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Pilvi Kalhama: Colour Seduction – The Otherness and Freedom of Colour
In her essay, Pilvi Kalhama uses Konrad Mägi’s works as a lens through which to examine the meaning of colour as part of the purpose of a painting.
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Mobile guide to the Ceramics Facing the New exhibition
Mobileguide for the Ceramics Facing the New exhibition provides information about the artworks and artist video interviews. The guide works on smartphones, tablets and laptops.
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In Search of the Present Mobile Guide
This mobile guide includes brief videos of artists’ interviews and pictures of each of the 22 works in the exhibition.
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Dwelling
Dwelling is an online workshop to support making and connecting. You can take part at any time, from anywhere, as many times as you wish. Dwelling is open to everyone! The online workshop is part of Priska Falin’s and Helen Felcey’s work for the exhibition Ceramics Facing the New.
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In Search of the Present
The exhibition explores the complex interactions between art, technology and nature.
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In Search Of The Present 2016
EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art celebrates its 10th year by starting a new exhibition series In Search of the Present. The first exhibition immerses in current issues, as well as considerations on who we are and where we are going.
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Teemu Lehmusruusu: Parent Matter
Parent Matter is an installation by Teemu Lehmusruusu examining the impact of human actions and geological forces on the Earth’s natural materials. The piece looks at the invisible life that exists deep within the soil, which is essential to the survival of life above ground. The installation is part of a new series of works exhibited as a joint project between SEB and EMMA. Free entry!
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Mobile guide to the Chimeras exhibition by Pierre Huyghe
Pierre Huyghe is an artist who has redefined the format of exhibition and artistic expression for more than three decades. The exhibition Chimeras is conceived as an assembly of works from the past decade.
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Virtual Art Break – Sign up for the daily programme
Come and spend an artistic winter break with us. Each day features a different programme for creating art. You can join us everyday or participate on the days of your choosing.
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Tangible Ceramics | Materials and Experiments in Art
Ceramic artists Kristina Riska and Kim Simonsson, who are featured in EMMA's Collection Kakkonen exhibition, discuss their artistic practice through broken works and prototypes. Free entry.
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Art Workshop for Adults
Invite your friends or colleagues for a fun day of recreation, team-building and discovery in the world of art. READ MORE
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Everything About Art – KULPS for Espoo preschools and schools
EMMA offers special tours for Espoo preschools and comprehensive schools as part of the KULPS culture and physical education initiative. READ MORE
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Art workshops for children and teens
Discover new aspects of art and gain fresh insights into EMMA’s exhibitions by looking, doing and exchanging ideas in an interactive group workshop. READ MORE
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Tangible Glass: Materials and Experiments
Glass artists Alma Jantunen and Johannes Rantasalo, both of whom are featured at the Collection Kakkonen exhibition, will talk about their work and use prototypes to illustrate the process.
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Tangible Ceramics | Materials and Experiments in Art
Two ceramic artists featured in the Collection Kakkonen exhibition at EMMA, Heini Riitahuhta and Jasmin Anoschkin talk about how they use broken objects and prototypes in their work.
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Artist interview with Juhana Moisander
EMMA's Curator Laura Kokkonen interviewed artist Juhana Moisander, whose artwork premieres at EMMA. His new work Ethology of a Man examines models of human group behaviour that repeat themselves from one historical era to another. The video installation has been created in cooperation with a contact improvisation group. It depicts dynamics of power and the rise and fall of leaders.
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KULPS!
What is the purpose of art? Why is art needed? Participation, identity and storytelling are the themes of EMMA’s educational programme. The KULPs! programme explores why art is needed and how it teaches us empathy and emotional intelligence.
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Juhana Moisander’s artwork Ethology of a Man premieres at EMMA
Juhana Moisander's new artwork Ethology of a Man (2019) is now on view at EMMA. The video installation examines models of human group behaviour that repeat themselves from one historical era to another.
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Interwoven boldly explores the way we relate to textiles
Interwoven offers a deeply personal and intimate journey into the way we resonate with fabric all the way from smartphones to the Soviet Union and painful migraines.
