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The Smile of Eastern Europe
Margarita Zieda
 
“INSTANT EUROPE”
Andris Brinkmanis
Exhibition of Photography and Video from the New Europe at the Villa Manin Centre for Contemporary Art

The second wide-ranging project of the new Villa Manin Centre for Contemporary Art opened its doors to the public on 11 December in the township Passariano-Codroipo in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.  "Instant Europe", an exhibition of photography and video art from the ten new European member states, is the joint creation of Franceso Bonami, artistic director of the Centre and the curator of the last Venice Biennial, and curator Sarah Cosulich Cannarutto. Latvia was represented amongst other participating countries by the works of Kaspars Goba and Katrīna Neiburga.

 
A Scaffolded Building
Edvarda Šmite
In 2005 the Latvian National Museum of Art is celebrating the 100th anniversary.