Mark Rothko Art Centre – 5 YEARS IN ART
On 20 April 2018, the launch of seven new exhibitions and a 4D multimedia
fountain show will mark the fifth anniversary of Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre.
In April, five years will have passed since Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre
opened its doors to the public as a multifunctional hub of contemporary art, culture and
education in the historical Daugavpils fortress. On the night of its anniversary, the centre will
become a portal between things old and new, well known and undiscovered, yet altogether
rare and exceptional.
Throughout the day, the public will be able to enjoy the photo exhibition “This Side of
the Sun” by Uldis Briedis, which will run within the framework of the 2nd International Rīga
Photography Biennial. Another opportunity to appreciate diversity of photography will be
provided by the final exhibition of the 2nd international photography symposium of
Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre. As usual, the spring season will feature a juried group
exhibition by artists from Latgale region “Another Spring – In Flood”. In addition, the
viewers will be offered three solo exhibitions – “Conversion Device” by Georgian artist
Rusudan Khizanishvili, “Invisible Worlds” by Madara Gulbis and “Nature is Silent” by Ieva
Jurjāne. Finally, visitors to Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will be surprised by a new art
project “What is an Image? Life and the Art of Perception” from Pashmin Art Gallery in
Germany.
At 8 p.m., after the opening of the new exhibitions, in the courtyard of the Rothko
Centre the public will have a chance to enjoy a 4D fountain show – one of a kind in the Baltic
region. Water, music, light, video projections and lasers will be fused in a singular
performance, dedicated to Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre on its fifth anniversary.
On the day of its fifth anniversary celebration, opening hours of Daugavpils Mark
Rothko Art Centre will be changed. Thus, on 20 April, the centre will be open to the public 12
noon through 8 p.m., and entrance will be free of charge.
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