Events

On Friday, November 29, at 18.00, Alexei Gordin’s exhibition Ghosts and Powers will open at Hobusepea Gallery. The exhibition will remain open until January 5, 2025. Alexei Gordin: “In the exhibition Ghosts and Powers, I explore the complexities of architectural heritage and its profound influence on human lives. Set against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, the discourse surrounding monuments erected under occupation regimes has resurfaced, exposing societal divides. As always, the truth resides in a nuanced middle ground, obscured by the weight of emotion. The idea for the exhibition stemmed from an article in Postimees describing a mysterious bunker beneath the Maarjamäe "space rocket." According to old drawings, a room lies hidden beneath the monument, sealed for seventy years. What purpose did it serve and what might it hide? If a hatch to the bunker could be unearthed, might it lead to a point where all conflicting aspects converge into a unified understanding?

You are welcome to the opening of Krista Leesi's exhibition In Spe. Saint Victor and Four Dragons at Draakon gallery on Thursday, November 28, at 18.00. The exhibition will remain open until January 4, 2025. The exhibition draws inspiration from the martyrdom of Saint Victor, as portrayed on the main altar of St. Nicholas Church in Tallinn. The altar, crafted in the workshop of Lübeck master Hermen Rode, was brought to Tallinn 543 years ago. “The times are tense, even frightening. Such that every means and possibility must be put into service. Why not even mythical creatures and medieval patron saints.  Tallinn's patron saint was Saint Victor. He is often depicted on altars alongside Saint George, the dragon slayer. But Saint Victor did not slay dragons. Perhaps dragons might protect the knightly saint and us instead?”

Kim? and Kogo Gallery are pleased to invite you to the opening of the group exhibition "White Dwarfs and All Those Beautiful Nebulas", featuring three Estonian artists – Eike Eplik, Kristi Kongi, and Anna Mari Liivrand. The show is curated by Šelda Puķīte. Opening: November 28, 6 pm – 9pm Exhibitions dates: November 29 – January 26 A white dwarf is a former star that has collapsed into an energy-dense, Earth-size stellar object. From its outer layers, it creates a planetary nebula that erupts into colourful gas clouds, becoming a new star-forming incubator. In other words, it uses the leftovers of the old world to create a new one. The triangle dance of white dwarfs, nebulas and newly formed substances, from which life emerges, can be viewed as cosmopoetry for the cycle of life. The exhibition explores this process of rebirth, where entropy and change are part of a new beginning, where nothing is truly lost, and nothing is truly still or in control.

The exhibition “Shadowsigns” by Ingrid Helena Pajo at Sophie Durand’s studio (at the Užupis Art Incubator, Vilnius) opens on November 16 at 6 p.m. On Sunday, the exhibition will be open from 12 to 5 p.m. The exhibition will be on view for one weekend only. Welcome and please note: Shadow casts shape. Shape equals sign. Sign communicates meaning. Meaning projects back on shape, back to shadow. The space between meaning and shadow house possibilities. Shadow obscures actualities. Possibilities are meanings. Are personal. Signs are possibilities. Signs are shadows are shapes and shapes cast shadows. https://echogonewrong.com/exhibition-shadowsigns-by-ingrid-helena-pajo-…

On Friday, 15 November at 5 p.m., Johannes Säre will open his solo exhibition “Drills and Ladders” in the large gallery of the Tartu Art House. The exhibition is Johannes Säre's first solo show after a seven-year creative break. It focuses on the artist's experiences during that period as an art technician.  The starting point of the exhibition revolves around the mishaps, successes and musings from that time on life, death and art broadly.  Säre continues to employ the dark humour characteristic of his earlier work but it is now directed towards the artist himself. 

On Friday, November 8, at 5 p.m., the graphic artist Kelli Valk will open her solo exhibition “Read My Eyes” at the Vabaduse Gallery. At the exhibition, Kelli Valk displays a selection of graphic works from 2024, which are strongly impelled by the continued war in Ukraine. The artist feels the need to ask “Why?” and “Who should give the answers?” But when one tries to rationalise the discord of our anxious world, only confusion echoes back. To think there’s still such destruction happening in our time… Fear, sorrow, despair seep into one’s eyes.

Group exhibition by the Sculpture Department at the Pallas University of Applied Sciences and the Estonian Sculptors' Union 31th October- 30th November, 2024 Opening Reception:  31th October, 17:00 On 7-9 November 2024, the exhibition is exceptionally open from 11:00 to 22:00! What would the light of survival look like? In the delicate balance between heaviness and lightness lies the hope that, after today's rain, tomorrow's weather will bring clarity. There is light at the end of the tunnel.  As humans, we navigate a recurring vortex of millions of histories; our survival relies not only on resilience but also on visionary guidance. Courageous action, a contemporary interpretation of ancestral wisdom, and the ability to see the broader picture are essential.

You are invited to the opening of the new exhibition My Home, Our City at Tallinn Art Hall’s Lasnamäe Pavilion on Thursday, 31 October at 6 PM. The exhibition format is inspired by the metaphor of a box set: the pavilion’s spaces are filled with works that explore various facets of urban life and the concept of home. The exhibition is curated by Siim Preiman. The exhibition features internationally recognised artists Laura Cemin, Foxy Haze, Tõnis Jürgens, Samuel Lehikoinen, Camille Laurelli, Metabor, Mark Raidpere, Romain Sein, Jaakko Pietiläinen, Mark Soosaar, Diana Tamane, Ingel Vaikla and Mari Volens. The artists’ photo and video works create a captivating journey through the pavilion’s spaces, ranging from brutalist concrete architecture to the intimacy of the human body.

01.11 - 21.11.2024 Opening 1.11–18:00  Opening music by Mari Meentalo of OOPUS. GOLDEN LOVE is a unique art exhibition-labyrinth that invites viewers on an exciting journey into the depths of the subconscious. In this world, where art becomes a mirror for inner experiences and hidden emotions, the artist reveals his newest and most symbolic works. The exhibition offers a deep dive into a mystical world of images where enigmas intertwine with reality. We invite you to explore the space between the visible and the invisible, immersing yourself in a magical atmosphere where drops of real gold adorn the works, symbolizing femininity, spiritual and material wealth.

On Thursday, October 31st, at 18.00, Kadi Estland's exhibition Menopausal Lido will open at Hobusepea Gallery. The rap group Nancy Nakamura Räpipunt, known for incorporating texts from Kadi Estland's 2016 online poetry collection Curriculum Vitt, will perform at the opening event. Kadi Estland: "I aimed to depict the concealed violence and misogyny that permeate our culture, something we endure as if it were a chronic illness. It's like a predator, always lurking, occasionally surfacing to strike. Much of classical art addresses issues created by men. I believe it's a widely shared experience that middle-aged and older women face their absence in cultural representation. Menopausal Lido was born out of a subtle sense of anger and frustration." Liina Pääsuke designed the window panel for Menopausal Lido. Accompanying the exhibition is a book titled Black and White Winters.