PORI ART MUSEUM Spring – Summer 2020

ADRIAN MELIS

OLA VASILJEVA

JENNI YPPÄRILÄ MAIRE GULLICHSEN, & GALERIE ARTEK WELCOME TO ART MUSEUM

PORIN TAIDEMUSEO | PORI ART MUSEUM

GREETINGS The exhibition programme at Pori Art Museum Eteläranta, 28100 Pori, explores current trends and topical phenomena in tel. +358 44 701 1080 international and Finnish art, with a view towards [email protected] , www.poriartmuseum.fi learning about, with and through art. Our core Open: Tue – Sun 11–18, Wed 11–20 work is guided by a fi rm commitment to addressing Admission: 8 / 3 / 4 € the global issues fundamental to humanity and to Family ticket: 16 € themes that involve the environment, well-being, 2 Day Pori City Museums Pass: 17 / 5 / 8,50 €. technology and identity. Pori Art Museum serves as a window to the outer world and off ers a path for re- Free of charge for under 18 year old children on weekends and fl ecting on our innermost thoughts and feelings. For national holidays. Pori residents, the museum is a golden opportunity to experience art in their hometown. World-class art Free guided tours and free admission on Wednesdays at 18:00. could not be any closer! The Pori Art Museum is both a regionally signifi cant Additional information and guided tour bookings: draw and an internationally renowned institution. tel. +358 44 701 1080, Enquiries during museum’s opening hours. The Finnish Heritage Agency has designated it as [email protected] the regional art museum authority in the Satakun- ta province, a designation that carries with it the MUSEUM SHOP responsibility to record and document art and visual Shop is open during regular opening hours. cultural heritage in the region, to serve as an expert authority and to develop cooperation among players ONLINE SHOP! in the fi eld of art. We strive to increase the impact of https://verkkokauppa.pori.fi /taide-ja-kulttuuri/porin-taidemuseo cultural heritage within the region. Our spring season will feature solo exhibitions by Café MUUSA serves: Adrian Melis, Ola Vasiljeva and Jenni Yppärilä. These Tue–Fri 11–16, Wed 11–18, Sat 11–16 shows will feature juxtapositions between the built Sun open by appointment. environment, contemporary working conditions, Päivi Sundell, [email protected] current phenomena in politics, and the world of objects and the theatre. As well, a research-oriented exhibition exploring the relationship between Maire Indulge yourself at Café MUUSA during a visit to the museum! Gullichsen and the Galerie Artek showroom will high- light pioneering art exhibitions in 1950s Finland. The museum’s workshops, lectures, and guided tours will also address the themes of this spring’s exhibitions. Welcome to the spring 2020 Pori Art Museum exhibitions and events!

Anni Venäläinen Director (temp) EXHIBITIONS

LONG FAREWELLS OLA VASILJEVA

20.03.2020 – Ola Vasiljeva engages with the Pori Art Museum 30.08.2020 primarily through its architectural ancestry. Formerly Hall a weigh house, the building in the town port had a transitive, measuring, evaluating function. It was a threshold space, made for the passage of goods, for their transition via a temporary halt, display and estimation.

As if subjected to a similar transition, Vasiljeva’s artworks are passersby in this liminal space. The exhibition, consisting of a multi-layered arrangement of artifacts, materials, and media, brings together works, old and new, and echoes the artist’s longstanding interest in the relationship between display and backstage — that is, the relationship between the displayed and the allegedly never displayed, or rather: the effectively concealed. This relationship is mediated through devices that double as thresholds or membranes, instruments such as the cinema screen, the curtain, the dressing room, props, costumes and tools suspended between use and ritual, mimicry and fiction. Institutional structures that mirror society, such as the theatre, the museum and the academy, play a major role in Vasiljeva’s practice, yet her work is never about them per se. It has more to do with their backspaces, underpinnings, internal infrastructures and the detritus of these places, their forgotten histories.

Ola Vasiljeva (b. Latvia, 1981) lives and works in The Hague in the Netherlands.

