Exhibition:
Agate Lielpētere – Latvian Grey

From the 9th to the 16th of January 2025, the DUM project space at Kolodvorska 6 will host a solo exhibition by Latvian artist Agate Lielpētere. Titled “Latvian Grey”, the exhibition delves into the cultural significance of the colour grey, exploring its connection to Latvian identity and inviting viewers to reflect on the tonal nuances of identity, tradition, and emotion.

“To describe one another, we [Latvians] often use the epithet ‘grey Latvian.’ This phrase has a negative connotation, suggesting that Latvians are dull, uninteresting, and lacking in personality. Linguistically reminiscent of binomial nomenclature, it almost implies that we are a distinct species, set apart from everyone else.

The project is a reflection of this phenomenon, inviting people to acknowledge and accept it, losing the negative connotation. With an almost mathematical approach, it analyses the typical colour scheme of the Latvian landscape and suggests that our identity can, in fact, be defined by the colour grey. The project aims to present objective arguments substantiating the idea that the colour grey is, in fact, colourful,” the artist comments.

Agate Lielpētere (1995, Riga) is a Latvian visual artist living and working in Ljubljana. She holds a BA degree in arts and humanities from the Art Academy of Latvia (graphic art). She has had numerous solo and group exhibitions both locally and internationally, including Moderna galerija, Kim? Contemporary Art Centre and Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art. Her artistic work can be described as subtly humorous, focusing on social problems and questions of identity. The artist states: “My bad sense of humour runs in the family, blame them.”
www.agatelielpetere.com

The exhibition is free and open to the public until 16 January 2025, Tue.–Fri.: 15:00–19:00, Sat.–Sun.: 11:00–17:00.

With the support of: Dum – Association of Artists, Municipality of Ljubljana, Poligon Institute, AVA – Academy of Visual Arts