Amos Rex first major collections exhibition and Josefina Nelimarkka's exhibition open tomorrow

I feel, for now shows art from the Konstsamfundet collections, which are managed by Amos Rex. Art and emotions are at the heart of this themed exhibition. 

The basis of the collection is the approximately 400 works acquired by arts patron Amos Anderson (1878–1961). Today, it comprises more than 6,000 artworks. I feel, for now comprises more than 100 works by 76 artists, from the 1960s to the present.

One of the most recent pieces include and the newly commissioned work Spirit Systems of Soft Knowing ༊*·˚ (2024) by the artist collective Keiken. The participatory work in the middle of the museum’s large domed space is site-specific by nature and marks the first in a triennial series of commissions that make innovative use of technology, while critically examining it. 

The artists in the exhibition are: 

Martti Aiha, Petri Ala-Maunus, Henni Alftan, Ville Andersson, Pia Backström, Juhana Blomstedt, Elina Brotherus, Kari Cavén, Maria Duncker, Saara Ekström, Carolus Enckell, Leonora Fredriksson, Susanne Gottberg, Kaisaleena Halinen, Tiina Heiska, Heli Hiltunen, Ylva Holländer, Kari Huhtamo, Petri Hytönen, Kauko Hämäläinen, Icelandic Love Corporation, Petra Innanen, Aarne Jämsä, Keiken, Kaisu Koivisto, Matti Kujasalo, Jarmo Kukkonen, Tiina Laitanen, Ahti Lavonen, Henrika Lax, Juhani Linnovaara, Liisa Lounila, Jan Olof Mallander, Åke Mattas, Elina Merenmies, Ernst Mether-Borgström, Marika Mäkelä, Viljo Nieminen, Lars-Gunnar Nordström, Thomas Nyqvist, Perttu Näsänen, Hans Op de Beeck, Sara Orava, Paul Osipow, Kalervo Palsa, Roland Persson, Caroline Pipping, Pauno Pohjolainen, Vesa-Pekka Rannikko, Raimo Reinikainen, Anna Retulainen, Hans Rosenström, Eino Ruutsalo, Janne Räisänen, Emma Rönnholm, Stiina Saaristo, Maiju Salmenkivi, Pia Salo, Timo Sarpaneva, Kim Simonsson, Carl-Erik Ström, Mari Sunna, Risto Suomi, Aimo Taleva, Oona Tikkaoja, Tommi Toija, Anu Tuominen, Minna Tuominen, Pauliina Turakka Purhonen, Marianna Uutinen, Kari Vehosalo, Camilla Vuorenmaa, Viggo Wallensköld, Jan Kenneth Weckman, Sofia Wilkman and Henry Wuorila-Stenberg.

The exhibition is curated by Kai Kartio, Krista Mamia, Kaj Martin and Katariina Timonen.  

A cloud full of possibilities 

The importance of different senses is also a focus of Josefina Nelimarkka’s exhibition The Cloud of Un/knowing in Studio Rex. Nelimarkka’s exhibition features works that change in an instant and technology driven by real-time climate data. It links into broader themes of the Earth’s water cycle and the various meanings of clouds. 

Real-time measurements from the Arctic regions, boreal forest, and a weather station on the roof of Amos Rex create a beautiful, subtle unity in which light, sound and digital water droplets are in constant motion. The exhibition is curated by Anastasia Isakova.  

The exhibitions are open 27 March – 8 Sept 2024.