Amos Anderson Art Museum

Amos Rex, Art Museum (Helsinki, Finland)

Amos Rex, Art Museum (Helsinki, Finland)
Underground Art Museum, in the Center of Helsinki
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AREA: Helsinki
ADDRESS: Amos Rex, Art Museum, Amos Rex taidemuseo, Lasipalatsi, Mannerheimintie 22-24, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
COUNTRY: Finland

AMOS REX
Art Museum

- Underground Art Museum, in the Center of Helsinki
- Exhibition Space: 2 000 m2
- Since 2018

HOW TO GET THERE?
From Helsinki Central Railway Station you will get there easily by walking to the west about three minutes.



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Museumsbau in Helsinki Amos Rex spektakulär

Video: aus Tagesthemen vom 30.08.2018 22:57 Uhr
Spektakulärer Museumsbau: Eröffnung des Amos Rex in Helsinki

WOW - Amos Rex taidemuseo / Amos Rex art museum

WOW-Arkkitehtuuri: Amos Rex taidemuseo
- Helsinki, Finland
- valmistumisvuosi: 2018
- suunnittelija: JKMM Arkkitehdit
- kuvausajankohta: 1/2019

European MUSCON Conference 2017 in Helsinki

European MUSCON 2017 in Helsinki
20 – 23 September 2017


Hosted by Ateneum Art Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (Finnish National Gallery)

Since 1996, the Vitra Design Museum has organised the international Museum Network Conference (MUSCON) in cooperation with annually changing hosts. The aim of MUSCON is to promote the exchange of travelling exhibitions and cooperation projects between museums and cultural institutions around the world.

The European MUSCON 2017 has been generously supported by seven local partner museums: Design Museum, EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, The Alvar Aalto Foundation, Museum of Finnish Architecture, Amos Anderson Art Museum, HAM Helsinki Art Museum and The Finnish Museum of Photography.

Production: Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum
Video by Ville Malja & Juho Länsiharju

Night of the Arts 2016: Helsinki Finland

Taiteiden yö 2016: Helsingin juhlaviikot - The Night of the Arts 2016: Helsinki Finland - HD Video Tour.
Enjoy this short video tour of 28th Night of the Arts in Helsinki, Finland...
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World Press Photo 16 Exhibition: Sanomatalo
Kamppi Chapel (Kampin Kappeli)
Amos Anderson Art Museum: Helsinki Noir Exhibition
Musiikkitalo and Kiasma
Hesperian puisto
Finnish National Opera Performance (Suomen Kansallisooppera)
Enjoy...

Amos Rex v06.2016 - The Masters - Graffiti wall in the center of Helsinki

The urban street art wall @ new art museum Amos Rex

Artists v.06
The Masters

Street crew:
Ville Nordström

Music: Somewhere by spinmeister (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Ft: DJ Vadim

In cooperation with: Decoväri, Geezers, Make Your Mark

Production: Youth department of Helsinki, Youth activity center Happi, Amos Anderson Art Museum

Head producer and video: Antti Salminen

Production management youth department: Ulla Laurio
Production management Amos Rex: Susanna Luojus, Elsa Hessle, Timo Riitamaa
In cooperation with: Decoväri, Geezers, Make Your Mark

Thanks to: Helsingin kaupungin rakennusvirasto, Haahtela Oy
And everyone that we forgot!

More inside stuff:

Amos Rex vol04.2016 - Kim Somervuori & Teemu Mäenpää - Graffiti wall in the center of Helsinki

A new urban street art wall was opened in the center of Helsinki on the building site of the new art museum Amos Rex in june 2016

Artists v.04:
Kim Somervuori & Teemu Mäenpää

Street crew:
Jirko Reijonen
Jenny Sittnikow
Ville Nordström

Video:
Katja Lindell
Sissi Puranen

Edit:
Laura Palanne

Music:
No Man Land by Bocrewlab

Pics:


Production: Youth department of Helsinki, Youth activity center Happi, Amos Anderson Art Museum

Head producer: Antti Salminen
Production management youth department: Ulla Laurio
Production management Amos Rex: Susanna Luojus, Elsa Hessle, Timo Riitamaa

In cooperation with: Decoväri, Geezers, Make Your Mark

Thanks to: Helsingin kaupungin rakennusvirasto, Haahtela Oy
And everyone that we forgot!

More inside stuff:

Amos Rex

Galeria de arte experimental subterránea en el centro de Helsinki. Dedicada en honor de Amos Anderson propietario del diario Hufvudstadsbladet y mecenas del Arte. Este centro es considerado uno de los centros más innovadores de Europa por la expectación con que ha sido recibido en 2018.
Underground experimental art gallery in the center of Helsinki. Dedicated in honor of Amos Anderson, owner of the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet and art patron. This center is considered one of the most innovative centers in Europe because of the expectation with which it was received in 2018.
ヘルシンキの中心にある地下実験のギャラリー。新聞の所有者であるHufvudstadsbladetとAmos Anderson、芸術の守護者の名誉を与えられた。 このセンターはヨーロッパで最も革新的なセンターの1つと考えられています。 理由は、それが2018年に受け取られたとの期待のためです。

Episode 11: The Location of the Helsinki Fashion Week Show

Paula visits the museum of Amos Anderson - the place where Revolt collection is revealed! In addition to three MEM pieces, what else must be done before the show? Watch the eleventh episode of Hardcore Fashion!

