Exhibition GOLD at Madona Museum of Local History and Art (Latvia)

current 3. September 2018

On the occasion of Mark Rothko’s 115th birthday the Rothko Center Daugavpils shows works from his collection
at Madona Museum of Local History and Art.


Erdmute Blach, untitled, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm, collection of Mark-Rothko-Center

excerpt from the announcement of the exhibition:

„…The art centre’s painting collection is remarkably diverse in terms of artists’ geographical backgrounds, preferred materials and techniques. Quite a few works evince a wish to experiment with contemporary art, which, at times, can make their storage and preservation challenging. Still, artwork created in traditional media such as oil or acrylic on canvas is predominant in the collection and retains its value over time. Each work reflects the artist’s individual style and takes the form characteristic of a specific school of painting. Thus, laconicism and clarity alternates with expressiveness and boldly exuberant colouring. The exhibition “GOLD” displays only a fraction of more than 500 works currently stored in the collection. …

The exhibition features artwork by fourteen artists from nine countries: Karen Hansen (the USA), Viktorija Krupska, Aleksejs Ļitvins (Belarus), Beatrice Gelmetti (Italy), Merav Shinn Ben-Alon (Israel), Carol Bernier (Canada), Romualds Gibovskis, Silva Linarte, Anita Meldere, Guna Millersone, Baiba Priedīte (Latvia), Erin Lawlor (Great Britain), Anna Podlewska-Polit (Poland), Erdmute Blach (Germany).“