Thank you: Antoine Levi gallery,

Image (detail): Ola Vasiljeva, Ivan The Son of Bear, installation view, Indipendenza Roma, 2018. Image: Giorgio Benni. Image courtesy of the artist and Antoine Levi, Paris. 2768. 23,53. 8. 1958. 57%. 1000 ADRIAN MELIS [Creative destruction] is a process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionises the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one.” — Joseph Schumpeter, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (1942)

20.03.2020 – For artist Adrian Melis and many others living in Cuba 30.08.2020 in the early 1990s reality was defined by the long Wing shadow cast by Fidel Castro’s glorious revolution and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Shaped by this paradoxical state of existence, Adrian Melis’s practice can be described as a series of inconspicuous interventions, often poetic and surreal, which address systemic political and corporate corruption, political apathy, labour markets, bureaucratic inefficiency, and their effects on the social fabric. He has developed an extensive body of work articulated through videos, photography and installations.

Adrian Melis’s solo exhibition at Pori Art Museum, titled 2768. 23,53. 8. 1958. 57%. 1000, consists of a selection of older and recent works. Melis’s work and methodology are markedly influenced by Fidel Castro’s schemes for economic growth. Intricate and often absurd, these experiments — orchestrated by a figure that could only be described as a mad scientist — failed disastrously, each time further dismantling the country’s vulnerable economy. Each work in the exhibition can be perceived as fluctuating between states of production and destruction, and as a whole, 2768. 23,53. 8. 1958. 57%. 1000 reveals potential in the creative destruction of grand ideas.

Adrian Melis (b. 1985, Cuba) lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.

In cooperation with: adn galeria, Barcelona

Image: Adrian Melis, The Power of the Working Class, installation view, Hors Pistes 2016, L’art de la Révolte, Centre Pompidou, Paris. Image courtesy of the artist and adn galeria. BUILD-UP JENNI YPPÄRILÄ

20.03.2020 – Jenni Yppärilä’s art blurs the line between painting features a selection from the archive. It explores the 30.08.2020 and sculpture. Since 2012 she has been documenting processes of agglomeration that take place in Yppärilä’s MEDIApoint built environments in Finland and elsewhere in the practice and in the material world, paralleled by the form on three-dimensional paintings. Yppärilä’s accelerating build-up of stress in society and in the life interest in buildings is primarily sociological: of individuals. Although the work incorporates a point buildings are an expression of lived history and of fracture and references to overload, the mood tends the present moment, of the values and changes in towards gentleness and hope. Build-up can just as well society, and of the social environment of individuals. be seen as a collection of buildings that bear signs of Detached from their contexts, buildings are no lived life. longer places of passage but objects that can be Jenni Yppärilä (b. 1980, Oulainen, Finland) lives and viewed as portraits of society and its members. works in Helsinki. Build-up is a work that explores agglomeration. The exhibition is generously supported by the Arts Compared with Yppärilä’s earlier work, it represents Council of Uusimaa. a new, more monumental and spatial approach. Instead of separate buildings, the work presents us with a number of façades joined together. Yppärilä creates her works by taking photographs of existing buildings, and over the years she has amassed Image (detail): Jenni Yppärilä: Build-up by Leena Ylä-Lyly thousands of these documentary pictures. Build-up MAIRE GULLICHSEN, ALVAR AALTO AND GALERIE ARTEK – Early Forms of Abstraction in The Collection of Maire Gullichsen Art Foundation

20.03.2020 – This research-based exhibition examines the Maire 30.08.2020 Gullichsen Art Foundation collection through the Project looking glass of exhibitions held at Galerie Artek in Room the 1950s. Galerie Artek was an exhibition space that operated in Helsinki from 1935 to 1997. Founded by Maire Gullichsen (1907–1990), the gallery was famous for its bold exhibition programme. Maire Gullichsen steered the gallery with a firm hand, and is known to have acquired art from exhibitions held there. New archival research has uncovered connections between shows at Galerie Artek and the art collection of the Maire Gullichsen Art Foundation.

Maire Gullichsen was one of the founding members of the Artek design store, along with architect Alvar Aalto (1898–1976). The Gullichsen art collection includes works by Aalto that illustrate the different periods of his architectural career and his practice of exploring ideas by sculpting wood, drawing and painting. The exhibition also examines the dynamic between Aalto’s abstract artworks and his architectural designs. Maire Gullichsen, Alvar Aalto and Galerie Artek showcases a period of transition in Finnish fine art when abstraction in its various forms came to challenge the established norms of aesthetics.

