Wood City is an urban quarter rising in Helsinki

 (Image by SRV)

Wood City is an eight-storey wooden urban quarter rising in the Jätkäsaari district of Helsinki. It will be the largest wooden quarter of its type in Finland, throbbing with residential, working and hotel life around its courtyard. On completion, Wood City will be a masterpiece of the latest wooden construction that will raise expertise in this field in Finland to international level.

More info: www.woodcity.fi

Showroom Helsinki opens a new gallery - Telakkaranta

(Photo by Showroom Helsinki)

After five successful years Showroom Helsinki is proud to announce that it soon will be opening it's second gallery in Helsinki, Finland. The over 500m2 gallery is located at the former dock area Telakkaranta, in the western harbour district in Hietalahti. The grand opening of the new premises will be held in August with a group exhibition showcasing Jani Leinonen, Aurora Reinhard, Jiri Geller and Mari Keto.

Jani Leinonen, Aurora Reinhard, Jiri Geller & Mari Keto
Group exhibition
August - September 2013 

Showroom Helsinki - Telakkaranta
Telakkakatu 6
00150 Helsinki
Finland

Happy End?

Happy End? is by far the best summer exhibition at the Helsinki Art Museum for many years.

On the museum’s lower floor, nine Finnish and international artists explore the depths of the human psyche and the chasms between luxury and everyday life. The highlights gallery of the exhibition consists definitely of Jani Leinonen’s works from the series of Assanisation. Also Duncan Butt Juvonen's installation which utters 7000 apologies from the wallpaper and Kim Simonsson’s sculptures installations are impressive.

The upper floor of the museum is taken over by AES+F (Tatiana Arzamasova, Lev Evzovich, Evgeny Svyatsky + Vladimir Fridkes), a Russian art collective who have garnered acclaim across the world with their photographs, videos and artworks that merge mythology with harsh contemporary reality.

Happy End?
19 Jun – 25 Aug 2013 Helsinki Art Museum Tennis Palace