his or her position vis-à-vis the continuous stream of media images.

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