Taidegrafiikan tapa olla – materiality, collaboration and agency
15.1.–7.2.2021
Exhibition Laboratory, Merimiehenkatu 36, Helsinki
Free entrance
Opening hours 11–18
“Taidegrafiikan tapa olla – materiality, collaboration, and agency” is an exhibition that investigates both the essence of printmaking and themes that are perceived as novel, current, and fundamental from the perspective of the entire field.
When one approaches art from the perspective of new materialism, the questions examined make a gradual transition from one’s personal practice to more general, ethical, and ecological themes, and then back again to the materiality of the medium. What does it mean to say that the material becomes both a topic and an active agent together with the artist?
The theme of cooperation is made visible in the exhibition through examples that are topical in different ways.
The participating artists are alumni and students of the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of the Arts Helsinki.
www.exhibitionlaboratory.fi/info
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Printmaking Symposium on Saturday, February 6th, 2021 at 10-16
A Symposium open to everyone will be held on Saturday, February 6th, 2021 from 10 am to 4 pm in connection with the Taidegrafiikan tapa olla - materiality, collaboration and agency -exhibition at the Exhibition Laboratory.
The symposium raises current themes in contemporary art in general as well as in printmaking - materiality, co-operation, as well as remarks on the nature and special quality of printmaking art. The symposium offers a series of lectures as well as speeches from various actors in the field of contemporary art and printmaking. At the end of the day, a new publication in the Academy of Fine Arts' Publication Series will be released: Printed matter – Merkitysten kerroksia.
The event is carried out entirely remotely via Zoom. You need to register to participate the event. After registration you will get a personal link and password to attend the Symposium to your email from the host. The language of the symposium is Finnish. English interpretation is available. Please indicate the need for interpretation in the Comments & Questions field when registering!
Register for the event: https://uniarts.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_WAalAn2FSNGXsLxscbFhXQ
Read more about the exhibition: https://www.exhibitionlaboratory.fi/.../printmaking-exhibit