Image: Jacob Dahlgren Neoconcrete Space 2012 (Still), Single Channel Video, endless edition, Courtesy of the artist and Workplace Gallery
Kiasma Hits
13th Collection Exhibition | 2nd floor 27.9.2013 - 19.1.2014,
3rd floor 27.9.2013 - 7.9.2014
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma
Mannerheiminaukio 2, FIN-00100
Helsinki, Finland
http://www.kiasma.fi/calendar/hits
Vito Acconci, Giovanni Anselmo, John Baldessari, Mirosław Bałka, Stig Baumgartner, Joseph Beuys, Ebba Bohlin, Matti Braun, Elina Brotherus, Markus Copper, Petah Coyne, Jacob Dahlgren, Vladislav Delay, Walter De Maria, Ken Feingold, Tommi Grönlund, Petteri Nisunen, Markus Heikkerö, Alma Heikkilä, Timo Heino, Mikko Hintz, Olav Christopher Jenssen, Donald Judd, Hannu Karjalainen, Tiina Ketara, Yves Klein, Hilda Kozári, Matti Kujasalo, Markus Kåhre, Peter Land, Esa Laurema, Ange Leccia, Robin Lindqvist, Cristina Lucas, Jaana Maijala, Christian Marclay, Juha Mäki-Jussila, Maurizio Nannucci, Bruce Nauman, Jussi Niva, Paul Osipow, Nam June Paik, Vesa-Pekka Rannikko, Silja Rantanen, Anni Rapinoja, Kimmo Schroderus, Richard Serra, Joel Shapiro, Frank Stella, Iiu Susiraja, Marianna Uutinen, Roi Vaara, Thomas Westphal, Lea Whittington.
Classics of Finnish contemporary art are presented alongside famous international artworks as well as the latest acquisitions from the Kiasma collection. The Kiasma Hits exhibition pays tribute to the 15-year-old museum and to contemporary Finnish art. The show includes impressive art by nearly 50 artists. The 'hits' selected from Kiasma's collections lead us to the very foundations of contemporary art. Kiasma Hits is a review of Kiasma's collections and of the history of Finnish contemporary art. A commissioned piece by the Polish artist Mirosław Bałka will be installed in Studio K, to remain thereafter in Kiasma's collections. Room X is reserved for the latest acquisitions, some of which are yet to be made. The audience will also have a chance to influence the selection of works for the show. Daycare-age children will choose their own colourful favourites from the collections, to be exhibited starting from February 2014. One interesting addition to Kiasma Hits is Vladislav Delay's commissioned audio work installed in the museum's toilets. The piece is the electronic music composer's interpretation of the architecture of and life in Kiasma.
The Kiasma Hits publication sheds light on the history and concepts of contemporary art. It is already the tenth volume in Kiasma's collection series.
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