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The Three-Year KIASMA by KORDELIN – A PRESS RELEASE — December 15, 2020 The three-year KIASMA BY KORDELIN – a successful model of public-private partnership for art funding in Finland – ends with Emma Jääskeläinen’s exhibition Proper Omelette on January 10, 2021 Launched in 2017 as a collaboration between the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma and the Alfred Kordelin Foundation, three magnificent, extensive commissioned works by three artists were created for Kiasma. The artists were Maija Luutonen (2018), Alma Heikkiä (2019) and Emma Jääskeläinen (2020). —— PHOTO CREDITS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: 1. Emma Jääskeläinen, Heavy Pick. The aim of the Kiasma Commission series has been to create a new type of production 2. Emma Jääskeläinen, Sunset Sweater (Detail). 3. Portrait: Artist Emma Jääskeläinen. method at the intersection of the public and private sectors, and, first and foremost, 4. Installation View Proper Omelette, Artworks to gain international visibility for artists working in Finland. The artworks have been displayed: Protector, Heavy Pick, Sunset Sweater. 5. Artist Emma Jääskeläinen. produced as part of the Kiasma and the Finnish National Gallery’s collection, with the All images: © Photo Finnish National support of the Alfred Kordelin Foundation. Gallery / Petri Virtanen Each project consisted of the production of works, a solo exhibition at Kiasma and PRESS RELEASE the publication of an exhibition catalogue. The support for the exhibition touring to other venues and international networking have also been part of the programme. — All the commissioned artworks are included in the collection of the Finnish National December 15, 2020 Gallery. Emma Jääskeläinen, Kiasma Commission 2020 The third work in the Kiasma Commission by Kordelin series was chosen to be exhibited in the iconic foyer of the museum. The foyer is Steven Holl’s architectural monument in itself and one of the most photographed spaces in the museum, and consequently, art is rarely displayed there. Emma Jääskeläinen’s artwork Proper Omelette is a sculpture family that spreads out through Kiasma’s 1st floor foyer and the 2nd floor balcony. The work consists of two stone sculptures, a textile piece, and a bronze sculpture. The starting point for the sculptures is the human body and the experiences embedded in its memory. Physical tiredness, sweating, and aches are also part of a sculptor’s work. Links to the artist’s family members and small everyday objects can be found in the work. The title of the piece Proper Omelette, according to the artist, consists of the idea of birth, maturing, and the blending of memories, fact and fiction. “The attention received by the commissioned pieces and their creators is already observable as an increased interest from international curators and critics, and as exhibition opportunities. The introductory trips for international critics and Portrait: Artist Emma Jääskeläinen journalists that have been arranged in conjunction with the projects have brought © Photo Finnish National Gallery / ample media visibility not only to the three artists in the series: Maija Luutonen, Alma Petri Virtanen. Heikkilä, and Emma Jääskeläinen, but also broader publicity to Finnish contemporary art, the Kiasma programme, and the lively Finnish art scene. The magnificent series of Kiasma Commission by Kordelin pieces deserves continuation, and we will do our best to find a new sponsor for future years’ commissioned art works for Kiasma’s collections”, Museum Director Leevi Haapala sums up the projects first three years. Kiasma is closed for renovations and will reopen in spring 2022. We wish you all best for 2021 and see you in 2022! —— FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: KIASMA COMMUNICATIONS PRESS REQUESTS Museum of Contemporary Piia Laita Ute Weingarten Art Kiasma is part of Communications Manager ARTPRESS – Ute Weingarten Finnish National Gallery together with Ateneum +358 40 590 8805 Danziger Straße 2, 10435 Berlin Art Museum and [email protected] [email protected] Sinebrychoff Art Museum. www.kiasma.fi +49 30 48 49 63 50 www.artpress-uteweingarten.de Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma Mannerheiminaukio 2 IMAGES 00100 Helsinki www.kiasma.fi/press.
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