Reassembling materials with Maija Närhinen in #100artinhelsinki interview
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Reassembling materials with Maija Närhinen in #100artinhelsinki interview

As a part of the #100artinhelsinki project for Finnish Art Agency Irene Suosalo will interview 6 interesting contemporary artists. The interviews will be published during spring 2018 on our website. Irene met the artist Maija Närhinen at the Gallery Sculptor where her exhibition More is More is currently on. Gallery Sculptor is a contemporary art…

Identification and alienation, backpacks with ugly patterns. Meet painter Matilda Enegren for #100artinHelsinki
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Identification and alienation, backpacks with ugly patterns. Meet painter Matilda Enegren for #100artinHelsinki

As a part of the #100artinhelsinki project Irene Suosalo will interview 6 interesting contemporary artists. The interviews will be published during spring 2018 on our website. Irene met the painter Matilda Enegren at her studio in Helsinki. Matilda’s next exhibition will be held at the POM Gallery in Mariefred, Sweden. Tell us about your background and…

“People, fashion, architecture.” Meet photographer Aya Brace #100artinhelsinki Interview
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“People, fashion, architecture.” Meet photographer Aya Brace #100artinhelsinki Interview

As a part of the #100artinhelsinki project Irene Suosalo will interview 6 interesting contemporary artists. The interviews will be published during spring 2018 on our website. As the second artist, Irene met Aya Brace at the Mat restaurant at Punavuori, near some of Aya’s favourite photography locations. They got to discuss about her work as…

Interview with artist Sampo Apajalahti for #100artinhelsinki
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Interview with artist Sampo Apajalahti for #100artinhelsinki

As a part of the #100artinhelsinki project Irene Suosalo will interview 6 interesting contemporary artists. The interviews will be published during spring 2018 on our website. As the first artist, Irene met Sampo Apajalahti at his studio whilst he was exhibiting ”Painter” at TM Gallery in Helsinki. The gallery is Finnish Painters’ Union gallery in…

Hei taiteilija, kaipaatko apua?
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Hei taiteilija, kaipaatko apua?

Kevät tulee, aurinko paistaa kohta kilpaa heräävän luonnon rinnalla mutta ajatuksesi eivät uudistu? Haluatko esitellä tekeillä olevaa projektia/näyttelyä/teoksia/tuotantoa, johon kaipaat rakentavaa kritiikkiä ja asiantuntevaa palautetta? Tai oletko risteyskohdassa, jossa et tiedä jatkaako vai pysätä työstämäsi projektin tai idean parissa? SHIFT-mentoroinnin vuosiohjelman ollessa tauolla 2018 voit varata ajan SHIFT-sessioon maanantaisin 5.3., 19.3. tai 9.4. Yksilötapaamisissa käymme…

Interview with curator Ellen Klintenberg Gedda from Magasin III
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Interview with curator Ellen Klintenberg Gedda from Magasin III

“I did not feel qualified to even study art history because I was afraid all the other students would know a lot more about art than I did, so I started studying philosophy instead.”   Swedish curator Ellen Klintenberg Gedda joined Finnish Art Agency’s director Laura Köönikkä, artist and researcher Jyrki Siukonen, curator Paula Hyvönen…