piktogram

Isaac Lythgoe, Eros vs Cupid, 2018
Birch plywood, fillers, polyurethane rubber, polyurethane paint, pigments, foam, polyurethane, feathers, 200 x 85 x 60 cm

This is one of the works by Isaac Lythgoe as part of

Superglue, or Inventing the Friend

on view until September 6, 2026
at the Contemporary Art Center (CAC) in Vilnius

But what about now? What forces still compel us to form connections amid growing polarisation, narcissism, constant networking, the commodification of relationships, and multiple crises and wars? Is it still possible to establish a relationship with the other? Can we construct ourselves positively through the other – seeing them not only as an enemy or a friend? And if so, might this be one of the functions of contemporary art? What frightens us today – and what might make us flee an exhibition? Finally: how, despite everything, can we become friends?
[Excerpt from the curatorial text]

Curator: Valentinas Klimašauskas

Photographer: Andrej Vasilenko