The exhibition is part of the ALVAR AALTO Week 2020 program. Alvar Aalto Week 2020 is to be held in Pori and Eura, Finland, 22–30 August. The theme of the week will be ”Aalto in everyday life”. www.alvaraalto.fi/alvaraaltoviikko

Image: Wikimedia Commons public domain The Create Zone Explore. Make. Chill out

The Create Zone is a space inside the museum where groups can explore art and relax under professional guidance. Visitors can also use materials in the space when it is not occupied. The Create Zone has direct access to the museum’s open art storage area, which visitors are free to enter.

Open Art Storage

Welcome to the Open Art Storage! You can wander through art collections managed by Pori Art Museum. The storage contains around 450 art works. It includes paintings, sculptures and parts of large installations.

Enjoy a variable jungle of art! EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

The exhibitions at Pori Art Museum invite engagement by hands-on activities and other forms of participation. In addition to many workshops we also organise theme days for children and adults. In our croquis sessions you can sketch a live model under the guidance of a professional artist. Our children’s programme offers activities that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Guided Tours Guided tours give new perspectives on exhibitions. Learn more about the works in the exhibitions and hear background facts about the featured artists. ​ Experience the exhibition in one-hour guided tour or ask for a tour tailored to your group´s needs. Bookings and more information: [email protected]. We are happy to tell you more about the possibilites to enrich your museum experience! Opening ceremony of the spring exhibitions on 20 March 18–20. Free admission.

Highlights of the events programme: Children’s Saturday | Imaginary Cities 4 April, 12–14. Workshop fee 5 €. Children’s Summer Wednesdays 3, 10 and 17 June, 12–14. Workshop fee is 5 € /participant. Children under school age participate with an adult. Language Finnish. Non-finnish speaking children can get guidance in English.

CROQUIS sessions for young people and adults. Thursdays: 26 March,23 April, 28 May and 11 June, 17:30–19:30. Admission fee 5 €. Hullabaloo! May Day workshop for all ages 29 April, 17–19. Workshop fee 5 €. Pori Art Museum will stay open on the Night of Museums on Saturday, 23 May, until midnight 24:00. Events throughout the day! Free admission.

Jazz Week in the museum 13–19 July Pori Art Museum is open from Monday to Saturday 11–20, and on Sunday 11–18. Non-stop workshops during the Jazz Week: FLOWER WREATH workshop 15 July, 12–14. Workshop fee 5 €. Badge workshop 16 July, 12–14. Workshop fee 5 € / 3 badges. MUSEUM shop – ART shop!

The Pori Art Museum shop stocks premium artist materials for art enthusiasts of all ages, along with a wide selection of art books. The museum’s own line of merchandise includes apparel and accessories, as well as gift items that make for unique souvenirs. We also have a range of books and materials to help you start making art yourself. Releases by two Pori-based labels, Karkia Mistika Records and Ektro Records, offer gems for music lovers. To share the museum experience with a friend, get them a gift card to a workshop, an event or for a tour. Our selection changes constantly in response to the museum’s exhibition programme, seasonal considerations and topical trends. Come and find fun items for yourself and friends!

Museum Shop is open during regular opening hours.

The Museum Shop is also online! https://verkkokauppa.pori.fi/taide-ja-kulttuuri/porin- taidemuseo

PROGRAMME FOR PROCESSwall, Café MUUSA

Café MUUSA serves: Tue–Fri 11–16, Wed 11–18, Sat 11–16 Sun open by appointment. Päivi Sundell, [email protected]

Indulge yourself at Café MUUSA during a visit to the museum!

PROCESSwall is an exhibition space that showcases the processes of public programming and audience experiences in the Pori Art Museum. Free admission.

03 March – 17 May REPEATING DREAM

The exhibition is based on museum visitors’ dreams shared at the Crisis of Presence exhibition in the Create Zone in 2016/2017.

