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International Biennale · Museum Hall2026DIVINE COMEDY BY DAGS & DANTE · PROJECT HISTORY (2020–2026)

1st International Surrealism Biennale

“SURREALISM & TRANSCENDENCE” — Curated with Canadian WXYZ Group at Latvian Railway History Museum

Organized in 2026 at the Latvian Railway History Museum in collaboration with the Canadian surrealist collective WXYZ, the 1st International Contemporary Surrealism Biennale positioned Dags Vidulejs's structural Divine Comedy works within a transatlantic dialogue on the subconscious and metaphysical imagination.

INSTITUTION / VENUE

Latvian Railway History Museum (Uzvaras bulvāris 2A, Riga)

CITY / COUNTRY

Riga, Latvia · International

EXHIBITED SCALE

Selected Monumental Divine Comedy Works in International Dialogue

CURATORIAL DIRECTION

Dags Vidulejs (Happy Art Museum / ART RIGA) & WXYZ Artist Group (Canada)

1st International Contemporary Surrealism Biennale at the Latvian Railway History Museum

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INSTITUTIONAL CHAPTER 12 · 2026

Curatorial Essay & Exhibition Provenance

Marking the centenary trajectory of surrealist thought and its 21st-century rebirth, Dags Vidulejs and Happy Art Museum teamed up with the Canadian artist group WXYZ to launch the 1st International Contemporary Surrealism Biennale at the Latvian Railway History Museum.

Within this international forum featuring artists from North America and Europe, works from the Divine Comedy cycle demonstrated how Dags Vidulejs's 'structural anthropomorphic contours' bridge Dantean allegory with contemporary neo-surrealism and metaphysical figuration.

PROVENANCE & IMPACT

Institutional Highlights

✓Transatlantic curatorial partnership with the WXYZ Artist Group (Canada)
✓Staged in the monumental halls of the Latvian Railway History Museum (2026)
✓Positioned the Divine Comedy cycle within international contemporary surrealism

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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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