Riga, July 21, LETA. In the first half of this year, the works of artists Darya Melnikova, Kris Salmanis, Ieva Epnere, Sarmīte Māliņa and Kristaps Kalns were nominated for the Purvītis Award 2023, Natalija Sujunšalijeva, the head of the Press Center of the Latvian National Museum of Art (LNMM), informed LETA.
Evaluating the exhibitions and works of artists that were on view from January 1 to June 30, the new “Purvītis Awards 2023” expert working group, which will be presented in June 2023, has nominated Melnikov for the exhibition “The Anticipation” or “The Anticipation”. Waiting “, which was exhibited in gallery” 427 “.
The artist Salmanis was also nominated for the exhibition for the exhibition “Construction”, which was on display in the gallery “Alma”. Māliņa and Kalns, on the other hand, were nominated for the prize for the exhibition “Immediately”, which was exhibited at the art station “Dubulti”. The artist Epnere was also nominated for the exhibition “Circus Under the Dome”, which was on display in the Dome Hall of the LNMM.
Sujunšalijeva pointed out that in total, experts nominated five art events during this period, and among them was the work of Agnese Krivade “St. Christopher’s Hotel” in the exhibition “Wild”.
As of January 1, 2021, a new expert working group has started working in the following composition: LNMM exhibition curator curator Līna Birzaka-Priekule, curator and “Kim?” Zane Onckule, director of the contemporary art center program, curator and art scientist, Antra Priede, head of the Master’s program at the Latvian Academy of Arts, art critic Vilnis Vējš, philosopher Igors Gubenko.
“Purvītis Award” was founded in the beginning of 2008 and is presented once in two years. Katrīna Neiburga received the first “Purvītis Award” in 2009 for the video work “Solitude”. The artist Kristaps Ģelzis became the winner of the second “Purvītis Prize” in 2011 for the solo exhibition “Maybe”. The third “Purvītis Prize” was won by Andris Eglītis in February 2013 for the solo exhibition “Earthworks”, the fourth “Purvītis Prize” in 2015 was presented to Miķelis. Fisher for the solo exhibition “Injustice”.
Krišs Salmanis, Anna Salmane and Kristaps Pētersons received the fifth “Purvītis Award” in February 2017 for their work “Song”, and Epnere received the sixth “Purvītis Award” in April 2019 for the work “Sea of Living Memories”. Amanda Ziemele received the seventh “Purvītis Award” in June 2021 for the exhibition “Quantum Hair Implants”.
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