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Toni R. Toivonen’s works on display in Germany

Toni R. Toivonen’s works are on display at The Presence of Absence Matter and Traces – Imprints of Life in Time exhibition, Frankfurter Kunstverein (Frankfurt) on 12.10.2024–2.3.2025.

The exhibition The Presence of Absence revolves around the theme of humankind’s endless confrontation with the idea of change and transience and their forms of representation in art. The title alludes to matter as a presence in which traces of the living are inscribed.

Jarmo Mäkilä – “I am a Multitude” exhibition at Villa Gyllenberg

Jarmo Mäkilä – I am a Multitude exhibition is on display at Villa Gyllenberg Art Museum on 23.10.2024–2.3.2025.

The central themes of the works, which evoke conflicting and strong emotions, are time and ageing, the development of the self and the importance of memories and the subconscious. Mäkilä’s enigmatic paintings, sculptures and installations are mental landscapes occupying liminal spaces, on the borders between the inner and the outer.

New artwork added to the collection

A painting by Joonas Ahlava, Growing Garden 1.1, 2019 (UV print on plywood, 157x16x16 cm), has been added as a donation to the collection. The artwork combines Japanese, Western, and Scandinavian symbolism. The artwork is the artist’s first in the foundation’s collection.

Tommi Toija: Archeology of Emotions exhibition at Taidehalli

Tommi Toija’s Archeology of Emotions exhibition will be displayed at Taidehalli on 1.6.–6.10.2024.

Toija’s fascinating studio will move from the Lallukka Artists’ Home to Kunsthalle Helsinki. Visitors can explore the rich collection of artworks, tools, and inspiring objects, and occasionally watch the artist at work.

Tommi Toija is especially known for gently rebellious sculpture figures that examine their surroundings with eyes wide open. The exhibition will also feature newer sculptures, paintings, and drawings.

Kim Simonsson: Moss Giants in Helsinki

“The Moss children are independent, they don’t need the help of adults.” – artist Kim Simonsson.

The moss giants are the first works by Simonsson to be shown outdoors in central Helsinki (29.4.2024–20.10.2024). Four shimmering green figures have laid down temporary roots in the Lasipalatsikortteli Square and on the terrace of Bio Rex. A haunting mystery surrounds these moss giants, some of the Finnish sculptor Kim Simonsson’s largest works to date.

Emma Helle’s “The Girl Who Turned into a Rosebush” at HAM

Emma Helle’s spellbinding sculpture The Girl Who Turned into a Rosebush is part of HAM Helsinki Art Museum’s new collection exhibition The Girl Who Turned into a Rosebush. The exhibition focuses on a fresh dialogue between older and newer works in the Helsinki art collection and highlights themes such as gender and embodiment. The Girl Who Turned into a Rosebush from February 9^th to September 29^th, 2024.

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