Drawing exhibition – Embodied Thought

The exhibition will reveal the diversity of drawing and its historical development in Latvia from the 18th to the 21st century, highlighting artists in whose practice drawing plays a significant role.

The concept of the exhibition is based on the relationship between drawing and thinking, emphasizing drawing’s ability to create an empathetic experience and allowing the viewer to approach the artist’s thought process.

The exhibition will feature 97 artists from different generations — beginning with Johann Christoph Brotze and representatives of classical art, continuing with leading figures of contemporary art, and concluding with artists born in the 1990s. This broad historical survey will allow visitors to trace the development of Latvian art up to the present day through the personal and fragile medium of drawing, revealing its ability to connect both generations and eras.