INVITATION for media: Press event for Tschabalala Self: Around the Way on Tuesday 7 May at 10 am in EMMA

We present Tschabalala Self: Around the Way to the media on Tuesday, 7 May at 10 am. The press event is arranged on site at EMMA, on the museum’s second floor. Media representatives are welcome to visit the exhibition from 9.30 am onwards. The main language of the event is English.

In the press event, EMMA’s Chief Curator Ingrid Orman will interview artist Tschabalala Self. The press event will include an address by Päivi Karttunen, Chair of Saastamoinen Foundation Art Committee.

Finland based media, please send additional inquiries, interview requests and registrations to EMMA’s Chief Marketing Communications Specialist Iris Suomi iris.suomi@emmamuseum.fi by Monday 6 May.

International media inquiries and interview requests please contact:
Yaz Ozkan, yaz@pelhamcommunications.com
or
Phoebe Heins, phoebe@pelhamcommunications.com

Tschabalala Self says: “I am excited to share my work for the first time with audiences in Finland at the EMMA. This project in particular is very important to me as it is an ode to my hometown; Harlem, USA. All of the characters in my painting have in some shape or form been inspired by the loved ones, friends, neighbors and strangers I encountered growing up in Harlem. Around the Way hopes to show the beauty and complexity of the Black American character.’’

Tschabalala Self: Around the Way 8 May 2024 – 5 May 2025

EMMA in collaboration with the Saastamoinen Foundation, is delighted to present Around the Way, US artist Tschabalala Self’s first solo exhibition in Finland. This expansive presentation is part of the InCollection series of exhibitions co-produced by the museum and the foundation. Around the Way includes nearly 20 works, including recent paintings, life-size sculptures and three new paintings created for the exhibition.

Born and raised in Harlem, New York, Tschabalala Self (b. 1990) pushes the traditional boundaries of painting with her innovative use of pigments, textiles and printmaking methods, creating works that blend painting with collage. She infuses her work with her experiences as a Black American woman, deconstructing and reimagining Western portrayals of the Black body. Around the Way transforms EMMA’s exhibition spaces with colourful displays to evoke the metropolitan landscapes of Harlem and the atmosphere of its domestic interiors.

The exhibition is produced in collaboration with Pilar Corrias Gallery and Galerie Eva Presenhuber.