Feeling restoration at six stop points. The Latvian Contemporary Art Center celebrates the 25th anniversary of existence / day

« Since the founding of the LLMC, we have left a significant footprint and started a number of important processes in the Latvian cultural space, offering artists platform for creative expression, increasing the international recognition of Latvian contemporary art, promoting an inclusive approach to art, thinking about education and trying to talk to the viewer in a language he understands. Without attracting a specific location and exhibition halls, the events organized by it have taken place in various rooms and discovered empty buildings for new functions.

An important direction of LLMC has been to record our authors in the common European art history narrative, where Eastern European art has been neglected for a long time. « We highlight the authors who worked in the shadow area during the Soviet era, hid in the territory of applied arts, or tried to express their position in other ways without following the regime’s ideology and not creating works based on the tradition of socialist realism, » says Solvita Krese. LLMC has worked with the archives of Hardy Ledina, Jura Boiko, Valdis Celma, Arthur Riņķis, Jānis Borgs and other artists and exposed their works in the context. Also the name of the anniversary events Time, Ausma or Passing Train There is a reference to one of the most iconic Latvian avant -garde art practices – in the eighties of the last century NSRD or Unprecedented For the restoration workshop members implemented by Marches to Bolderāja.

Unstoppable dancers

This cycle of performative walks and events will launch almost a day on May 31 in Riga with stop points in six places where vivid moments in the history of LLMC will be highlighted in different forms and cooperation with Latvian art ecosystem participants and creating new opportunities for communication. « Several years ago, we created the reconstruction of Hardy Ledin’s performance and realized that it was an exciting, different issues that are the authority of how to reconstruct procedural actions, how their significance changes in other people, and how their significance changes. »

In collaboration with artists Katrina Neiburg and Monika Pormali at. 11 The Latvian National Library will reconstruct the Performance inspired by the artist Kristin Kursiša’s aerobics classes and the ideas of feminism Total Body Workout (total body workout). Previously, it was observed at the LLMC’s Women’s Artist Exhibition 6 in 2002. An element characterized by the unusual duration (two days), place (hotel) and the idea (manifestation of feminism). « You will see how we will go. The biggest problem is sync, but the main thing is the joy we do with, » Laughs Solvita Krese. Together with choreographer Ramon Levani in this workout pop star Madonna songs LIKE A PRAYER The existing and former LLMC staff, groups Unstoppable dancers Participants, different artists and everyone will be able to join.

Soup with ribs

At 12 o’clock there is an artist associations County Performative procession from the National Library of Latvia to the Latvian Academy of Arts. «Her stumble cake. This is the story of sharing, the celebration among geopolitical seismic activities, the role of the art institution’s role and meeting outside the walls of the exhibition hall with people, including those who are fully confused about contemporary art – why do we need it? « 

Following the celebration at 13 The International Festival of Contemporary Art will be reconstructed in the garden of the Latvian Academy of Arts Survival Kit 2009 Performance Leiputriain which artists and poets made a bankrupt wine shop on Dzirnavu Street cooked meals for every hungry. This time, the author of the event will be preparing cold soup and sorrel soup with ribs this time. « Ilmārs Šlāpins has logged in to help cut vegetables, » Solvita Krese reveals. During this performance, the log of philosophy Sculpture The team will invite you to a conversation on various topics through the prism of texts of cultural theories issued by the LLMC translation series.

At 3 pm, a tour led by curator Andras Silapetere will be held at the solo exhibition of Latvian artist Viktor Timofeyev, a Latvian artist living in New York Other passengers Latvian National Museum of Art. In parallel, creative workshops for families in the courtyard of the Pauls Stradins Museum of Medical History. « They illuminate the promotion of the education and inclusive society I already mention as one of the cornerstones of the LLMC, » emphasizes the director of the LLMC. These creative workshops will be led by artist Anda Lace and Eva Vevere, as well as art therapist Liba Berzina, who will call on reflection on the often unnoticed and different in society, including the attitude towards people with disabilities.

Below the sky

Undertaking Spirits & Wine premises in Andrejost at 19 will open the solo exhibition of artist Andris Eglitis Still under the sky. « Seventeen years ago, his first solo exhibition was opened in these premises Below the sky. Over the years, Andris Eglītis’ career has settled a huge circle. He has become an artist with the name and scale. When Andris Eglītis entered these rooms, he said, « It’s so small! » Says Solvita Krese. Here from 2006 to 2008, more than twenty exhibitions have taken place.

On the first day of the anniversary cycle. 21 will conclude with performance, environmental arts and music program former textile factories Bolshevichka In the territory of Sarkandaugava, where the International Contemporary Art Festival of 2014 was held Survival Kit and the Mobile Museum Exhibition. Next season, which was updated by the need for the Museum of Contemporary Art. There will be a musical association The ensemble NSR, group Scales and Aunt is waiting, Performance artist Adam Kristensen, DJ Krauklis, DJ Tim Jugla, Michael and Anna Fisher, artists Liene Pavlovska, Andris Eglītis and Artūrs Virtmanis. Dawn will be welcomed with the musical performance of the composer Plato Buravicka, which will end the celebration of the day.

Thinking while walking

The LLMC anniversary will continue with monthly walks (closest events – June 15 and July 4). They will take place in Riga, Aluksne and Helsinki. « For my own walking is an integral part of life. I have come up with a lot of my ideas right while walking. As soon as I brought a book from New York Wanderers: A History of Women Walking About ten women in the last three hundred years who have been important for walks to understand themselves as people and as writers – from Elizabeth Carter to Virginia Wulf, « says Solvita Krese, who will lead two walks through the International Festival of Contemporary Art Festival Survival Kit Venues along with its artists and curators. Detailed summer and autumn walking program will be announced soon.

Current information can be followed on the website lcca.lv.