ARTISTS
The Latvian Collection of Malm枚
In which ways are museums and artists vehicles for nation state building? How does collection-building intertwine with cultural diplomacy and politics of countries?
The Latvian collection of Malm枚 Konstmuseum was given to the museum as a donation in 1939 and was on permanent display until 1958. There are landscape paintings, portraits, still life, illustrations, scenography and images of war, primarily from the 1930s.
The collection was meant to be representative of contemporary art in Latvia at the time and it encapsulates a general zeitgeist toward thinking and developing ideas about what Latvia is through art. Marked by the authoritarian regime of president K膩rlis Ulmanis and its subsequent cultural policy, the collection represents an inward gaze as well as national romanticist ideas praising Latvian soil and culture. The exhibition is addressing larger issues pertaining to nationalism and nation state building in the Baltic region at the same time acknowledging the fragility of smaller nation states and how they could act as antidotes to imperialism.
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In which ways are museums and artists vehicles for nation state building? How does collection-building intertwine with cultural diplomacy and politics of countries?
The Latvian collection of Malm枚 Konstmuseum was given to the museum as a donation in 1939 and was on permanent display until 1958. There are landscape paintings, portraits, still life, illustrations, scenography and images of war, primarily from the 1930s.
The collection was meant to be representative of contemporary art in Latvia at the time and it encapsulates a general zeitgeist toward thinking and developing ideas about what Latvia is through art. Marked by the authoritarian regime of president K膩rlis Ulmanis and its subsequent cultural policy, the collection represents an inward gaze as well as national romanticist ideas praising Latvian soil and culture. The exhibition is addressing larger issues pertaining to nationalism and nation state building in the Baltic region at the same time acknowledging the fragility of smaller nation states and how they could act as antidotes to imperialism.
Artists on show
- 膧rijs Skride
- Arturs Apinis
- Arv墨ds Gus膩rs
- Arvids Strauja
- Augusts Annuss
- Eduards Dzenis
- Eduards Kalnins
- Elza Druja-For拧奴
- Erasts Sveics
- Erna Dzelme-B膿rzi艈a
- Ernests Veilands
- Janis Ai啪ens
- Janis Cielava
- Janis Cirulis
- J膩nis Ferdinands T墨demanis
- Janis Kuga
- Janis Liepins
- Janis Plepis
- Janis Rozent膩ls
- J膩nis 艩ternbergs
- J膩zeps Grosvalds
- Jekabs Apinis
- Johans Valters
- Julijs Madernieks
- Karlis Baltgailis
- K膩rlis Krauze
- K膩rlis Z膩le
- Konrads Ubans
- Leo Svemps
- Ludolfs Liberts
- Marija Induse-Muceniece
- Milda Liepi艈a
- Niklavs Strunke
- Oskars Noritis
- Oto Skulme
- Otomija Freiberga / Andersone
- Peteris Rozlapa
- Rihards Zarins
- Sigismunds Vidbergs
- Teodors Za募kalns
- Uga Skulme
- Vilhelms Purv墨tis
- Vilis Vasarins
- Voldemars Krastin拧
- Voldemars Tone
- Zelma Talberga
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