Patiltes galerija is an open-air street-art project on bridge supports in Riga’s Čiekurkalns neighbourhood, bringing works by several artists into an everyday urban transport landscape.
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At the point where Gustava Zemgala gatve crosses Čiekurkalna 1. līnija, bridge supports have served as the surfaces for an open-air street-art project. Patiltes galerija, or Gallery Under the Bridge, turns a part of the transport landscape into a place to look at paintings. It is spread across supports rather than housed in a conventional gallery, and the works can be seen from different angles as visitors move through the space.
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Quick facts
- The artists’ association Popper organised the project in 2021.
- Paintings were made on supports of the Gustava Zemgala gatve overpass.
- Latvian and Lithuanian artists contributed to the open-air gallery.
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