Events

On Wednesday, November 1 at 18:00 the group exhibition of young photography artists What Colour Is the Sky Above the Port Today? will open in Hobusepea gallery. The exhibition will remain open until November 27, 2023 It is an important exhibition in the history of higher education of Estonian photography, where, inspired by the spirit of our time, the current students or recent graduates of the Estonian Academy of Arts and Pallas University of Applied Sciences have their say. The themes of Tallinn Photomonth 2023 are centered around camera-based media, with a focus on photographic representations of our daily information flow.

From Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Paul Kuimet’s solo exhibition Crystal Grid will be open in Draakon gallery. The opening event takes place on November 1 at 18:00. The project-related artist’s book presentation will take place on November 23 at 18:00 adjacent to the gallery in Kanuti Gildi SAAL.   “... How to give structure to something that itself is lacking one? How to present something like that? This is a question of visibility and making visible. What are the means for making visible something that always remains invisible? More precisely: the thing that remains invisible in real life, but of which we can get a glimpse in Crystal Grid, is the structure of capitalism. But how to display something like that?”

“In search for clear waters” by Ingrid Helena Pajo at Tokyo “In search for clear waters” is an exhibition by the Estonian artist Ingrid Helena Pajo. The textile works made for this show are about rivers and debris they carry, comparing flow and clarity of the waters with the past that is thought through. Ingrid Helena Pajo @raudrohija https://totan.tokyo/ https://www.instagram.com/totan.tokyo/ Supported by Cultural Endowment of Estonia

On Thursday, 12.10.2023, at 18:00, Al Paldrok's exhibition "Extravaganza" will be opened in KUKU Club. “Through non-stop world tours, performances, exhibitions, and publications, Al Paldrok alias Anonymous Boh has created one of the most representative, significant, timely and transformative art movements in all of history. As Ring Master, Boh has become the Wild Bill Hickok, the P.T. Barnum, the Alfred Jarry, the Tristan Tzara, the Ezra Pound, the Orson Welles of our Era. We have entered The Apocalypse, The Storm. Boh, implementing all The Arts via NON GRATA’S Diverse Universe global performances, reveals to us not only where we presently stand in The Storm but he also conjures visions of our soon to be realized post-apocalyptic absurdly playfully tormented kaleidoscopic landscapes.” Ron Whitehead, Outlaw Poet

On Friday, October 20th, at 5:00 p.m., Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins will present her personal exhibition titled "Suuremjault mälëstustest" at Vana-Võromaa Kultuurikoda. The exhibition will be on display until mid-December and can be visited from Wednesday through Sunday, between ten in the morning and six in the evening. "Suuremjault mälëstustest"  is a profound personal exhibition by Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins, where the poetic imagery from her debut poetry collection, "Kivi alla kükakille," released earlier in the summer, converges with poignant narratives in the medium of embroidery. The exhibition offers a glimpse into the textile artist's recent creative endeavors, inviting viewers to reflect on the passage of time.

On Friday, 13 October at 5:00 p.m. the group exhibition “Collusion” will open in the monumental gallery of the Tartu Art House. The curator of the exhibition is Maarit Mälgi. The exhibition features the works of 13 talented artists, predominantly created during 2023. The works are all made of clay, but a number of different firing methods have been used to complete the works, from wood burning to earthenware and stoneware. In addition, one completely unfired work made of raw clay complements the exhibited works.  Each work on display possesses its own distinctive narrative and purpose for gracing this exhibition. The vast diversity of backgrounds and experiences among the artists is manifested in their distinct ways of handling materials, rendering the exhibition a vibrant and multifaceted collection.

On Friday, 13 October at 5:00 p.m. the joint exhibition “Things are closer than they appear” by Kristi Paap, Ketli Tiitsar and Siiri Nõva will open in the small gallery of the Tartu Art House.  The exhibition brings the viewer into immediate proximity to everyday familiar phenomena through materials, exploring the handmade rural living environment, the piled objects there, the plant community of the garden, its duration, current use and awareness.

On Wednesday, 11th of October at 6 pm Alar Tuul will open his solo exhibition titled “x+y...” at Vaal Gallery.  “x+y...” represents the rapidly changing world around us, which constantly influences our thoughts and ideas. The artist admits: "I repeatedly tried to force the captured topic into a fixed format. Unfortunately, this is not possible." Some of the thoughts or shapes in the painting lead elsewhere. The chaos of fragments altered the course of solutions. The original impulse lost its meaning. It's like a big canvas that we fill with our stories and experiences, but the more we try to organise it into a definite structure, the more it slips out of our grasp. Capturing specific thoughts and registering them was no longer the goal - the landscape x took it over. Problem x+y = was solved as 2x+2y.

On 6 October at 6 pm, Trance, the main exhibition of Tallinn Photomonth’s seventh edition, will open at Tallinn Art Hall’s Lasnamäe Pavilion. It explores people’s everyday addiction to screens and includes works by 17 artists from eight countries, as well as three artist duos and one artist group. Several artists will present their works in Estonia for the first time. Curated by New York based, Finnish curator, Ilari Laamanen, the exhibition will remain open until 26 November.  

Chun Au Yeung will open his solo exhibition You’ve Been in My Mind in Hobusepea gallery at 18:00 on Thursday, October 5th, 2023. Exhibition will be open until October 30, 2023. “It was a chilly night, so I went home after a long walk at dawn. I was sitting on the couch, covering myself with a blanket and listening to a song. The lyrics kept lingering in my head…”that’s me in the corner, that’s me in the spotlight, losing my religion…” That night, I was not the only one in the spotlight. Suddenly, I heard a big bang noise that came from the corner. It was so dark in the room, all I could see was all of my jackets falling off on the ground. At that moment, I was thinking about someone…” Chun Au Yeung