The Baltic state is bidding to bolster its nascent art market

Country's president has called it an "attack on the state"

The third Riboca had already been delayed twice because of the war in Ukraine

Signs of the Russia-Ukraine conflict are everywhere in Latvia—and there's a growing number of culturally disenfranchised citizens, too

Institution will house Petr Aven’s collection of Russian and Latvian fine and decorative art

Inaugural Riboca exhibition is financed by a Russian entrepreneur—to some Latvian reservations