Events

Brenda Purtsak and Lisette Lepik will open their exhibition Admission Not For Everyone on Wednesday, April 17, at 18.00 in Hobusepea gallery. The curator is Kerly Ritval. The exhibition will remain open until May 13, 2024. “/---/ But wait, at last I succeeded in catching several words on end. They were: “MAGIC THEATER ENTRANCE NOT FOR EVERYBODY”” Herman Hesse Steppenwolf

We invite you to the opening of Maria Kapajeva's solo exhibition, “Listen To My Scream, Hear Their Dreams” at Draakon Gallery on Wednesday, April 17th at 18:00. The exhibition will be open until May 11, 2024. Maria Kapajeva's exhibition, "Listen To My Scream, Hear Their Dreams," is profoundly influenced by Draakon Gallery's location directly across from the Russian Embassy in Tallinn's Old Town. Positioned in this manner, Kapajeva aims to foster a more nuanced dialogue regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine, which has led to a continual exposure to harrowing imagery. Consequently, a process of desensitization has transpired, rendering us less able to empathize with the enduring violence faced by real individuals still fighting for their lives in Ukraine. The intricate details, nuances, and personal narratives have been reduced to easily shareable content that briefly crosses our screens before fading into obscurity.

We are happy to announce the opening of the exhibition Down the Rabbit Hole at MO museum in Vilnius on 11th of April at 6 pm.  18:00 Opening discussion | Events hall | EN Justė Kostikovaitė, Maija Rudovska, Merilin Talumaa, Darja Popolitova, Anastasia Sosunova Moderated by Valentinas Klimašauskas 19:15 Darja Popolitova | 3D Jewellery Fortune Telling | performative workshop Small hall | EN 19:15 Aistė Ramūnaitė | Aura portraits | drawing workshop Small hall | LT  

On April 10, Al Paldrok's solo exhibition "Human Zoo" opened in Bogotá, Colombia, as part of the 16th Bogota AVD Festival, at the Will House gallery next to the National Museum. At the opening, the Non Grata performance "The Voice of the Four Elements and Climate Change" was performed by Anonymous Boh, Taje Devilgirl, Stenver Kööp and Danii Uusoja. The exhibition "Human Zoo" exhibits performance videos, installations, and screen-printed graphic series "Parallel Universe" and "Human Zoo".

On Monday, April 15 at 17.30 we welcome you to the artist tour of the exhibition „Box Seats. Ridadevaheline“! The author of the exhibition Laura De Jaeger will tell us more about the exhibition and introduces the material that can be found in the show. The tour will take place in English. Photo: Joosep Kivimäe * On Thursday, March 21 at 6 p.m., Laura De Jaeger's solo exhibition Box Seats. Ridadevaheline opens in Hobusepea gallery. The exhibition will remain open until April 15, 2024. 

Katariin Mudist “Slugs like us” at the HOP gallery The exhibition's opening is on April 18th at 6 p.m. accompanied by a performance by Keithy Kuuspu. A series of new texts for Katariin and her Slugs have been compiled by Sophie Durand on the occasion of this exhibition. The exhibition is open: Thu–Tue 11–18 until May 14th, 2024. The exhibition ‘Slugs like Us’ by Katariin Mudist infests the gallery with more than 300 ceramic slugs produced over the past three years. Building from an understanding that disgust and arousal are feelings that coexist, clay has been repetitively transformed into the form of a being that might ordinarily disgust into something beautiful, perhaps even erotic. Infused with their own particular kind of spunk these sculptures have been both the focus of Katariin’s making and also have been produced alongside a relentless dedication to active material inquiry into processes such as bricklaying, list making and journaling.

On Friday, 12 April at 5 p.m., three new group exhibitions will open in the three galleries of the Tartu Art House as part of the art project “Pärnu-Tartu-Pärnu Art Express”: “Peculiarities of South-West Estonian Anarchism” in the large gallery, “WOMAN&WOMAN: The art of Survival” in the small gallery and “MAN&MAN: The art of Survival” in the monumental gallery. The cooperative project of the Tartu Art House and Pärnu City Gallery “Pärnu-Tartu-Pärnu Art Express” brings together the art of two Estonian cities that are distant in space but close in terms of art. The aim of the project is to diversify the cultural life of the two cities with an exhibition exchange programme.

On Friday, 12 April at 5 p.m., the group exhibition “Peculiarities of South-West Estonian Anarchism” will open in the large gallery of the Tartu Art House as part of the art project “Pärnu-Tartu-Pärnu Art Express”. The curator of the exhibition is Janno Bergmann. The exhibition introduces the work of artists with some connection to the city of Pärnu, from the late 90s to the present day through photo and video documentation. The focus is mainly on performance and installation. The term “South-West Estonian anarchism” is not an official term, it was coined by art historian and curator Eha Komissarov in a rather random situation. However, it is perfectly suited to characterize the Pärnu School, being logical in essence and intriguing as a brand. South-West Estonia is exactly where Pärnu, known as a resort town, is located on the map of Estonia. Anarchism does not refer to a political position here. Rather, this definition refers to the Pärnu School operating outside the hierarchies and established traditions of the art world.

On Friday, 12 April at 5 p.m., the group exhibition “WOMAN&WOMAN: The art of Survival” will open in the small gallery of the Tartu Art House as part of the art project “Pärnu-Tartu-Pärnu Art Express”. The curator of the exhibition is Marian Grau. The exhibition focus on the positions of women in today’s society and examines how to remain yourself as a woman in a world saturated with clichés and stereotypes. Five female artists work will introduced in the exhibition, either directly or indirectly deal with various strategies for surviving as a woman. In primitive societies, the wrong gender can be a matter of life and death. Jill Peters, an American photojournalist, documents the sworn virgins of Albania. The “sworn virgins“ are concept a dating back hundreds of years that refers to biological women living in Balkan villages who have decided at an early age to assume the social identities of men for the rest of their lives.

On 5 April at 18.00, the 2024 season of the EKKM will begin with the opening of international group exhibition 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 which is the first joint project of museum curators Evelyn Raudsepp and Maria Helen Känd. On the opening night, 5 April at 17.00, the exhibition will host an curatorial tour in English with the participating artists. On Saturday, 6 April at 14.00-18.00, it will be possible to meet curator Evelyn Raudsepp in the EKKM bar as part of the exhibition's public programme.