Espoo Museum of Modern Art
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Saastamoinen Foundation Collection Exhibition Dialogues
The collection exhibition presents Finnish and international contemporary art from the Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection.
The premise of the Dialogues exhibition has been the pairs or groups of works that enter into a free dialogue with one another. The display, focusing on the foundation’s recent acquisitions, encourages to consider the works in relation to one another and to freely draw parallels between them. The exhibition is an invitation to engage in dialogue or conversation, that will hopefully foster myriad interpretations. The collection exhibition also includes a media space displaying Saastamoinen Foundation’s new media art acquisitions.
Saastamoinen Foundation is a globally active partner of art and science. The foundation’s art collection is one of Finland’s most significant collections of Finnish and international art. It originated in the 1910s as the private collection of a Kuopio-based industrialist family in eastern Finland. The foundation was established in 1968 to promote social progress through art and science and support the expansion, preservation and presentation of the collection. The collection is owned by the Saastamoinen family foundation and deposited at EMMA. It currently comprises over 3,000 works.
The artists featured in the exhibition
Mirja Airas, Torsten Andersson, Ruth Asawa, Milla Aska, Louise Bourgeois, Pamela Brandt, Océane Bruel, Curtis Cuffie, Lin Da, Gösta Diehl, Rineke Dijkstra, Marlene Dumas, Elmgreen & Dragset, VALIE EXPORT, Ida Ekblad, Nan Goldin, Heidi Hahn, Samia Halaby, Marjatta Hanhijoki, Sami Havia, Hannaleena Heiska, Chantal Joffe, Emma Jääskeläinen, Sanya Kantarovsky, Barbara Kasten, Markku Keränen, Lebohang Kganye, Jonna Kina, Markus Konttinen, Harriet Korman, Matthew Krishanu, Sinikka Kurkinen, Leena Luostarinen, Markus Lüpertz, Olavi Martikainen, Åke Mattas, Elina Merenmies, Priss Niinikoski, Paulina Olowska, Laura Owens, Elizabeth Peyton, Thao Nguyen Phan, Howardena Pindell, Pauno Pohjolainen, Pors & Rao, Monira Al Qadiri, Janne Räisänen, Aura Saarikoski, Dana Schutz, Dayanita Singh, Mari Sunna, Martine Syms, Pol Taburet, Emilia Tanner, Antti Tanttu, Eeva Tiisala, Rosemarie Trockel, Kaari Upson, Toni Vallasjoki, Rafael Wardi and Xiao Zhiyu.
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30 Works from the Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection
The book 30 Works from the Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection showcases Saastamoinen Foundation’s recent acquisitions. The focus is on artists with stirring career who continue to impress with their art, such as Vivian E. Browne, Lee Lozano, and Leena Luostarinen, as well as artists on the verge of making a strong entry or currently making a breakthrough, for example Emma Jääskeläinen, Berenice Olmedo, Aura Saarikoski, and Thảo Nguyên Phan.
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Writers: Ali Akbar Mehta, Camille Auer, Nimco Kulmiye Hussein, Saara Karhunen, Anders Kreuger, Emma Lilja, Aleksandra Oilinki, Vidha Saumya, Seiskan pojat, Sanna Tirkkonen
Graphic design: Tom Backström
Photographs: Ari Karttunen & Paula Virta / EMMA