Upcoming exhibitions

Perttu Saksa / 13 November–spring 2021

The subject of the pictures that make up photographer Perttu Saksa’s (b. 1977) exhibition is the estate of sculptor Laila Pullinen (1933–2015). Saksa’s intensive style of photography captures the tools and personal items used by the artist known for her strong personality. The result is a new world of pictures created between two artists in which you can feel the presence of both.

Perttu Saksa is the winner of the 2014 Fotofinlandia Prize and the 2018 design competition for former president Mauno Koivisto’s grave memorial. HAM Helsinki Art Museum’s collections include works from both Perttu Saksa and Laila Pullinen.

The Artists of Lallukka /13 November 2020–August 2021

Built with funds bequeathed by Juho and Maria Lallukka, the Lallukka Artists’ Home in Helsinki’s Etu-Töölö was completed in 1933. Among the first artists to move into the house were Eero Nelimarkka, Ester Helenius and Ellen Thesleff. Since then, over 130 visual artists have lived and worked in Lallukka. The walls of Lallukka have sheltered many notable Finnish painters and sculptors over the years, from Eva Cederström to Kain Tapper. Even the young Tove Jansson spent some of her years as a student in her father Viktor Jansson’s studio home in Lallukka. As such, the life of the Artists’ Home is intriguingly tied to Finnish art history and broader social phenomena.

Curated by art historian Marja Lahelma, PhD, the exhibition focuses on the works of visual artists who lived in Lallukka. The exhibition will feature approximately 80 works from artists who lived there in different periods, from 1933 all the way to present day. The majority of the works are from HAM Helsinki Art Museum’s collection. In connection with the exhibition, Parvs Publishing Ltd and HAM will be publishing a richly illustrated book on the artists of Lallukka, which is based on Marja Lahelma’s research.

HAM Gallery

The HAM Gallery showcases Finnish art and rising artists. The exhibitions are chosen based on an application process and displayed for a period of seven weeks. All HAM Gallery exhibitions are always free of charge.

 

Exhibitions at HAM gallery in 2020

21.1.-8.3.2020
Corinna Helenelund

2.6.-9.8.2020
Enni Suominen

15.8.-27.9.2020
Hemmo Siponen

3.10.-15.11. 2020
Dylan Ray Arnold and Océane Bruel

21.11.2020-10.1.2021
Inka Bell

15.01. – 7.3.2021
Iiris Kaarlehto and Inka Kynkääniemi

12.03. – 25.4.2021
Laura Wesamaa