Purvītis Prize 2021 Nominee work exhibition at the Latvian National Museum of Art
Photo report
Photo: Kristīne Madjare
From 4 June until 8 August 2021 an exhibition of the works of the nominees for the seventh Purvītis Prize will be open to the public at the Main Building of the Latvian National Museum of Art (Jāņa Rozentāla laukums 1, Riga).
The exhibit is a spectacular display of works of Latvian contemporary art formerly showcased in various galleries around Latvia from 2019 to 2020. A panel of art professionals and experts has selected works of particular significance to the current art scene, subsequently nominating eight artists/art collectives for the Purvītis Prize 2021: Skuja Braden, Valdis Celms, Krista and Reinis Dzudzilo, Kaspars Groševs, Ieva Kraule-Kūna and Elīna Vītola, Rasa and Raitis Šmits, Aija Zariņa, Amanda Ziemele.
Arterritory.com presents a photo report from the exhibition.
IEVA KRAULE-KŪNA and ELĪNA VĪTOLA have been nominated for their project “Artist Crisis Centre” over a period of two years at gallery “Low” and Kim? Contemporary Art Centre.
KASPARS GROŠEVS has been nominated for his multimedia installation “Different Room” at the art festival “Cēsis 2020” (25.07.–28.08.2020).
VALDIS CELMS has been nominated for his kinetic sculptures “Rhythms of Life” and “Positron” at the Riga International Biennale of Contemporary Art exhibition “And suddenly it all blossoms” (20.08.–13.09.2020).
Duo SKUJA BRADEN has been nominated for the prize for their exhibition “Samsara” with a special focus on the central piece of the exhibition “Ilga’s altar” at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (14.03.–27.09.2020).
AMANDA ZIEMELE has been nominated for her solo exhibition “Quantum Hair Implants” at Kim? Contemporary Art Centre (21.02.–07.04.2019).
AIJA ZARIŅA has been nominated for her solo exhibition “Wake Up, Wake Up, Free Spirit” at the Cupola Hall of the Main Building of the Latvian National Museum of Art (07.12.2019–02.02.2020).
RASA and RAITIS ŠMITS have been nominated for their work “Atmospheric Forest” (2020) at the virtual exhibition “Critical Zones. Observatories for Earthly Politics” (22.05.2020–28.02.2021) organised by the Centre for Art and Media ZKM in Karlsruhe (Germany).
KRISTA and REINIS DZUDZILO have been nominated for their work “ZRwhdZ” at Kim? Contemporary Art Centre (22.08.–06.10.2019).
The winner of the Purvītis Prize 2021 will be decided upon by an international jury of seven professionals: Māra Lāce, Director of the Latvian National Museum of Art (LNMA); Jānis Zuzāns, patron of the LNMA and the Purvītis Prize, and Chairman of the Board of SIA ‘Alfor’; Kasper König, a founding director and long-term creative director of Skulptur Projekte Münster; Daniel Hug, Creative Director of Art Cologne; Sergey Popov, member of the board of Russia’s Association of Galleries, founder of Pop/Off/Art gallery, art historian and curator; Sandra Hegedüs, founder of SAM Art Projects (Paris); and Adam Budak, Director of Kestner Gesellschaft (Hanover).
The winner will be announced on 11 June.