19 May – 30 August SUMMER Kiosks. LEARN FROM AN ARTIST

During the 2020 spring term, school students will create art in THEME workshops, inspired by the works of artist Jenni Yppärilä. The exhibition will showcase works created in the workshops. PORI ART MUSEUM

Pori Art Museum is famous for its exhibitions of Pori Art Museum is accessible! international contemporary art. It was founded A disabled parking bay is located right in front of the museum. in 1981 around Professor Maire Gullichsen´s art The entrance is equipped with a ramp and motion detector. collection. Constructivism, Fluxus, trends in earth and conceptual art have all served as signposts All exhibition spaces are accessible. The lecture room and on the museum´s path in the exploration of new workshop space on the second floor can be reached with a lift phenomena in art. during opening hours. You can also borrow a wheelchair. Pori Art Museum is a museum with regional We are members of the EU Disability Card programme. Special responsibility in Satakunta. needs assistants have free entry to the museum. Guide and assistance dogs are also welcome. Lightweight seats can be borrowed from the lobby for Museum building history: exhibition tours. www.poriartmuseum.fi/eng/museum/building.php Toilets and secure lockers are situated in the museum lobby. Maire Gullichsen (1907 – 1990): A baby care room is located next to the toilets. www.poriartmuseum.fi/eng/museum/maire.php You can also borrow a baby stroller or carrier if needed. The café has a quiet corner with armchairs for breastfeeding and highchairs. Pori Art Museum is a heart-friendly area, and we have a defibrillator in the lobby. Free wifi is available in the exhibition spaces and café: Image: Erkki Valli-Jaakola, Pori Art Museum TM-WLAN PORIGINAL GALLERY

EXHIBITION PROGRAMME 2020

Since 1984 the Pori Art Museum 11.01. – 28.01. 25.04. – 12.05. has had a gallery for changing Jury: Karoliina Korvuo, Downstairs: Sanna Halme exhibitions on the bank of the Tommi-Wihtori Roström, Upstairs: Anna Aho Kokemäenjoki river. Named Hanna Valtokivi Artist talk 12.05. | 17–18 Artist talk 28.01. | 17–18 Poriginal, the space is located 16.05. – 02.06. in a former salt warehouse at 01.02. – 18.02. Downstairs: Tyko Elo Eteläranta 6, in the immediate ROP Upstairs: Marja Söderlund vicinity of the museum. Artist talk 18.02. | 17–18 06.06. – 30.06. 22.02. – 10.03. Kunst-kollektiivi The Poriginal space showcases Downstairs: Laura Lilja Artist talk 02.06. | 17–18 Upstairs: Jouni Toni contemporary art by Finnish, 04.07. – 21.07. Artist talk 10.03. | 17–18 regional, and international Pori Art Museum´s artists. It operates as a gallery 14.03. – 31.03. Invitational Exhibition: with 16-day exhibition periods. Downstairs: Anni Terävä Emili Hellman, Applications are accepted once Upstairs: Helka Immonen, Jussi Matilainen a year. The gallery charges no Hannele Matinlauri sales commission. Artist talk 31.03. | 17–18 04.04. – 21.04. Tuomas Hallivuo and Marja Hautamäki Eteläranta 6 Artist talk 21.04. | 17–18 28100 PORI, Finland tel. +358 44 701 4737 Open: Tue–Sun 11–18. Free admission. www.poriartmuseum.fi/ eng/poriginal-galleria The exhibition programme is drawn up by a committee comprising artist members, the director of the Pori Art Museum, and the manager of the Poriginal Gallery.

Image: Erkki Valli-Jaakola, Pori Art Museum Stone cellar JENNI YPPÄRILÄ ADRIAN MELIS

MAIRE GULLICHSEN, ALVAR AALTO & GALERIE ARTEK

The Elevator Create Open Art Storage WC Zone

Café Info MUUSA SHOP OLA VASILJEVA

PORIGINAL GALLERY 50m

PORIN TAIDEMUSEO | PORI ART MUSEUM Eteläranta, 28100 Pori, Finland tel. +358 44 701 1080 [email protected] , www.poriartmuseum.fi Open: Tue–Sun 11–18, Wed 11–20 Free guided tours and free admission on Wednesdays at 18:00.