Paintings of a happy man

Helsinki’s Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art opens its first exhibition of the year focusing on a very important contemporary Norwegian artist. Berlin-based Olav Christopher Jenssen (b. 1954) presents his latest colouristically exuberant paintings and organic sculptures on the fifth floor of the museum, under the title Panorama, from January 22 to March 28, 2010. Panorama features a new kind of Jenssen. Just like all of the painter’s series, this one too is a step in a new direction.
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Ars Fennica 2009 candidates line-up

Ars Fennica is Finland’s biggest visual art prize and the annual joint exhibition of works by the year’s five candidates is one of the most important events on the country’s cultural calendar. The Ars Fennica prize is awarded to one artist, in recognition of distinctive artistic output of high merit. This year, the five candidates present their new work, including many pieces made specifically for the exhibition, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki, from October 9, 2009 to January 10, 2010.
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An Elixir for the mind and senses

This Fall, forget the grey mood of the season, get rid of your long face and try to enjoy art to its fullest. If you are in Helsinki, Finland, until December 6, a visit to Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum is a must. Just proceed to the fifth floor of the venue, lie back on pillows and let yourself be carried away on the flow of the images and music created by the Swiss superstar of international video art Pipiloti Rist, who presents her Elixir, a medicine to the mind that cares, nourishes and energises.
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Tracking Traces... in Helsinki

Traces can be found near and far, on the human body, in advertising imagery and in the urban space. They can be consciously or accidentally created signs and imprints that we leave and encounter every day. The Tracking Traces... collection exhibition at Helsinki’s Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art examines people, nature and culture through traces. The works on display until February 2010 convey an intimate experience in a public space that invites us to comment and listen.
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