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Open Art Workshop – The Mysterious Eye
In this workshop, participants will use a mirror and a magnifying glass to examine their own eyes. We will then draw gigantic irises on round paper, using our own eyes as model.
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Konrad Mägi –The Enigma of Painting transports viewers into the extraordinarily colourist world of the leading Estonian modernist.
EMMA presents the largest exhibition ever by the Estonian modernist Konrad Mägi.
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Birthdays
Have fun and be inspired by art with your friends. Host a one-of-a-kind birthday party at EMMA! READ MORE
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EMMA Talks | A Shared World – Strange Coexistence with Materials and Other Species
The focus of the talk revolves around the coexistence of humanity and nature, inspired by the exhibition Pierre Huyghe: Chimeras.
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Juhana Moisander: Ethology of a Man
Juhana Moisander’s videoinstallation Ethology of a Man (2019) examines models of human group behaviour that repeat themselves from one historical era to another. The video installation was created in cooperation with a contact improvisation group and features a strong soundscape. With their movements, the performers depict different scenes that show dynamics of power, such as a crowd in a frenzied ecstasy and the rise and fall of leaders.
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Saara Ekström & Eero Tammi: Biblion
The new video installation Biblion (2019) by Saara Ekström and Eero Tammi is premiered in EMMA’s media space. The work examines the medium of the book, exploring its hypnotic and layered essence as a carrier of changing, growing and disappearing information. Duration: 13 min
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Pilvi Takala and Pierre Huyghe announced as the next two artists to be featured in InCollection, a series of major exhibitions commissioned by EMMA and Saastamoinen Foundation
InCollection is a series of commissions and exhibitions co-produced by EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art and the Saastamoinen Foundation.
https://emmamuseum.fi/en/pilvi-takala-and-pierre-huyghe-announced-as-the-next-two-artists-to-be-featured-in-incollection-a-series-of-major-exhibitions-commissioned-by-emma-and-saastamoinen-foundation/ -
Form presents Tapio Wirkkala’s unique design philosophy
The exhibition brings Wirkkala’s rarely seen, large-scale plywood sculptures in dialogue with his design pieces and functional objects.
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Open workshop – Wow, what a line!
We’ll bend wire into bold bends and flashy squiggles and then examine the shapes by projecting their shadows on a wall or a shadow screen.
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IC-98’s new large-sized work draws a comparison between a hemp rope and society
Theses on the Body Politic (bind) continues a series of works by IC-98 started 16 years ago. In the video animation, the construction of society is compared with the transformations of a rope.
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Discover the perfect arty holiday gifts at EMMA Shop!
From our museum store, you can find art, interior design products, craft supplies, books, and much more. Read our gift ideas and find the perfect presents this holiday season, whether for yourself or loved ones!
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Experiments in Concretism at EMMA offers spatial experiences, powerful colours and geometric shapes
The exhibition charts the broad spectrum of concretism through a dialogue between different modes of expression, material diversity and playfulness.
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EMMA is proud to present the Finnish debut of Pilvi Takala’s video installation Close Watch
Pilvi Takala’s Close Watch (2022) takes a critical look at how power is exercised in public spaces through the private security industry. The exhibition is a part of InCollection series of collaborative exhibitions between EMMA and Saastamoinen Foundation.
https://emmamuseum.fi/en/emma-is-proud-to-present-the-finnish-debut-of-pilvi-takalas-video-installation-close-watch/ -
Open Art Workshop – Architectural Thinking and Observational Magic
We will examine the mental instruments of architecture by probing space and objects with our senses in unconventional ways. Then we will use exercises to help us verbalise and illustrate our reactions.
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Michael Jackson: On the Wall
Michael Jackson: On the Wall exhibition tour ends at EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition consists of almost 100 artworks exploring how Michael Jackson has inspired some of the leading names in contemporary art.
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Open Art Workshop – Crimpled Monsters
We will create paper sculptures by folding and creasing, and examine the results by lighting them with a flashlight. You can visit the non-stop workshop at any time.
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Creative Drawing – Networks of Lines
Explore lines through Chiharu Shiota’s installation Tracing Boundaries. By drawing, we will examine how individual lines – the basic elements of drawing – build up layered networks and shapes.
