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Solo exhibition 'Saving Bodies or Money?' at the Latvian Railway History Museum

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INSTITUTIONAL CHAPTER 03 · 2021–2022 & 2026

Curatorial Essay & Exhibition Provenance

During the global restrictions of 2020–2021, when international travel was suspended, Dags Vidulejs worked in intense solitude in his studio, accumulating 40 new monumental canvases that formed the backbone of the Divine Comedy collection.

Because no single standard gallery could contain all 40 large-format works simultaneously, they were unveiled in two parallel solo exhibitions from November 2021 to January 2022: at the Latvian Railway History Museum in Riga ('Saving Bodies or Money? / Fly of Valkyries') and at Gallery ZEIT in Līgatne.

In May 2026, the Divine Comedy collection returned to the Latvian Railway History Museum as a centerpiece of the 1st Riga International Contemporary Surrealism Biennale, organized in partnership with the Canadian curatorial collective WXYZ.

PROVENANCE & IMPACT

Institutional Highlights

✓First museum presentation of the 40-painting pandemic-era monumental cycle (2021–2022)
✓Host venue of ART RIGA FAIR 2023 & 1st International Contemporary Surrealism Biennale (2026)
✓Iconic works debuted: 'Fly of Valkyries', 'Pharmageddon', 'Rainbow Children / Indigo'

FOR MUSEUM DIRECTORS & CURATORS (2026–2028 TOUR)

The 'Divine Comedy by Dags & Dante' collection (50 monumental oil canvases, configurable in 15 / 30 / 50 work modules) is available for international museum touring with EU, US & national grant co-financing.

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PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE · 2021–2022 & 2026