From perestroika until today
Luka Lasareishvili and ZurabArabidze Exhibition-Campaign
Curator: Khatuna Khabuliani
In 1985 Perestroika started officially and it has turned into significant event of the world; media started talking on the end of “Evil Empire”, disappearance of “Iron Curtain”, demolition of Berlin Wall. New meh, characters, rock-movement with its famous slogan “We are waiting for Changes!” was born. Everyone was looking for changes, especially young generation. However, process of dissolution of the empire was more difficult and painful than expected and forecasted. Series of frustration kicked in, symbolic act of wall demolishment did not mean entering field of freedom, new obstacles were breaking out there.
The George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation
#9, Atoneli street, Tbilisi