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Mark Rothko Art Centre (Latvian: Daugavpils Marka Rotko mākslas centrs – DMRAC) is a multi-functional institution of culture, arts and education, located inside the arsenal building of the Daugavpils fortress in Daugavpils, Latvia. It is a unique place in Eastern Europe, where the original paintings of Mark Rothko are located. He was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century classified by others, but not by himself, as a member of the abstract expressionism movement, specifically color-field painting, for his famous serene few color rectangle large 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

External links

• Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre

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[ru] Арт-центр имени Марка Ротко

Арт-центр имени Марка Ротко (официально Даугавпилсский центр искусства имени Марка Ротко, латыш. Daugavpils Marka Rotko mākslas centrs) — художественный центр современного искусства, расположенный в Даугавпилсе, Латвия. Назван в честь американского художника Марка Ротко (1903—1970), уроженца Двинска (ныне Даугавпилс). Единственный художественный центр в Восточной Европе, где имеется постоянная экспозиция работ Марка Ротко[1]. Был открыт 24 апреля 2013 года в здании Арсенала Динабургской крепости.

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