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Jesper Just: The Lonely Villa
Jesper Just examines the complexities of human relationships in his short films. Like many of his works, The Lonely Villa examines minority cultures, gender stereotypes and inter-generational relationships.
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Video work by duo representing Brazil in Venice Biennale 2019 on display at EMMA
The media space of Touch exhibition will showcase a video work by the successful artist duo. The work examines bodies that are marginalised and deviate from the expected, compared to the traditional form of culture.
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Pilvi Takala: Close Watch
Pilvi Takala’s Close Watch takes a critical look at how power is exercised in public spaces through the private security industry. The multi-channel video installation is based on the artist’s experiences during her six-month employment and research while working covertly for the security company Securitas as a fully qualified security guard.
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Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca: Faz Que Vai
The artist duo's work is on display as part of the Touch exhibition. Faz que Vai is a video essay consisting of four parts. In each part, a different dancer interprets a traditional Brazilian Carnival dance, Frevo. Duration: 12 minutes.
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Nabb+Teeri: mesh/mɛʃ/
Elected Young Artists of the Year 2014, the artist duo Janne Nabb (b. 1984) and Maria Teeri (b. 1985), have been invited to the Areena venue in EMMA to build an interactive art process with the audience. mesh/mɛʃ/ is an installation in the Areena showroom that is created and disappears in the course of the exhibition period.
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Tapio Wirkkala – Form
Produced in collaboration with the Tapio Wirkkala Rut Bryk Foundation, Form highlights Wirkkala’s unique range as a hugely versatile artist and designer. The exhibition is curated by architect Juhani Pallasmaa.
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Michael Schilkin feat. Lotta Mattila
During the summer, EMMA will feature a selection of delightful ceramic animal figures. The playful environment designed by contemporary artist Lotta Mattila (b. 1986) will display animals created by ceramic artist Michael Schilkin (1900–1962).
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The Night of Science
The AMRI project at Aalto University is developing a low-power MRI machine that can be used for fast diagnosis. Visitors at EMMA have a chance to experience a virtual environment that is used to develop solutions and validate them for paramedics.
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Maija Blåfield: The Fantastic
The Fantastic by Maija Blåfield is an exploration of the relationship between imagination and reality as it manifests in how we encounter the unknown.
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Katarina Reuter: Black Crow Blues
A deep fascination towards the natural sciences and in-depth exploration of subjects are highlighted in Katarina Reuter’s layered paintings that feed the imagination. The exhibition is part of the Fine Arts Academy of Finland Prize received by Reuter in 2022.
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Guided tour for children and teens
Help youngsters get more out of their museum visit on a participatory, story-crafting tour tailored for your group’s learning level. Art is much more interesting with a guide! READ MORE
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Erkan Özgen’s Wonderland kicks off series of three media artworks at EMMA
Erkan Özgen's Wonderland will be displayed at EMMA’s media space from 1 February to 1 May 2022.
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William Kentridge: Other Faces
The animation Other Faces by William Kentridge is on display in the media space of the Touch exhibition. Kentridge comments on social injustice in his art and draws on the violent history of South Africa and reflections on it today. Duration 9:35 min.
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Erkan Özgen: Wonderland
Wonderland is on display in the media space of Touch exhibition. In the video, a deaf boy called Muhammed uses gestures and sounds to describe the experiences his family went through when escaping the war.
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Hesselholdt & Mejlvang: The White Exhibition
The White Exhibition by the Danish artist collective Hesselholdt & Mejlvang analyses the various meanings associated with the colour white.
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A Matter of the Heart – How Collection Kakkonen Came to EMMA
A Matter of the Heart tells the story of Finnish businessman Kyösti Kakkonen and how his unique art collection found its way on display at EMMA.
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Donate a raanu to be incorporated into Elina Juopperi’s work Heritage!
You can support contemporary art by donating a raanu to be incorporated into the sculpture.
https://emmamuseum.fi/en/donate-a-raanu-to-be-incorporated-into-elina-juopperis-work-inheritance/