
STRAIGHT, NO CHASER.
Exhibition by La Méditerranée at Zuzeum, Riga, Latvia, 06 – 08 / 2024.
Works by Valdis Āboliņš, Mathilde Albouy, David Altmejd, Anda Ārgale, Māris Ārgalis, Natalie Ball, Miriam Cahn, Valdis Celms, Vija Celmins, Rudīte Dreimane, Andris Grinbergs, Thomas Hirschhorn, Miriam Cahn, Sanya Kantarovsky, On Kawara, Nika Kutateladze, Alicja Kwade, Inga Meldere, Miervaldis Polis, Vilhelms Purvītis, Mateo Revillo, Janis Rozentāls, Edgar Sarin, Nastaran Shahbazi, Uga Skulme, Laimonis Stīpnieks, Johann Walter-Kurau, Manon Wertenbroek, Visvaldis Ziediņš.
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The works presented in the exhibition, for the most part coming from the Zuzāns collection and different Latvian museums, range from icons dating back to the 16th century to the contemporary scene. [Read more]
Among the works, old Latvian masters such as Vilhelms Purvītis, Jānis Rozentāls, and Johann Walter-Kurau. Also on view is a selection from an important memorial collection of Visvaldis Ziediņš’ works. Latvian avant-garde and contemporary scene – Andris Grinbergs, Laimonis Stīpnieks, Rudīte Dreimane, etc. Finally, such international contemporary artists as Alicja Kwade, Thomas Hirschhorn, and David Altmejd.
Following an invitation from the Zuzeum Art Centre, the Parisian research group La Méditerranée has composed an exhibition and created two architectures, Mooring Beacon and Zeppelin, that are rooted in the history of Riga and echo the singular nature of the Zuzāns collection. Mooring Beacon is inspired by the forms of the puzuris and resembles a mooring beacon for Zeppelin. Its idea arose during a visit to the Central Market in Riga, which was constructed using parts of Zeppelin hangars. The two architectures built here will join a greater collection La Méditerranée has conceived and built over the years in its exhibitions. Models of these previous architectures are also featured in the exhibition. Members of La Méditerranée wish, at a certain point in the future, to gather their collection of architectures, expecting it to grow into a village bearing the possibility for a small family size group of humans to inhabit.









