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Art and business run hand in hand – a movie tale!

"The story is like a movie tale," says Varvara Guljaeva full of enthusiasm, from digital art duo Varvara & Mar, working with international financial giant Bloomberg. She wants more and more companies, also in Estonia, to value and contribute to the field of art. It would demonstrate that companies are…

Lithuanian artist Indre Šerpytytė: Traditions help us to navigate the globalised world

Isn’t art works involving textile and traditional patterns somewhat outdated, one might ask. Internationally recognised Lithuanian artist Indrė Šerpytytė is a about to challenge this statement by at the exhibition From.Between.To showing a series of her new textile works for the first time in Vilnius, at Vartai Gallery.

EKKM – a playful platform for contemporary art

Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia or EKKM is located in the neighbourhood of the Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel). Compared to other exhibition halls, the museum is highly focused on the artists and art field instead of the audience. EKKM, standing somewhere between an institution and the self-sustaining project space for…

Fotografiska – spatial art

Fotografiska’s recent launch in Tallinn has been seen mostly in the light of content matter and institutional role – how the region is enriched by world level art exhibited in a world level art center. Less spoken is the side of form – how this center itself is a work…

Fotografiska Tallinn brings glamour to Estonian art scene

Stockholm-based internationally renowned Fotografiska has opened its doors in Tallinn, Telliskivi Creative City. It's a meeting place where photography, good food, music, design, and open way of thinking to get together. The opening party brought together hundreds of local and international art professionals and enthusiasts. Check out the photo reportage…

Momentum – 10th anniversary journey through Nordic emotions

This year the leading Nordic Biennal of contemporary art Momentum is taking the visitor on a journey through history while celebrating its 10th anniversary. It is mostly a retrospective view highlighting the most influencial works with a pinch of compelling new artist input, featuring altogether 29 international artists.

osloBIENNALEN FIRST EDITION 2019-2024

Oslo sets a new format for public space art and looking at art bienniales. Instead of having mostly large scale objects, the curators have decided to have a totally new approach with playful interventions of artist happenings and performances in the city. Take a look at Oslo Biennalen opening weekend…

New art biennales in Nordic and Baltic region – Helsinki biennale 2020 is a true trip into a wilderness.

The large-scale biennales draw in hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world boosting cultural tourism in previously under-visited destinations. Biennales have also become the main manner to exhibit and introduce international contemporary art – visitors around the world travel from biennale to biennale to find new artists…

The Art Academy of Latvia graduation show exhibition

Exhibition "FRESH MEAT FOR CRITIQUE" is definitely a show you don’t want to miss. For the first time in the history of The Art Academy of Latvia, the public will be able to see works from every single department of the Academy in one place. Here is some photo material…

ArtVilnius’19

From May, 30 to June, 2 the largest contemporary art fair in Eastern Europe - Art Vilnius '19 took place

ArtVilnius’19 focuses on French art scene

ArtVilnius’19, the biggest art fair in the Eastern European region is celebrating its one-decade anniversary this weekend. For the 10th edition anniversary a #FocusFrance programme is represented by 11 galleries selected by curator Aurélie Faure. Dedicated to emerging artists, the programme will offer a high-quality panel of the French scene.

osloBIENNALEN 2019-2024

Curated by Eva González-Sancho Bodero and Per Gunnar Eeg-Tverbakk osloBIENNALEN 2019-2024 is an evolving five-year programme of art in public space

Could Vilnius be the next Berlin?

The (AV17) gallery, established in 2011, is one of few Lithuanian galleries that is exclusively exhibiting contemporary art objects, sculptures and installations. There is no need to be frightened about the word contemporary sculpture, as the gallery puts a lot of effort in introducing and popularising contemporary art among wider…

Art today consumes too much from our bodies / Art Off The Air (AOTA)

Talk & discussion with Kim Modig and Marina Valle NoronhaAnxiety, fear, relaxation, groundlessness, immobility, motion sickness – these are some of the emotions and motions we import and export when we travel for art with our bodies. Often, we want to get back already before arrival. But then, do we …

Artist Eva Mustonen: Rupert shaked things up for me

Eva Mustonen is an installation artist living and working in Tallinn, Estonia. With a background in textile art and semiotics, her work are heavily influenced by handicraft and physical labour as means of expression. For six weeks Eva stayed at RUPERT - an artist residency and an alternative education centre at …