JEZGA Magazine

Too many events within art and culture have sadly been cancelled this year, so it has been extremely exciting to follow the ones who have adapted, changed and created something during a time when nothing seemed possible.

Egor Buimister shares his notes on Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art

JEZGA › AFTER THE END An art guide for cemetery partisans – notes on the 2nd Riga Biennial of Contemporary Art.

As an independent magazine, we love to support others with the same passion for print. So, we spoke to fellow Latvian Agnese Zīle – the editor-in-chief of NORK MAGAZINE – about their recently launched fifth volume.

The magazine collects and shares the boldest and strangest stories from Northern Norway and beyond – no small task at the best of times, but even harder in the midst of a global pandemic. Read her thoughts on sustainable futures, how it all started, and what's next for the world of printed magazines.

JEZGA › NORK – A CREATIVE JOURNEY TO OUTER SPACE We speak to editor of NORK Magazine about the north, sustainability and what it means to run a print magazine today.

"I’m bored of commercialising art and turning everything into merchandise. I’m bored with bold statements that don’t reach beyond their aesthetic value. In fact, I barely get bored, but there are things that I find dull. Like, a lack of diversity and insufficiency of thought pluralism. For me that’s a killer of creativity and artistic freedom, so I strive to attach an international dimension to everything I do."

We talk to the emerging curator Tīna Pētersone about one of her more recent projects - temporary.lv, and in what way the location of a project affects the result. We also wonder about the challenges of starting out as a young curator, is the industry welcoming at all?

JEZGA › TEMPORARY.LV – TĪNA PĒTERSONE “Boredom / Long Time” - A cycle of exhibitions featuring four young artists and their interpretation of process, time and space.