Designer and Master Seamstress Paula Malleus, the founder of MEM by Paula Malleus, is a pioneer of post-consumer waste fashion, which means she focuses entirely on recycled fashion. There's plenty of stories to tell and for you to see before The Revolt collection is revealed at Helsinki Fashion Week in July.

Weecos is thrilled to share the stories behind brands and products. We want you to get familiar with the inspirational designers and makers, the souls of the brands. In this vlog series, we show how a fashion collection entirely from post-consumer waste is made and of course, the people behind it.

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6. Helsinki Young People Takeover Museums – Ulla Laurio

ULLA LAURIO / Office Manager, Cultural Youth Work, Youth Department at City of Helsinki
Helsinki Young People Takeover Museums / #MunMuseo

Young people between 16-20 years of age and art museums in Helsinki worked together to find new ways for the youngsters to embrace the art museums´ artistic content and facilities.

The establishments involved were Amos Anderson Art Museum, Ateneum Art Museum, Design Museum, HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Sinebrychoff Art Museum, thirty youngsters employed by the City of Helsinki and six youth workers coaching the youngsters. The munmuseo project run by the City of Helsinki Youth Department co-operation of the British Creativity, Culture and Education organization.


The symposium was co-funded by:
- Creative Europe Programme of the European Commission
- Cultural Endowment of Estonia

New Now at Manege: Kai Kartio, Amos Rex (Helsinki)

The public art Helsinki museum Amos Rex opened in August 2018 on base of the Amos Anderson museum and the Bio Rex theatre – a masterpiece of Finnish functionalism. The exhibition spaces are hidden underground, the space above them relinquished to the street.


Amos Rex director Kai Kartio told about the secret behind this new space’s popularity, what kinds of tasks are demanded of its administration, what upcoming exhibition plans the museum has, how to effectively work with an audience, and what it is like to display dramatically different projects in their space.

New Now at Manege is Manege’s annual initiative presenting a series of stimulating talks with leading figures of the international cultural processes. Programme curated by Anna Kirikova (Manege).

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Amos Rex v05.2016 - Deos & Loop - Graffiti wall in the center of Helsinki

A new urban street art wall was opened in the center of Helsinki on the building site of the new art museum Amos Rex in February 2016

Artists v.05:
Deos & Loop feat. Last & Valo

Street crew:
Jenny Sittnikow
Niko Moisas
Katja Lindell

Timelapse:
Katja Lindell

Edit:
Laura Palanne
Antti Salminen

Music:
Drift of Song by Super_Sigil (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Ft: Drift,unreal_dm,vpd,mindmapthat

Production: Youth department of Helsinki, Youth activity center Happi, Amos Anderson Art Museum

Head producer: Antti Salminen

Production management youth department: Ulla Laurio
Production management Amos Rex: Susanna Luojus, Elsa Hessle, Timo Riitamaa
In cooperation with: Decoväri, Geezers, Make Your Mark

Thanks to: Helsingin kaupungin rakennusvirasto, Haahtela Oy
And everyone that we forgot!

More inside stuff:

Artist Julius Njau painting one of Considered His Best Show known Sweet Art Exhibition ever

Artist Julius Njau is geboren in 1961 te Marangu, Moshi in Tanzania. Hij heeft de Kilimanjaro Basis school gevolgd en is daarna student geweest aan de Moshi Technische Middelbare school waar hij is afgestudeerd. Zijn carrière als schilder is hij begonnen toen hij twee jaar door moest brengen in een ziekenhuis nadat hij zijn been ernstig gebroken had in 1972. In het ziekenhuis werd hij behandeld door een Finse Röntgen specialist. Zij was de eerste die hem aanmoedigde te schilderen door materialen voor hem aan te schaffen en door het kopen van zijn kunstwerken. Ze heeft zijn eerste tentoonstelling georganiseerd in Finland in 1983. Zijn eerste kunstwerken waren figuratief, gebruik makend van de thema's van zijn volktradities en dieren in het wild. In 1984 is er een dramatische verandering in zijn techniek en stijl opgetreden toen hij zich meer in de richting van de abstracte kunst bewoog. Zijn schilderijen zijn opgebouwd uit een samenspel tussen primaire kleuren en het bij elkaar brengen van obscure vormen. Het enorme repertoire van Julius Njau's is verzameld door de Provincie Osaka en het museum van Moderne Kunst te Toyama in Japan, het museum voor Volkerenkunde te Frankfurt en galerij ZAK (Moderne Afrikaanse Kunst) te Furth in Duitsland, Amos Anderson Galerij te Helsinki in Finland en het 5 de Britse Museum in Engeland. In 2002 heeft Julius Njau de Burgemeester van Nagoya Prijs gekregen en in 2003 heeft hij de hoofdprijs gekregen in de Internationale wedstrijd van provincie Toyama voor het Sukiyaki ontmoet de wereld Festival Poster Ontwerp. Julius Njau is een van de oprichters en President van Marafiki -- Vriendschap en Kunst.

