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The two-euro commemorative coin for the Finno-Ugric peoples will use a design by Al Paldrok and Madis Põldsaar

The two-euro commemorative coin for the Finno-Ugric peoples will use a design by the artists Al Paldrok and Madis Põldsaar. The Eesti Pank Supervisory Board decided that their design, named Eluring, was the best submitted. In total 45 designs were submitted for the competition.

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Tallinn Biennale will open with grand exhibition by street artist

Tallinn Biennale, which will take place for the first time, will open in the Estonian capital on 2 July with a major exhibition by street artist Edward von Lõngus titled "Doomsday Cathedral".

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Answers to Questions Yet Unasked – Konstfacks Degree Exhibition

“What’s the point of all these artistic expressions and orientations?” I believe that this question, which I am often asked by politicians, debaters and others, is the wrong question. It’s like asking what the benefit of birdsong is, or the purpose of life itself. These are questions that can certainly…

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First Tallinn Biennial opens in July

The first Tallinn Biennial kicks off on 2 July and aims to fill the gap, geographically and institutionally, between the Kaunas, Riga and Helsinki Biennials. Tallinn Biennial will attract international attention to the local scene, present the work of artists to a broader public and through a curatorial standpoint will…

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RIBOCA2 brings online series of talks and conversations

The 2nd Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA2), and suddenly it all blossoms, launches an online weekly series of talks, conversations, workshops and activities imagined with the associate curator of public programmes Sofia Lemos. The series launches with poet CAConrad’s live talk and performance on May 21, 2020, at…

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The dates and curatore of 13th Kaunas Biennial are announced

Kaunas Biennial is delighted to announce the appointment of Josée Drouin-Brisebois as Curator for the 13th Kaunas Biennial, which will take place on November 5, 2021–January 30, 2022.

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osloBiennalen: Public Sounds broadcasts online in May

Since today until May 25 everyone has the option to discover the public sounds of the first edition of osloBIENNALEN. For the biennial, it has always been essential to find a way to work with platforms other than the physical public space of the city, and from this reflection, to…

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Inaugural Helsinki Biennial moved to summer 2021

The inaugural Helsinki Biennial 2020, The Same Sea, will now take place from 12 June – 26 September 2021, owing to the exceptional circumstances caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).

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RIBOCA2 new exhibition format “and suddenly it all blossoms”

In light of our current situation, the 2nd edition of Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA2): "and suddenly it blossoms", had to be reimagined. Initially planned to open in a few weeks with a five-months duration, the project will now transform into a feature movie. The unfinished exhibition will…

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osloBIENNALEN FIRST EDITION presents Public Sounds: Encounters with art in public space and the public sphere

Over the course of history, cities have been shaped by disease, by war, by migration, by weather, by trauma, and the twenty-first century is no different. Curated by Eva González-Sancho Bodero and Per Gunnar Eeg-Tverbakk, osloBIENNALEN FIRST EDITION 2019–2024 has set out through a five-year programme to explore the unusual…

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Collection of Video Art of the Latvian National Museum of Art

Until the end of May Latvian National Museum of Art adapts its exhibition format to the conditions of the current crisis as the visitors of www.lnmm.lv, the homepage of the LNMA, will have the opportunity to see an anti-public exhibition from the video art collection – far away from the…

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20 outstanding art pieces at Kiasma Online Art

As the museums are closed in Finland, Kiasma Art Online, the web extension of Kiasma’s Collection, offers audience not only representation of art, but also access to artworks themselves. Kiasma Online Art is not just an internet experience, but a tribute to today’s online art-makers. Founded in 2017 in connection…

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The Essence of Canceled Art Exhibitions: “Night Mare/ Nightmare” by Meru

"Night Mare/Nightmare" that was attended to open in gallery Staapli 3, is almost a retrospective of Meru, where an artist, after facing herself, tackles the topics from a decade ago in another angle. How does the artist see herself now? What are the bad habits and fear she carries now?…

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Tallinn Art Hall launches virtual exhibitions

Tallinn Art Hall launches a unique and innovative virtual platform, bringing its current and previous exhibition programme online for audiences worldwide.

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Essence of Canceled Art Exhibitions: “Endangered Species” by Flo Kasearu

In mid-February, Flo Kasearu's exhibition "Endangered Species" was opened at the Tartu Art Museum, which tells the story of closing down a small shop in Pärnu. The exhibition curated by Marika Vaarik was open only a few weeks before the state of emergency closed the museum's doors.

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