Exhibition "Modernist and Art Deco Posters in Latvia"

Romans Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova Museum continues its tradition of presenting to both domestic and international visitors the vibrant innovatory side of the Latvian culture and art scene of the 1920s–30s. One of the most fervent exponents of classical modernism, Romans Suta (1896–1944) was an artist of a universal disposition who believed that art should encompass and establish links to all fields of life of the newly-established state. In the interwar period, the poster was also actively used as a special form of expression by his colleagues in the Riga Artists Group.

Reviewing the entirety of posters and advertisements produced in Latvia in the interwar years, the scene is diverse. Posters were made by established artists, outstanding graphic designers that nevertheless were unknown to the broader public as well as complete amateurs. Posters of high artistic quality in avant-garde and the then-popular Art Deco stylistics have been designed here, standing as equals among the best international examples.