Milja Laurila

13-07-2009 - Finnguide

My exhibition Salakirjoituksia ’Ciphers’ consists of texts and photographs from out-of-date Finnish non-fiction books. What happens to pictures and words when they are detached from their contexts? Do they forget what they once were proof of?....

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Does art reflect our world?

13-07-2009 - Finnguide

In the summer exhibition at Kuntsi Museum for Modern Art, the question asked is "Does art reflect our world?". Our surrounding reality is revised and discussed by contemporary artists.....

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Facing China - Works of Art From The Fu Ruide Collection

13-07-2009 - Finnguide

Facing China presents Chinese contemporary art from the Fu Ruide Collection as well as artist portraits by the German photographer Christoph Fein. The collection, first on view in Iceland in May 2008, is currently travelling to museums and venues wor....

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Kristiina Koskentola

25-06-2009 - Finnguide

These two video works reveal the scars and marks in people and society in a subtle way, giving the viewer an opening to relate to them. They are about identity, its origin; also about memory. They do not try to provide an answer, but tell a story abo....

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Elina Brotherus – Hannele Rantala

25-06-2009 - Finnguide

The origin of our joint exhibition is our friendship going back for ten years, and the discussions we have had about art during that time. Our two-person workshop has given itself various assignments, such as colour theory, the body, the landscape, a....

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Tracking traces...

22-06-2009 - Finnguide

Kiasma’s tenth collection exhibition reflects its time perceptively. The works convey an intimate experience in a public space that invites us to comment and listen. The theme of the exhibition – traces – also mirrors a broader public debate, writes ....

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Horror vacui

22-06-2009 - Finnguide

In their joint exhibition, Horror vacui, three prominent Finnish artists, Markus Copper, Jari Haanperä and Kimmo Schroderus, focus on spatial issues. They all have an aversion of empty space, and fill it with powerful ideas, sculptural volumes, motor....

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(Un)naturally

22-06-2009 - Finnguide

Researchers Leena-Maija Rossi and Marja-Terttu Kivirinta have curated Kiasma’s summer exhibition (Un)naturally, which comprises works by nine male artists. (Un)naturally reshuffles the sexes, looking for femininity as well as masculinity in works cre....

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Reflections - Mirror Motives in Art

22-06-2009 - Finnguide

Even though a mirror is a most ordinary object these days, it still is magical, mystical, and creative by nature. The mystery of mirror keeps puzzling us, and as a subject it is still live in art. Reflections – Mirror Motives in Art showcases the mir....

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Liina Mäki-Patola, Saara Maria Piispa, Kati Roover

22-06-2009 - Finnguide

There are drawings and paintings of three artists on display. The artists take a look at the things we want to hide from other people. What and who dare we not face? Do we need someone else in order to live freely, without running away?....

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