Kim? Contemporary Art Centre, in collaboration with Kogo Gallery, presents Krista Dzudzilo’s first personal exhibition in Estonia. Entitled all the possibilities that existed, the exhibition encompasses a series of new charcoal drawings, as well as a video work and a group of objects that strive to show how to turn observation into awareness. What does it mean to tilt sideways and find another axis – does that yield a new stability? How can you find movement in what is static? How can you change your perspective so that it comprises a new known and the known in what is new? Here are 19 attempts at tilting stability.
Krista Dzudzilo (b. 1989) is a visual artist working in a variety of media on a range of scales – from small, meticulously made drawings to large-scale stage designs for collaborations in theatre and opera. In her visual art projects, Krista employs scenography, for example, as an extensive dramaturgy of space and active collaboration with the viewer, while in theatre, the space and costumes have a deeply symbolic meaning, often becoming independent works of art. Krista has held six personal exhibitions and taken part in numerous group exhibitions in Latvia and abroad. She has earned recognition for her works at both local and international levels, including an award for the best concept at the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2019, the Latvian National Theatre Award (twice), the National Design Award of Latvia 2019, and others. She has been twice nominated – in 2015 and 2021 – for the Latvian contemporary visual arts award: the Purvītis Prize. Krista’s works are held in the collections of the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art and the Latvian National Museum of Art, as well as in private collections.
Kim? Contemporary Art Centre (Riga) is one of the most visible and respected non-governmental contemporary art institutions from Latvia. Founded in 2009, Kim? has held more than 200 exhibitions by local and international artists, both emerging and established, as well as organised extensive public programming with lectures, talks and performances. As part of its international collaborations, Kim? has organised more than 50 exhibitions and public programmes outside of Latvia, including Smack Mellon (New York), XYZ Collective (Tokyo), Fondation d’entreprise Ricard (Paris), Moderna Museet (Malmo), KW Institute for Contemporary Art (Berlin), and CAC (Vilnius), among others. Additionally, Kim? organised the Latvian Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013), co-curated with long-time partner Art in General (New York), and again at the 58th Venice Biennale (2018), co-organised with the Latvian Contemporary Art Centre. Since 2016, Kim? has collaborated with the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) (New York) to provide residencies for Latvian artists as part of the annual Kim? Residency Award.
Exhibition is a part of the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 side programme.
