Markus Copper, Archangel of Seven Seas, 1998. Finnish National Gallery / Kiasma. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Pirje Mykkänen.

Kiasma presents Markus Copper retrospective

November 11, 2022–February 26, 2023 Markus Copper (1968–2019) was a visual artist who specialized in large-scale sculptures that engulf their surroundings. The viewers' bodies vibrate with the sounds, mechanical motions, and lights, drawing their attention. The retrospective, which debuts on November 11, 2022 in Helsinki's Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, presents a selection of work…

November 7, 2022

Photo: Finnish National Gallery/Pirje Mykkänen.

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Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma presents ARS22 Gathering

October 11–12, 2022 We are invited to gather to talk about and practice critical thinking about the current world in ARS22—Gathering. The event is structured around four key topics: gender and identity, decolonial narratives and viewpoints, technology and the digital turn, ecology and more-than-human agencies. These themes are guided by anthropological, artistic, sociological, and philosophical…

October 9, 2022

Elina Juopperi, Vaux-le-Vicomte, parterre dessiné, 2005–2013. The Wihuri Foundation Collection. Photo: Rovaniemi Art Museum / Arto Liiti.

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Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma presents Navigating North

October 7, 2022–April 2, 2023 Navigating North explores connections between the north and south while displaying artifacts from the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation Collection. Landscape, northern nature, and geographical and cultural crossroads are the themes of the exhibition, and they all hint to how we must continually navigate change. “Although acquisitions to the Wihuri Foundation…

October 5, 2022

Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė, Lina Lapelytė, Sun & Sea, 2019. © the artists. Photo: Andrej Vasilenko.

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Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma presents Sun & Sea for ARS22—Living Encounters

August 10–28, 2022 The major exhibition ARS22—Living Encounters at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma brings an intense collection of 15 performances from the museum's regular live art program outside of the Kiasma Theatre and into the galleries. The final event of ARS22 is the Lithuanian opera production Sun & Sea in August 2022. The immersive…

August 3, 2022