Mikkeli Art Museum, Mikkeli, Finland, 13 October 2023 – 28 January 2024
Näyttely esittelee monipuolisesti koiraa ja sen eri rooleja kuvataiteessa viimeisen 150 vuoden aikana. Kuvataiteessa koiria esiintyy huomattavan paljon, mutta arkisina ja tavallisinakin hahmoina ne saattavat jäädä helposti huomaamatta. […]
Turku Art Museum, Turku, Finland, 15 September 2023 – 7 January 2024
The word “serendipity” is primarily used in science but also has some relevance in other areas of life. When it comes to collecting art, the concept is very significant for Lars Göran Johnsson. It refers to the ability to make fortuitous, unexpected discoveries within a field where the discoverer has extensive knowledge. Regarding his acquisition criteria, Johnsson has stated, “The artwork must have something I’ve never seen before. Sometimes, a strong emotional reaction arises before reason has anything to say.” […]
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland, 28 April – 26 November 2023
The question at the core of the show is: How does one live a queer life? The term queer in this context refers to a way of being or doing that involves liberation from conventions. The featured works are like codes that can be deciphered to discover new connections between oneself and the world. […]
Hämeenlinna Art Museum, Hämeenlinna, Finland, 25 November 2022 – 23 October 2023
Veikko Olavi ”Vexi” Salmi (21.9.1942 Hämeenlinna – 8.9.2020 Helsinki) keräsi elämänsä varrella mittavan taidekokoelman, jonka hän lahjoitti synnyinkaupungilleen ja sen taidemuseolle vuonna 2010 yhdessä elämänkumppaninsa Katri Wanner-Salmen kanssa. […]
Galerie Werner Klein, Cologne, Germany, 17 February – 20 March 2021
The attraction of a group exhibition […] lies in the coexistence of many different works of art. It is precisely in the comparison, in seeing them together, that specific artistic modes of expression are revealed to the viewer particularly well in the current exhibition, and at the same time general questions emerge. […]