Seda näituseinfot pole tõlgitud Eesti keelde. Näitame selle asemel Inglise keelset näituseinfot.
The new exhibition is devoted to Latvian contemporary art’s avant-garde role during the period of restoration of Latvian state independence, when, effected by Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy of openness and restructuring, initiated in 1985, significant liberalisation processes began in society, including, among writers, musicians, artists. These inspired the Latvian public and also influenced political decisions. This recent period of history when art became a form of resistance and promoter of change reminds us of the importance of culture and creative freedom.
Latvian National Museum of Art
The title of the exhibition refers to Kristaps Ģelzis’ video installation Dismantling the Wall in which the wall can be seen as an ideological symbol for the Iron Curtain which divided Europe for four decades. The backbone of the exhibition consists of works from the collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art whose content responds to and turns critically against Soviet socio-political reality, also retaining stark relevance today when close to our borders Russia is waging war and ravaging the territory of Ukraine and the lives of its people. The artists reveal the contradictions and existential experiences characteristic of this era of change by using ideologically charged symbolism, mythological allegories and images as well as speaking entirely openly about momentous events.
