Events

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.

On Thursday, October 31, at 6 p.m., Killu Sukmit’s exhibition “Talks with a Tiger” will open at Draakon gallery. The opening will be accompanied by a live music performance by Hello Upan & Killu Sukmit. The exhibition will remain open until November 23, 2024.

A variety of art publications by artist and designers from Estonia is currently on show at the exhibition “in a maze”, curated by Marija Repšytė at the Klaipėda Cultural Communication Centre, open until 10 November. The preparations for the exhibition included researching art publications in Estonia, done in collaboration with Marika Agu, the archive project manager at the CCA. The exhibition also includes publications from the CCA’s archive.

On Friday, 18th of October at 6 pm Jenny Grönholm and Jass Kaselaan will open their exhibition titled "Autumn 2024" at Vaal Gallery. The exhibition will remain open until 16th of November. The exhibition features a series of parallel stories from two artists: Jenny Grönholm's flower paintings and Jass Kaselaan's concrete sculpture groups, which create a contrasting yet harmonious interplay. Grönholm's paintings explore the themes of transience, destruction, and rebirth, using flowers as symbols of life cycles, human relationships, and renewal. Her delicate flowers capture both the fragility of life and the hope for new beginnings, offering a balance between destruction and beauty. 

"GROUP T / CALM EXPRESSIONISM - REVISITED" focusing on RAOUL KURVITZ / URMAS MURU and their drawings! On Wednesday, 16.10, at 19.00, Raoul Kurvitz and Urmas Muru will open an exhibition based on their early works in Noblessner, at the address Vesilennuk 24 of the Project Room. Both authors present their new graphic series based on early drawings. In addition, graphics projecting dreamy and powerful-apocalyptic architectural forms based on the latest work of Urmas Muru will be presented for the first time.

On 12 October at 4 pm, Tanel Rander’s performative presentation "A German is Coming" will take place at the Lasnamäe Pavilion of the Tallinn Art Hall. The presentation stems from the artist’s curiosity about why hearing the German language makes him feel an urge to stand up and salute. Rander is participating in the exhibition Difficult Pasts. Connected Worlds with his installation Damn Rake, most of which was created last year in Berlin. There, he explored his complex relationship with the German language and sought to understand whether this stems from Estonia’s colonial history or his own unresolved issues. The performance will be in Estonian, English and German.

The exhibition by Vano Allsalu and Liisa Jugapuu titled "Conversation in Colour" is open until this Saturday 12th of October at Vaal Gallery. Vaal Gallery welcomes visitors from Tuesday to Friday from 12 to 6 pm and on Saturday from 12 to 4 pm. Conversation in Colour

You are invited to the opening of the EKA Museum exhibition “Clothed and Nude. 110 Years of Figure Study at the Estonian Academy of Arts” on Friday, 18 October at 5pm in the EKA Gallery! During the event, the accompanying catalogue will be introduced and can be purchased on-site. The exhibition will remain open until November 29. In celebration of the 110th anniversary of the Estonian Academy of Arts, a significant retrospective exhibition has been organised, highlighting a theme that resonates with all who have studied here or are currently students. The depiction of the human figure – through drawing, painting and modelling from live models – has always been a cornerstone of art education, and the Estonian Academy of Arts, along with its predecessors, exemplifies this tradition.