Latvia Lately: Recent Contemporary Art and Its Institutions
Presentation Type
Presentation
Location
Richmond Center for Visual Arts - Room 2008
Start Date
24-3-2018 12:45 PM
End Date
24-3-2018 1:45 AM
Event Date
2018
Description
A quarter century beyond Soviet occupation, a significant portion of Latvia’s visual artists continue to reckon with a legacy of state-controlled expression while others seem utterly heedless of history — in many of the latter cases, a healthier attitude or behavior than one might ordinarily assume. Much the same can be observed among the Latvian institutional structures that facilitate art-making, promotion, exhibition and sales. Despite numerous indications of positive development, many players in the Latvian art world express extreme frustration with the current state of affairs. This presentation will canvas today’s range of artistic production, thematic trends, and its cultural supports that show most promise of exerting influence over the future direction of Latvian art.
Latvia Lately: Recent Contemporary Art and Its Institutions
Richmond Center for Visual Arts - Room 2008
A quarter century beyond Soviet occupation, a significant portion of Latvia’s visual artists continue to reckon with a legacy of state-controlled expression while others seem utterly heedless of history — in many of the latter cases, a healthier attitude or behavior than one might ordinarily assume. Much the same can be observed among the Latvian institutional structures that facilitate art-making, promotion, exhibition and sales. Despite numerous indications of positive development, many players in the Latvian art world express extreme frustration with the current state of affairs. This presentation will canvas today’s range of artistic production, thematic trends, and its cultural supports that show most promise of exerting influence over the future direction of Latvian art.
Comments
Mark Svede teaches contemporary international cinema at Ohio State University and has numerous publications on Latvian modern and contemporary art including the monograph Art of the Baltics: The Struggle for Freedom of Expression under the Soviets, 1945-1991.