This article analyses the totalitarian ideology-based evaluation of contemporary art manifestations in the Lithuanian public space. It is well known that the political system governing a country can create a particular concept of visual art, for instance autocratic rule sooner or later begins to rely on a single truth presented by the governing political leader: the prevailing themes are accompanied by exaggerated optimism and ideological fervour, the so-called souvenir art becomes popular, kitsch and vanity spread among the arts. In addition, when reporting on contemporary arts the media increasingly avoid the opinion of qualified art critics and instead seek to contrast opinions, thus raising tensions. Lithuania has recently observed a similar phenomena that resembles the ongoing art policy implemented by certain totalitarian ideologies and this has become a hot issue for the arts within the context of the recent propaganda war.
