A view from the Other Side (2011) shows the transformations across the centuries of the life and terrace of P.J. Gylich’s Doric colonnade building in Turku, Finland, built in 1836. The film is a lyrical and historical narrative about the interconnections between architecture and politics, dealing with the questions of ownership of public space, immigration…
Hanna Haaslahti (b.1969) was awarded by the Royal British Society of Sculptors in London. As the winner of the Historic award Hanna Haaslahti will receive £3,000 and undertake a 3 month residency in London, Kensington studio. The award includes a spatial intervention – a pop-up exhibition at the Ionic Temple in the Gardens of Chiswick…
Finnish Art Agency has moved! Our new office locates at the beautiful Olympic Stadium in Helsinki. The legendary stadium was build in 1938. In 1952 the Olympic Games were held at the Stadium.
MA Darja Zaitsev will join the Finnish Art Agency team. Working as the assistant curator she will be assisting in artist collaboration and various different projects. Zaitsev will be working closely with the upcoming New Narrative and Reader a group exhibition by 15 Finnish artists curated by Laura Köönikkä. The exhibition will be held at…
Artist Jarno Vesala among other artists from the Nordic region, such as Laila Pullinen, Elmgreen and Dragset and Jacob Dahlgren, have been invited to participate in the exhibition SKULPTUR in London organized by the Royal British Society of Sculptors (RBS). Image: Jarno Vesala: Johannes Lives There, video and audio installation, 2013. Photo credit Paavo Lehtonen….
Sami Parkkinen’s photograph of his son Arvi, 2014 is now all over the streets of London. The picture was the only Finnish image chosen for Taylor Wessing photographic portrait award exhibition at National Portrait Gallery in London. All together the competition got over 4000 submissions. Parkkinen’s photograph was chosen to feature in the posters for the exhibition and on…