A new year signals a new exhibit at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM). “Signs of the Time” by award-winning Latvian artist, Egils Rozenbergs, will be on display from January 18 to April 5, 2025. The vernissage will take place on Saturday, January 18 from 2pm to 4pm. The exhibition is dedicated to the interesting and dynamic times in which we live. Each era has its own signs and symbols, and through these tapestries, Rozenbergs tries to find those which are characteristic of our time.
Rozenbergs’ large-scale tapestries are woven with a mixture of natural and synthetic materials, reflecting the complicated relationship we have with the natural world around us. Through a variety of styles, techniques, fibres, and materials, Rozenbergs weaves various ‘stories’ into his tapestries; the patterns of the sea waves, observations of distant lands, the marks left by people in nature, the impressions of contemporary technology- signs that reveal and revel in the changing times.
This exhibit is presented in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to Canada. The Museum is looking forward to the exciting roster of exhibits it has scheduled to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Check out www.mvtm.ca and sign up for their newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things MVTM!
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“We’re very pleased to partner with the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to showcase the brilliant work of Egils Rozenbergs. His tapestries are striking in their scale, colour, and technique, and we’re happy to share his art with the community. We live in unprecedented times, and Rozenbergs has done an excellent job of capturing this, allowing viewers to sit in the moment. This is a fantastic start to the Museum’s 40th anniversary. We’re excited to reflect on how far the MVTM has come, and look forward to where it’s going.” – Michael Rikley-Lancaster, Executive Director/Curator, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum
“It is a great privilege to have the opportunity to exhibit and bring to Canada the tapestries of prominent Latvian textile artist Egils Rozenbergs. I’m glad that the exhibition will take place in a Museum known for and dedicated exclusively to textile art. The Embassy of the Republic of Latvia was pleased to cooperate with the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in the creation of this exhibition. I hope that the loyal patrons of the Museum, as well as first-time visitors, will be as thrilled as his admirers around the globe to immerse themselves in Egils Rozenbergs’ world of tapestry art.” – Kaspars Ozoliņš, Ambassador of Latvia, Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to Canada
Image Credits
- Egils Rozenbergs. Scars, Signs of the Time (2020). 190cm x 240cm.
- Egils Rozenbergs. Two Suns (2016). 280cm x 245cm.
Contact
- Michael Rikley-Lancaster, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum
- 613-256-3754
- m.rikley-lancaster@mvtm.ca
