Karolina Jakaitė
TYRINĖJIMŲ KONTEKSTUOSE
of Art History Studies
The year 1961 saw the establishment of the Design department, then called the Department of Artistic Construction of Industrial Products, at the Vilnius Academy of Art. Marking this occasion, one of the 2011 issues of Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis is dedicated to texts on design, which span both Lithuanian and international contexts. The texts included in this publication encompass a variety of writing genres (art history studies, essays, interviews, publication of primary sources) and design spheres: from research of interior, object and graphic design to design choreography.
This book opens up a new field of discussion at the crossroads between contemporary art and critical tourism.
Giving a sense to the architectural legacy of the second half of the XX century in today’s cities is one of the most complex urban planning and heritage protection issues.