Harmonious Collision

Latvian National Museum of Art presents Harmonious Collision, the first retrospective exhibition of the internationally recognized contemporary fashion label FYODOR GOLAN, which will be held at the Museum Storage Facility in Riga (Pulka iela 8) from 14 June to 27 September 2024.

The exhibition is the first retrospective show of the internationally acclaimed contemporary fashion duo FYODOR GOLAN. The brand was established in London in 2009 by the designers Fyodor Podgorny (Latvia) and Golan Frydman (Israel). The story of this exhibition is told from Fyodor’s personal perspective and experience.

The exhibition takes place at the Museum Storage Facility. In a specially created site-specific environment, more than 120 designs from the collections showcased at the London Fashion Week as well as accompanying accessories and objects of curiosity interlace with the artworks and objects from the collections of the Latvian National Museum of Art and other museums.

FYODOR GOLAN's Spring/Summer 2013 collection 'The Holy Mountain' lookbook photo by Sylwia Szyplik. The collection was also presented at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London as part of “Fashion in Motion” series in 2012.

The ad campaign for FYODOR GOLAN’s Spring/Summer 2019 collection “Beautiful Garbage” shot by photographer and sculptor Lorenzo Vitturi, with creative direction by Jamie Brunskill. The campaign featured up-cycled objects and materials from the designers’ archive and studio leftovers, expressing the brand’s message of reusing and recycling in a colourful and impactful way.

FYODOR GOLAN’s Autumn/Winter 2018 catwalk show at London Fashion Week, titled “Children of the Sky”.

Rihanna is wearing a complete look designed by FYODOR GOLAN in the episodic video campaign based on Rihanna's life story to promote her ANTI album. Directed by Yoann Lemoine and Brett Foraker, style by Mel Ottenberg.

Nelly Furtado wearing FYODOR GOLAN Autumn/Winter 2012 red braided top featured in The Evening Standard magazine spread. Photography by Squiz Hamilton, style by Orsolya Szabo.

The exuberant aesthetics of FYODOR GOLAN have attracted attention of such celebrities as Madonna, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, and Ariana Grande, whose outfits custom created by the brand will be on display alongside Fyodor’s collaborations with Kristine Opolais, Margarita and Kristine Balanas, Krista Dzudzilo and other Latvian cultural personalities.

This exhibition invites visitors to explore and experience the diversity of concepts, forms, sources of inspiration that make up the creative universe of FYODOR GOLAN and highlight trends and developments in the global contemporary fashion industry.