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International Adriatic Exhibitions2023 & 2026DIVINE COMEDY BY DAGS & DANTE · PROJECT HISTORY (2020–2026)

Montenegro · Herceg Novi & Budva

“INTERNAL GULAG / EVERYTHING IS ART” (2023) & “TWO SHORES – ONE INSPIRATION” (2026)

Taking the Divine Comedy themes to the Mediterranean coast across opposite shores of Europe, Dags Vidulejs staged the provocative solo exhibition 'Internal Gulag / Everything Is Art' in Herceg Novi (2023) and returned to Budva in July 2026 for 'The Artist and His Muse: Two Shores – One Inspiration'.

INSTITUTION / VENUE

Everything Is Art Gallery (Herceg Novi, 2023) & DEAC Montenegro (Budva, July 2026)

CITY / COUNTRY

Herceg Novi & Budva, Montenegro

EXHIBITED SCALE

Curated Touring Selection of Diptychs, Triptychs & Structural Works

CURATORIAL DIRECTION

Dmitry Shapiro (Herceg Novi) & DEAC Montenegro (Budva)

Exhibition 'Internal Gulag / Everything Is Art' in Herceg Novi, Montenegro

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INSTITUTIONAL CHAPTER 10 · 2023 & 2026

Curatorial Essay & Exhibition Provenance

In Summer 2023, at the 'Everything Is Art' Gallery in Herceg Novi, Montenegro (curated by Dmitry Shapiro), Dags Vidulejs presented 'Internal Gulag' — a sharp Inferno & Purgatorio reflection on inner freedom, totalitarian inertia, and geopolitical upheaval ('The World Rulers', 'All That Remains Is the French Revolution Again').

In July 2026, the Adriatic dialogue continued in Budva with 'The Artist and His Muse: Two Shores – One Inspiration' (DEAC Montenegro), uniting Baltic structuralism with Mediterranean light.

PROVENANCE & IMPACT

Institutional Highlights

✓Proven international touring logistics between the Baltic and Mediterranean regions
✓High-impact socio-political canvases from the Inferno cantica
✓Two consecutive Montenegrin exhibitions in Herceg Novi (2023) and Budva (2026)

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 · 2023 & 2026