Starting from November 1, 2020, Kunsthalle Turku is open Wednesday through Saturday 12-6pm and Sunday 12-4pm. Kunsthalle Turku will be closed on the following days: Sat, 31 October (All Saints’ Day) Sun, 6 December (Independence Day) 21 December 2020 – 6 January 2021 Turku Artoteque will open the doors again on Thursday, 7 January 2021 […]
AULAGALLERIA: In October there is an opportunity to see the first Artoteque Pique Nique exhibition assembled from the collection of Turku Artoteque and curated by Anna Vuoria, the director of Photographic Centre Peri. The exhibition is open from Oct 9 to Nov 8. In 2021 there will be several Artoteque Pique Nique exhibitions curated by […]
The video installation Absent Referent (2018) by Riikka Gröndahl consists of two sets of video footage: a microsurgery class with rats, and people watching the class. The piece explores people’s relationship with other animals in a specific scientific context as well as our manner of looking at images that feature institutional violence and care. Some […]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, special attention will be paid to the safety of the visitors, artists and the staff. The number of visitors will be limited, if necessary. We are holding opening ceremonies for the public for now. However: Please stay home if you’re feeling sick. When visiting us, please maintain good hand hygiene […]
Silent Video Portraits Saturday October 10th 2020 From 1 to 3pm Video portrait shoot open for anyone. There will be a tour of Riikka Gröndahl’s exhibition “Absent Referent” in Kunsthalle Turku. Artist will make video portraits of the participants pondering the themes of the exhibition. The exhibition examines the complicated relationship of humans and animals. We will reflect on the nature […]
Julkaistu 25.6.2020 Valokuvanäyttely Vanhalla Suurtorilla Joel Nieminen: Kuljemme Kehässä. Matkoja kotiin 2011-2021 Näyttelyaika: 3.7.-2.8.2020 Vanha Suurtori, Turku Turun Taidehalli esittää valokuvataiteilija Joel Niemisen näyttelyn “Kuljemme Kehässä. Matkoja kotiin 2011-2021” ulkoilmanäyttelynä Turun Vanhalla Suurtorilla. “Kuljemme Kehässä. Matkoja kotiin 2011-2021” on yhdeksän vuotta sitten alkanut, käynnissä oleva dokumentaarinen valokuvaprojekti, jonka aikana Joel Nieminen on kartoittanut kotimaansa elämää […]
For the past nine years Karoliina Paatos has been following two girls growing up on a remote, family owned cattle ranch in Nevada. Home schooling, helping with ranch chores, riding, roping, and playing mostly by themselves, fills their days. On weekends they compete in junior rodeos. Calfs are born into the snow, dust is so […]
For Teemu Korpela, the artistic process is a method of examining one’s life in a way that enables a better life for oneself and others. The journey to a better life starts by understanding the reality in which we live. Korpela’s pieces are created in a process of trying to understand his experiences and the […]
Kagekiyodo consists of two audio installations. Exhibited in the Aulagalleria of Kunsthalle Turku, the piece introduces sounds and tangible clues of a space in the Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park in Japan. The exhibition is an experiment of transporting aspatial experience from a dark cave thousands of miles away into a gallery space and how hearing and […]
Julkaistu 27.8.2020 Turun Taidehallin näyttelyt 4.9.-4.10.2020 Syyskuussa Turun Taidehallin toisen kerroksen gallerioissa nähdään Karoliina Paatoksen dokumentaarinen valokuvanäyttely Cowboy Girls ja Teemu Korpelan eksistentiaalista pohdintaa ilmentävä installaatio Hello From The Other Side. Aulagalleriassa on esillä Mari Mäkiön interaktiivinen ääni-installaatio Kagekiyodo, jonka yhteydessä järjestetään kalligrafiaa ja tanssia yhdistävä performanssi Jodo – Silence of Movement. Iso galleria: Karoliina Paatos […]
