The Power of Resistance and Courage: Exhibition "Dismantling the Wall. Latvian Art, 1985-1991" in the Latvian National Museum of Art Cover Image
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Pretošanās un uzdrīkstēšanās spēks: Ekspozīcija "Mūra nojaukšana. Latvijas māksla, 1985-1991" Latvijas Nacionālajā mākslas muzejā
The Power of Resistance and Courage: Exhibition "Dismantling the Wall. Latvian Art, 1985-1991" in the Latvian National Museum of Art

Author(s): Stella Pelše
Subject(s): Photography, Visual Arts, Political history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Cultural Essay, Geopolitics, History of Art
Published by: Mākslas vēstures pētījumu atbalsta fonds
Keywords: Latvian National Museum of Art; exhibitions; Latvian art; neo-expressionism; conceptualism; late Soviet art; national awakening;

Summary/Abstract: The essay examines the exhibition "Dismantling the Wall. Latvian art, 1985-1991" that demonstrates the most socially active and critical trends of the national awakening period in Latvia during the late 1980s. The show is on view in the Latvian National Museum of Art from 3 February 2023 to 12 January 2025.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 74-79
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Latvian
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