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Gallery artists Sanna Kannisto and Janne Räisänen are nominated for the Fine Arts Academy of Finland art prize, now given for the second time. The third nominee is painter Camilla Vuorenmaa.The aim of the prize is to support a...

Liisa Lounila, 7BPM, 2014, still image from HD video with stereo sound, 14’28, sound by Sebastian Tesch The Museum of Contemporary Arts Kiasma reopens...

Perttu Saksa shares some thoughts about his new exhibition Silence as a Phrase at the gallery (in Finnish).

The publication Maalari ikonin ja maiseman välissä (The Painter Between the Icon and the Landscape) on Ville Löppönen and his artistic...

Ville Löppönen, Untitled, 2014, oil on canvas, 150 x 120 cm. Photo: Jussi TiainenVille Löppönen’s solo exhibition The Painter Between the Icon and...

Anna Retulainen, Humanzoo, 2014, oil on canvas, 150 x 300 cmHelsinki Contemporary is taking part in Market art fair the 17th–19th of April....

Tuomas A. Laitinen, Frontier Container, 2014, DNG transferred to HD-video, duration 4’04, ed. 3 + 1 a.p.Helsinki Contemporary was invited to...

Kati Immonen, Kärpännahka, 2014, watercolour on paper, 30 x 40 cm....

Heli Rekula participates in the exhibition Siksi – The Nordic Miracle Revisited in Punkt ØGalleri 15 in Moss, Norway. The exhibition gathers works by twenty artists from the Nordic region, focusing on the period 1986-1995, which later...

We are happy to announce a new collaboration with painter Janne Räisänen. Räisänen (b. 1971 in Pudasjärvi) is a Berlin based artist, whose works are known for comprehending small-big stories. Räisänen’s first...

The Finnish Institute in London launches a new talk series at their new location in King’s Cross. The Talk Art / Talk Society series brings together Finnish and British experts to an informal chat engaging the audience. The talks will...

Eeva-Riitta Eerola, Happening II, 2014, oil on canvas, 52 x 48 cm, photo: Jussi TiainenEeva-Riitta Eerola’s and Maija Luutonen’s exhibition...

Tuomas A. Laitinen shares some thoughts on his exhibition Moderate Hardness at the gallery. The video is in Finnish, but you can enjoy images of works included in the exhibition....

Hannaleena Heiska, Rachael #3, 2012, oil on mdf, 130 x 120 cm. Photo: Ville Löppönen.Hannaleena Heiska’s first solo exhibition in Sweden will be displayed at...

Jukka Korkeila, Kaksi kukkaa – Kukat ovat muistoja paratiisista (musta), 2014.Jukka Korkeila takes part in the...

Hans Rosentröm is nominated for the 2015 Ars Fennica Award. The other nominees are Laura Könönen, Outi Pieski, Mika Taanila and the duo Pink Twins, Vesa Vehviläinen and Juha Vehviläinen.Ars Fennica is an annual art award...

Mari Männistö, M.Sc., has been appointed Operative Director of Helsinki Contemporary. Männistö starts in January 2015. She will have operational responsibility, and will be in charge of financial planning and business development....