Stem
Victor Gogly
24/04 - 23/05/2026
garden
a telegram has no typist
it is a cry and then an email
the silence is so refreshing
please do call next time
i will resend it
i promise
i am still fresh
- Krišjānis Zeļģis
Photo: Līva Priedīte
Support: VKKF (State Culture Capital Foundation), Riga City Council
Stem
Victor Gogly
24/04 - 23/05/2026
membrane city setup
certain I was
but also wrong
when numbers are gone
you’re left with memories—
and they sting
plowing through the dark
so reflections remain
yours again
brittle as a stem
still—
the show must go on
like a mirror inside a mirror
inside a mirror
- Krišjānis Zeļģis
Photo: Līva Priedīte
Support: VKKF (State Culture Capital Foundation), Riga City Council
Stem
Victor Gogly
24/04 - 23/05/2026
A terrestrial crustacean living under
crumbles of walls made from prehistoric
organisms
links and
web design holds
it together
with a work horse
hardiness
quite like a liver
the bacground of life
breath in
and hold it
- Krišjānis Zeļģis
Photo: Līva Priedīte
Support: VKKF (State Culture Capital Foundation), Riga City Council
We are happy to announce the open call for the 2nd edition of Blue Lagoon School – an independent, artist-run summer programme taking place in Riga, Latvia. Established by artists Evita Vasiļjeva @evitavasiljeva and Kaspars Groševs @kasprsg as a platform for sharing knowledge and creative strategies, Blue Lagoon School brings together experienced practitioners with curious minds for an intensive 6-day hands-on learning experience. This year’s programme highlights trial and error as a method for creative exploration and welcomes participants of all ages and backgrounds.
You will see artist Anastasia Sosunova (Vilnius) @anastasia.sosunova and curator Siim Preiman (Tallinn) @siimpreiman as guest tutors alongside some very special surprise appearances. The programme’s focus is placed upon experimental teaching methods, primary materials, shared discussions, and cross-disciplinary approaches to art, language, and process.
Blue Lagoon School is supported by the State Culture Capital Foundation, Kim? Contemporary Art Centre @kim_cac and 427 Gallery @427gallery
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Summer school dates: August 10 – 15, 2026
Location: Kim? Contemporary Art Centre, Hanzas iela 22, Riga
Application deadline: June 1, 2026, 23:59 Riga time
Results announcement: June 8, 2026
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Participation fee: 130 EUR + material costs (approximately 30 EUR depending on preferences) Accommodation is not included in the fee and is the responsibility of participants.
Maximum 16 participants.
The school will be in English
Age restriction: 16-99 years
Prior art experience is not necessary but a curious and open mind is mandatory. The application is open for everyone. 🌼
For questions: [email protected]
More info:
Apply via the link in our bio
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Design by @zigmunds_lapsa
We're excited to welcome you to the opening on Friday, April 24th, from 6 to 9 PM!
Stem
Victor Gogly
24/04 - 23/05/2026
clock
winter as a solid reminder
otherwise our arrogance
will destroy everything
as usual
even our hopes are damaging
each breath burns calories
draw with moreish grey
I will listen
but it will cost you
- Krišjānis Zeļģis
Victor Gogly (b. 1994 in France) lives and works in Vantaa, Finland. He is a graduate of the École Supérieure d’Art et Design Le Havre-Rouen (2019). Within his work, Gogly endeavors to capture both the textural and immaterial transitions between human, non-human, and animal relationships to one another and our world. On painted canvas as well as through collage and sculpture, Gogly’s beings transform and interact with one another within spectral spaces where physical boundaries are obfuscated, and mankind’s relationship with nature is re-examined, offering the possibility for change.
He has presented his work in group exhibitions at SIC space, Helsinki (2024), DS Galerie, Paris (2025), CAC Bretigny, FR (2023), Pitted Dates, Helsinki (2023), Beaux-Arts, Paris (2022), and Jardin du Crépuscule, Montréal (2021). Gogly has also participated in several online exhibitions curated by Underground Flowers, Dharma Initiative, Church, and Solo
Show.
Support: VKKF (State Culture Capital Foundation), Riga City Council
Join us for the screening of "Goodbye, Art" on April 21st, 9pm!
The Yearbook Committee presents:
"Goodbye, Art" is a documentary film which attempts to answer the question of why art feels stuck today. Hollywood is churning out endless sequels and the galleries are full of bad imitations of 20th century art. How did we get here?
Why does art suck now? The film puts that question to artists and intellectuals and even to a man who suspects that the Earth might be flat.
Support: VKKF, Riga Municipality
We're thrilled to welcome you to the opening on March 6th from 6 to 9 PM!
When Murčello began to tear apart the Yucatan Peninsula with his nails, a rock that had faded in the sun and crumbled into slabs appeared. Margrieta was trapped between them, hibernating like a vinyl sticker. With tiger whiskers and axolotl eyes.
เมื่อมูร์เชลโลเริ่มใช้กรงเล็บฉีกคาบสมุทรยูกาตัน หน้าผาที่ซีดจางจากแสงแดดและแตกสลายเป็นแผ่น ๆ ก็เผยตัวออกมา ระหว่างชั้นหินนั้น มาร์กรีเอตาหลับจำศีลติดอยู่ ราวกับแผ่นไวนิลที่ถูกลอกออก มีหนวดเสือและดวงตาแอกโซลอเทิล
- Viestarts Gailītis
Margrieta, together with like-minded people, organizes MABOCA events in Madona and is part of the art collectives GolfClayderman and Shady Ladies.
During the opening there will be performances by TV Maskava and Multilux
Support: VKKF (State Culture Capital Foundation)
