| April 15 - May 9, 2003 |
Daugavpils launches a salute to Mark Rothko with a series
of events and exhibitions devoted to the artist; the theme is Veltijums
(Dedication) |
| April 16, 2003 |
Exhibition (City Museum) by Daugavpils Artists' Association opens; continues
through May 24, 2003. |
| April 16, 2003 |
Exhibition (Daugavpils University exhibit hall) by Art Department students
opens; continues through May 22, 2003. |
| April 23, 2003 |
One-man show (Center of Latvian Culture) by City Artist Romuald Gibovski
opens. |
| April 29, 2003 |
Children’s art competition Dvinsk (Daugavpils) – Rothko’s city (Town
Hall). Daugavpils’ children portray their city, as seen through the artist's
eyes. |
| May 7 – 8, 2003 |
Riga – seminar Iepazisties ar Rothko (Meet Mark Rothko) for art teachers
from all over Latvia, featuring both theoretical and hands-on work. Teachers
will later photograph their own students in the classroom, creating Rothko-inspired
projects. |
| May 9, 2003 |
Installation of eight Rothko-motif silk banners (lobby of the "Renesanse"
conference hall) made by 50 students from the Daugavpils Art College Textile
Department using batik technique. |
| September 12, 2003 |
Riga – presentation of new book: Latvijas ebreji mainigaja pasaule (Latvian
Jews in the Changing World), which includes a section on Mark Rothko. |
| September 22, 2003 |
Riga – State Museum of Art: This unique co-operative venture with the
National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, the US Department of State,
and the Rothko family features originals works ranging from the early
figurative period, transitional “multiform” works, his classic style and
later works. Exhibit continues through November 30. |
| September 23, 2003 |
Laili Nasr, a curator at the National Gallery of Art, will speak at
the State Museum of Art White Hall for art critics, students, and specialists
in the field. She will speak about Mark Rothko and the exhibit that she
is accompanying. |
| September 24 - 25, 2003 |
Daugavpils – international conference “Mark Rothko: Dvinsk (Daugavpils)
– the Starting Point” features speakers from France, Great Britain, Russia,
Switzerland, Latvia, and the United States. The conference will analyze
the role of cultural influences: early 20th century cities, the Russian
search for spirituality, the emigrant experience, and the impact of Jewish
mysticism – while exploring Rothko’s creative process and his enormous
role in modern abstract art.During the conference, the following events
will also take place:· Dedication of a Memorial Plaque · Inauguration
of the Rothko Memorial Hall in the Daugavpils City Museum· Screening of
the film Mark Rothko, 1903 through 1970, An Abstract Humanist, by French
filmmaker Isy Morgensztern. |
| September 26, 2003 |
Renee Maurer, a curator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington,
will speak at the State Museum of Art White Hall for the general public.
She will speak about Mark Rothko and the exhibit that she is accompanying. |
| October 22, 2003 |
Riga – The Latvian Radio Choir will give a concert dedicated to the
Mark Rothko Centenary in the State Museum of Art. The conductor of the
concert will be Mr. Kaspars Putnins. |
