Madrid, the Spanish capital, is a city bursting with cultural attractions, and some of the highlights for a visit to this marvelous city is the huge offer in top world […]
798·751 On Site Music Project: An Electronic Music Festival in a Post-Industrial Setting
From November 8th to 10th, 2024, the On Site Music Project took over the 798 Art Center, delivering Asia’s largest modular synthesizer music event to an enthusiastic crowd. On Site Music Project […]
A Bangkok hidden gem: The Artist’s House
Maybe not so hidden gem after all, as the location receives a relatively fair amount of tourists and visitors, specially at weekends, but still located off the beaten track in […]
798 And 751’s Merger Makes It the Largest Art and Creative Industry Cluster in China
798 Art District and 751 D·Park, two of Beijing’s most iconic cultural industry parks, have announced their merger, a move set to enhance the city’s cultural landscape. This merger will […]
Street art in Helsinki… and in Las Matas!
Written by Eva Blanco Medina Street Art is finally determined to conquer the public spaces all around the world. Going from small populations that sometimes see their essence reduced to […]
A Finnish souvenir – Aalvar Aalto decorative bowls
Iittala, one of the most prestigious Finnish design companies, has taken the famous design of Aalvar Aalto for trays and vases and applied it to mini bowls, very suitable to […]
When sculpture and architecture dialogue
It is said that the Finnish architect Viljo Revell considered his buildings to be complete only when a Henry Moore sculpture was part of them. And all year round visitors […]
The Lusto Museum in Punkaharju
In 1843, the Punkaharju State Forest was established and in 1990 the ridge was declared a protected area, with the approval of the Act founding the Punkaharju nature conservation area. […]
The Year of South Korea
Since 1997 the festival has been exploring different Asian cultures: from Indonesia to China, to India and –last year– the countries hit by the 2005 tsunami.Asia in Helsinki is the […]
The survival of the littlest
Pekka Jylhä, who made his debut in Vaasa 1984, is one of the most important Finnish sculptors. In addition to several exhibitions, he has become known through his many public […]
An easterly breeze hits Kiasma
Along with China's economic miracle and recent development in the region as a whole, Asian contemporary art is on the rise as well. Biennials and art festivals are numerous and […]
Museum of Gallen-Kallela
{mosimage}The floor in the main atelier is made of tarred wooden blocks, a durable style imitated from factories. In the glass vitrines by the wall there is a collection of […]
Villa Didrichsen: architecture and art
{mosimage} The museum is a masterpiece in itself. Because of the architecture: like many other buildings by famous Finnish architect Viljo Revell, Villa Didrichsen is not just another L-shaped building […]
Raimo Utriainen: mind vs passion
{mosimage}Now, for the second round of Spring exhibitions, that will open from 8.2 until 29.4, that path has been followed introducing one of the most remarkable figures in contemporary Finnish […]
Malevich: The Beauty Of Simple Forms
Born near Kiev in 1878, Malevich is with no doubt one of the pioneers of abstract geometric art. He was inspired by Cubism and Futurism until he gave birth to […]