Kunsthal, Klanghal og outdoor

“INTERMEZZO”

  • Nanna Abell,

  • Meriç Algün,

  • Mehtap Baydu,

  • Evelīna Deičmane,

  • Jason Dodge,

  • Dace Dzerina,

  • Ingrid Furre,

  • Boris Mikhailov,

  • Bjørn Nørgaard,

  • Māris Subačs,

  • Evita Vasiljeva,

  • Maaria Wirkkala

Satellite project of 3dr Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art curated by René Block

44Møen reopens in June 2023 with new buildings and a grand exhibition in collaboration with Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA).

INTERMEZZO is a celebration of art, respect, and coexistence across and in spite of the conflicted waters of the Baltic Sea. With new and existing work from the whole region 44Møen will be the centre of an artistic dialogue, that was prevented in Riga in 2022.

Under the heading “Exercises in Respect” the German curator René Block had invited 60 artists to exhibit in the old industrial harbour Andrejsala, celebrating longstanding connections coming to artistic fruition. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, RIBOCA3 was postponed, and now opens in another format in 44Møen and in Riga.

For INTERMEZZO artists from Latvia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Ukraine will gather on the island to think, reflect and tell stories – some new, some interrupted. For example, Evita Vasiļjeva, who had originally planned to install her concrete reversed benches on Andrejsala in Riga, will now turn pre-existing Danish benches upside down. Dace Džeriņa’s gentle and poetic film about a decaying manor in Kurzeme, Latvia, commissioned for the original concept of RIBOCA3, will now serve as a connecting link between the exhibitions in Denmark and Riga. Jason Dodge, from the island of Møn, will create an abstract installation using floor surfaces. Bjørn Nørgaard’s container will take a proud place in front of the Kunsthal, creating a platform for conversation and exchange between industry and nature, locals and tourists, people and other species. Humorous drawings by Māris Subačs, framed into a wall installation, will serve as a reminder that one can discuss serious things in a playful manner.

INTERMEZZO is a space for reflection and dialogue about a changing Europe. The exhibition will be accompanied by a program of music, performances, talks etc. throughout the summer.

 

INTERMEZZO is kindly supported by 15. juni Fonden, Statens Kunstfond, Knud Højgaards Fond og Aage & Johannes Louis-Hansens Fond, Konstnärsnämnden and GH Form.

In collaboration with Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art

Evita Vasilijeva, If there is something heavy, there should be something light, 2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Evita Vasilijeva, If there is something heavy, there should be something light, 2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Bjørn Nørgaard, The Container Academy, 2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Bjørn Nørgaard, The Container Academy, 2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Boris Mikhailov, At Dusk, 1993. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Boris Mikhailov, At Dusk, 1993. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Dace Džerina, Journey, 2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Evelina Deičmane, Shape nothing, 2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

André Vida performing in Evelīna Deičmane’s installation during the opening 17/06/2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Evelina Deičmane installation view in 44Møen Klanghallen designed by Pihlmann Architects. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Ingird Furre, Breed Words, 2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Ingird Furre, Breed Words, 2023, detail. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Jason Dodge and Boris Mikhailov, Exhibition view. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Jason Dodge and Boris Mikhailov, Exhibition view. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Nanna Abell, Untitled (Psychodile serien), 2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Nanna Abell, Untitled (Psychodile serien), 2023, detail. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Nanna Abell, Untitled (Psychodile serien), 2023, detail. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Māris Subačs, This summer above Liniņu house the sky is high as in Latgale, 2021-2023, Exhibition View. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Māris Subačs, This summer above Liniņu house the sky is high as in Latgale, 2021-2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Mehtap Baydu, ATEM, 2022. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Mehtap Baydu, ATEM, 2022. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Nanna Abbell, Andrejsala, Andrejsala, 2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Nanna Abbell, Andrejsala, Andrejsala, 2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Maaria Wirkkala, A Chapel for Something Else, 2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Meriç Algün, Billboards, 2012-2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge

Meriç Algün, Billboards, 2012-2023. Photo Thomas Gunnar Bagge