Teaser
dal 18/1/2013 al 16/2/2013
Segnalato da
18/1/2013
Teaser
Salon Dahlmann, Berlin
Showroom Helsinki proudly presents a selection of works by the most influential young Finnish artists. By including elaborate sculptures, accusatory installations and tenacious imagery, the exhibition provokes observant attention to the prevailing phenomena of society.
Showroom Helsinki proudly presents TEASER – a selection of works by the most influential young
Finnish contemporary artists. Founded in 2008, the gallery Showroom Helsinki is showing the
highlights of its programme at Salon Dahlmann Berlin. Combining a critical perspective and meticulous
craftsmanship with a humorous and aesthetic treatment, the works of Jiri Geller, Mari Keto, Jani
Leinonen and Aurora Reinhard explore the boundaries between constructed, commercial culture and
individual, materialistic addiction. TEASER presents these prominent Finnish artists by composing a
strong body of works from international private and institutional collections. By including elaborate
sculptures, accusatory installations and tenacious imagery, the exhibition provokes observant attention
to the prevailing phenomena of society.
Jiri Geller, b.1970, explores the contemporary face of pop culture with menacing precision. His
accomplished, detailed sculptures serve up cold irony and raw critique by questioning the dominant,
neoliberal iconophilia. He explores the idea that everything in our society deemed solid, permanent and
valuable is in fact melting, suspect and utterly transitory.
Mari Keto, b.1975, examines the distinctions between value and consumption in her works. She
focuses on the tensions and structures of our contemporary culture by using predominantly diamonds,
crystals, pearls and other materials used in making jewellery to depict icons and symbols in her
delicate installations and portraits.
Jani Leinonen, b.1978, plays with the systems of commodity exchange and their corresponding
marketing strategies. He throws light on the tactics of commercial operations by turning them into
objects of ridicule, parodying the unstated assumptions of our marketing society and economic daily
life.
Aurora Reinhard, b.1975, creates controversial artworks that explore tensions and structures in
contemporary society – in particular our obsessive representation of gender and female sexuality.
Reinhard uses video, photography and multidimensional media in her hyperrealistic works in order to
fetishize everyday objects.
Showroom Helsinki Lönnrotinkatu 16 L 10, 00120 Helsinki Finland
www.showroomhelsinki.com - info@showroomhelsinki.com
Tuomas Zetterberg: +358 407678143 tuomas@showroomhelsinki.com Aura Seikkula: +358 503 461771 aura@showroomhelsinki.com
Image:
Mari Keto: Some Men Just Want To See The World Burn, 2012, artificial gemstones, acrylic, MDF, silk, 100 x 120 cm, Photo: Vilhelm Sjöström,
courtesy Showroom Helsinki | Aurora Reinhard: Flowers, 2006, Lycra, plastic, nail polish, 4 x 75 x 25 cm, private collection, Italy, Photo: © VG
Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2012, courtesy Showroom Helsinki | Jani Leinonen: One Day, 2011, acrylic on board, 186 x 261 cm, Photo: Vilhelm Sjöström,
courtesy Showroom Helsinki | Jiri Geller: Sugared II, 2012, painted resin, glass fibre, steel, 28 x 44 x 42 cm, edition of 3 + 1 AP, Photo: Vilhelm
Sjöström, courtesy Showroom Helsinki.
Press contact:
artpress - Ute Weingarten Elisabethkirchstraße 15 10115 Berlin +49 (0)30 48496350 +49 (0)30 21961843 artpress@uteweingarten.de
18 January 2013 – Preview for media and professionals, from 4 to 6 pm.
19 January 2013 – Exhibition opening, from 5 to 8 pm.
Salon Dahlmann Berlin
Marburger Straße 3, 10789 Berlin
Opening hours:
Wednesday – Friday, 3 – 8 pm
Saturday – Sunday, 12 – 4 pm