Mark Rothko Art Centre

Opening of Gaudeamus festival in 2014 next to the Mark Rothko Art Centre.

Mark Rothko Art Centre (DMRAC) is a multi-functional institution of culture, arts and education, located inside of the fortress' Arsenal building in Daugavpils, Latvia. It is a unique place in the Eastern Europe, where the original paintings of Mark Rothko are located. He was one of the great artists of the 20th century, a founder of the abstract expressionism movement, best known for his enigmatic color field paintings.

The DMRAC features: Rothko Room with original works exposed; Collection of museum quality reproductions; Silent Room; digital exposition on the artist’s biography and creative activities; Project Gallery exposition, collection of contemporary arts; exhibitions of the Great Children of Daugavpils (former Dvinsk, Dünaburg).

DMRAC facilities: the residences for artists, video hall, archive/library, conference/seminar facilities, meeting rooms, restaurant.

Project development of the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre:

2002: the birth of idea of the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre's foundation;
2013, April 24: opening of the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre;
2013, September 25: Mark's Rothko 110th anniversary celebrations.

Mark Rothko paintings

Six artworks loaned by Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko are on display at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Arts Centre:

Mother and Child, 1934
Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1942^[1]
The High Priest, 1945
Untitled, 1948
Nr 7 (orange and chocolate), 1957
No. 10 (brown, black, sienna on dark wine), 1963

References

↑ Art of the Day

External links

Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre

Mark Rothko

Paintings	White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose) (1950) No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red) (1951) Untitled (1952) No. 61 (Rust and Blue) (1953) No 1 (Royal Red and Blue) (1954) Black in Deep Red (1957) Black on Maroon (1958) Four Darks in Red (1958) No. 10 (1958) Orange, Red, Yellow (1961) Untitled (Black on Grey) (1970)

Buildings	Rothko Chapel (1971)

Museums	Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils

Coordinates: 55°52′58″N 26°30′07″E / 55.88278°N 26.50194°E / 55.88278; 26.50194

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