Not Grateful: An International Collective of Performance Artists

Non grata is an international collective of performance artists, with approximately 40 members – mainly from Estonia, but also from Quebec, Finland, Sweden, Germany, USA, France and Chile. The main characteristic of the participants is their anonymity when working in a group. Not grateful have performed in Asia, Europe, South America and North America.

For those for whom art begins where the art world ends, Not grateful have been liberators, creating a fascinating gap in the seemingly unalterable current that betrays us – they cure us of incest. The basic position of the group is ethical – it is a representation of the primitive, impersonal and experimental. The group’s performances are guided by a logic that avoids codes. Aesthetic and provocative challenges can be seen in places where the art world has no influence.

At the opening event of the exhibition for the international collective of artists Not grateful will be joined by Mexican artist Dr Kontra and Morgan Schagerberg from Sweden. Artist Kate Seržane from Latvia will take part in the performance, while DJ Krii or Kristaps Krievs will take care of the audio enjoyment of the event.

As previously reported, from the beginning of June to the end of August this year, the international graphics festival will be held in Riga Printmaking INwhose central event is the exhibition of Baltic contemporary graphics, which will take place from June 11 to August 6 in the exhibition hall Riga art space.

A large number of Baltic artists of different generations, who have reflected on the subject of change in their artwork, participate in the exhibition of Baltic contemporary graphics – the guiding theme of the festival this year is In the face of change. It is a reference both to the currently prevailing feelings in society about a possible change in the world order, and to those changes that inevitably happen to everything and everyone, as matter gradually collapses and transforms into other elements.

Latvia will be represented at the exhibition by artists Aija Bley, Elīna Elere, Marta Folkmane, Raitis Hrolovićs, Mārīte Kluša, Ernests Kļaviņš, Leonards Laganovskis, Ilze Lībiete and Jānis Murovskis, Estonia – Peeter Allik, Jüri Arrak, Anonymous Boh, Toomas Kuusing, Leonhard Lapin, Regina- Mareta Soonsein and Taje Tross, and Lithuania – Vaiva Kovieraitė Trumpė, Evaldas Mikalauskis, Mikolajus Vilutis and Marta Vosylite.

The festival is organized Graphics camera and Gustavian Academy.