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Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA)

Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA) is a dynamic unit seeking connections between art and the current processes in the society, claiming the city and the surrounding reality as a field of creative possibilities, reacting to changes in the global art space by cooperation with artists and other art organizations, production work, information distribution, education, analysis, research, provocation, questioning, naming and frequently also trespassing the usual borderlines, as well as encouraging people to participate and be socially active. The centre holds exhibitions, organizes the contemporary art festival SURVIVAL KIT, carries out research, collects and distributes information on contemporary art, arranges lectures, discussions, conferences, cultivates interdisciplinary and innovative culture initiatives, participates in creating culture policies.

One of the main tasks of Centre for Contemporary Art is to create an open and critically reasoning environment, thus encouraging interaction of art and society.

 

 

placeLatvian Centre for Contemporary Art
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castIeva Astahovska
cameraJan Vidlička
soundJan Vidlička
editingJan Vidlička
interviewJan Vidlička
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published10. 11. 2012
languageČesky / English
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Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA)
Dominik Lang has been involved in exhibition design for a long time. However, unlike other artists, his approach differs in the degree to which he emphasizes the creative aspects of the profession. The result often oscillates between exhibition design and autonomous installation while he himself admits that he deliberately violates this boundary. For this reason, he prefers the term "author of the exhibition's artistic design" or "author of the spatial design".
In her exhibition designs she lays emphasis on simplicity, moderation and compactness. They do not hesitate to include also striking or unsettling elements. However, according to them it is essential that the design of the exhibition does not overpower or overshadow the exhibits but it must become their partner. They also believe that the installation may contribute to the interpretation of the displayed art works. It is equally important for them that the exhibition design is created in a mutual dialogue between all the people involved.