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Līgatne Gallery ZEIT

“DIVINE COMEDY: STRUCTURAL BIG FORM ARTPIECES” — Parallel Solo Exhibition

Opened on Latvia's Independence Day (November 18, 2021) in parallel with the Latvian Railway Museum show, the Līgatne Gallery ZEIT exhibition presented 20 large-format structural canvases from the early Divine Comedy cycle in a revitalized historic industrial space.

INSTITUTION / VENUE
Creation & Cultural Center ZEIT (Gaujas iela 4, Līgatne)
CITY / COUNTRY
Līgatne, Latvia
EXHIBITED SCALE
20 Monumental Paintings (18.11.2021 – 01.02.2022)
CURATORIAL DIRECTION
Dags Vidulejs
Monumental paintings installed in the post-industrial hall of Gallery ZEIT, Līgatne

Monumental paintings installed in the post-industrial hall of Gallery ZEIT, Līgatne

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INSTITUTIONAL CHAPTER 11 · 2021–2022

Curatorial Essay & Exhibition Provenance

Gallery ZEIT in Līgatne — a former industrial building transformed into a vibrant regional contemporary art center — hosted the first half of Dags Vidulejs's 40-painting monumental cycle from November 2021 through February 2022.

High brick and industrial ceilings allowed the 2×2m and 3×2m canvases ('Business Marathon', 'Globalisation', 'Butterflies Dance') to breathe, proving how effectively the Divine Comedy cycle adapts to post-industrial cultural centers across Europe.

PROVENANCE & IMPACT

Institutional Highlights

  • ✓20 large-format paintings exhibited simultaneously with the Railway Museum show
  • ✓Model presentation for European post-industrial contemporary art centers (Kunsthallen)
  • ✓Extended run from November 2021 to February 2022
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.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE · 2021–2022

Archival Exhibition Documentation

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Monumental paintings installed in the post-industrial hall of Gallery ZEIT, Līgatne
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Monumental paintings installed in the post-industrial hall of Gallery ZEIT, Līgatne
Counterpoint pairing of large-format anthropomorphic canvases at ZEIT
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Counterpoint pairing of large-format anthropomorphic canvases at ZEIT
Exhibition view at Līgatne Gallery ZEIT (2021–2022)
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Exhibition view at Līgatne Gallery ZEIT (2021–2022)
Scale and lighting of the Divine Comedy works in Līgatne
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Scale and lighting of the Divine Comedy works in Līgatne
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