Artist Julius Njau - Art montage in The World

Julius Njau was born in 1961 in Marangu, Moshi in Tanzania. He attended the Kilimanjaro Primary School and the Moshi Technical Secondary School where he graduated. His career as an artist started when he began to paint while he had to spend two years in hospital after he broke his leg badly in 1972. There he was treated by a Finnish X-ray specialist who was the first to encourage his art, buying materials for him, and works from him. She organized his first exhibition in Finland in 1983. His early works were representaional, working with the themes of his people's traditions and wildlife. 1984 saw a dramatic change in his technique and style as he shifted into the abstract. His paintings are constructed from the interplay of primary colors and the intermingling of obscured shapes. Julius Njau's vast work has been collected by the Prefecture of Osaka, and the Museum of Modern Art Toyama in Japan, the Museum fur Volkerkunde, Frankfurt, and Galerie ZAK (Zeitgenossische afrikanische Kunst), Furth in Germany, Amos Anderson Gallery, Helsinki, Finland, and 5th British Museum, England. In 2002, Julius Njau received the Nagoya Mayor's Prize and in 2003 he was awarded the Grand Prize in the Toyama Prefecture's International Competition for the Sukiyaki Meets the World Festival Poster Design. Julius Njau is a founding member and President of Marafiki - Friendship and Art.

Artist Julius Njau — History. Articles, Video, Pictures and interview And Exhibition 1985-2009

Julius Njau föddes 1961 i Marangu, Moshi i Tanzania. Han gick i Kilimanjaro lågstadieskola och tog sedan examen från Moshi tekniska högstadieskola. Hans karriär som artist startade när han började måla under sin tvååriga sjukhusvistelse efter ett komplicerat benbrott 1972. Han behandlades av en finsk röntgenspecialist som var den första att uppskatta hans konst och köpte material åt honom och konst av honom. Hon arrangerade hans första utställning i Finland 1980. Hans tidigare verk var figurativ konst och han arbetade med teman från hans folks traditioner och naturliv. 1984 ändrades hans teknik och stil dramatiskt när han gick över till abstrakt konst. Hans konstverk är konstruerade på samspelet mellan primärfärger och en blandning av otydliga former. Julius Njau's omfattande verk har samlats av prefekturen Osaka och Moderna konstmuseet Toyama i Japan, Museum fur Volkerkunde, Frankfurt och Galerie ZAK (Zeitgenossische afrikanische Kunst), Furth i Tyskland, Amos Anderson Gallery, Helsinki, Finland och 5:e Brittiska museet, England. 2002 mottog Julius Njau borgmästaren i Nagoyas pris och 2003 belönades han med Grand Prize i prefekturen Toyamas internationella tävling för design av affisch till festivalen Sukiyaki Meets the World (Sukiyaki möter världen). Julius Njau är grundare av och president i Marafiki - Friendship and Art.

Amos Rex v02.2016 - Heat of the Night - Graffiti wall in the center of Helsinki

A new urban street art wall was opened in the center of Helsinki on the building site of the new art museum Amos Rex in February 2016

Artists v.02:
Heat of the Night

Street crew:
Eevi Savolainen
Jenny Sittnikow
Ville Nordström

Video:
Ville Nordström

Edit:
Antti Salminen

Music:
Sea Decay by Super_Sigil

Production: Youth department of Helsinki, Youth activity center Happi, Amos Anderson Art Museum

Head producer: Antti Salminen
Production management youth department: Ulla Laurio
Production management Amos Rex: Susanna Luojus, Elsa Hessle, Timo Riitamaa

In cooperation with: Decoväri, Geezers, Make Your Mark

Thanks to: Helsingin kaupungin rakennusvirasto, Haahtela Oy
And everyone that we forgot!

More inside stuff:

【Exhibition】Marita Liulia Golden Age Artist Talk 2019.1.10

フィンランドを代表するアーティストの1人、マリタ・リウリアの個展開催を記念して、アーティスト・トークを実施しました。

Marita Liulia Golden Age Artist Talk
10th Thu. January 18：00―19：00
Spiral Garden (Spiral 1F)

Spirakers: Marita Liulia (Artist) / Pauli Sivonen(Director of the Serlachius Museum) / Tsutomu Okada (Senior Curator of Spiral )

Profile
Marita Liulia is one of Finland’s internationally best-known contemporary artists, works in Helsinki and Heinola, Finland. Highlights of her career are solo exhibitions in Kiasma, Finnish National Gallery and Amos Anderson Art Museum in Helsinki, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, National Museum in Bangkok. Performances include Venice Biennale, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, The Joyce Theater in New York, J.F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington and Finnish National Opera. Liulia has received numerous awards, including the Prix Ars Electronica in Austria (1996) and the Prix Möbius International in France (1996, 1999). She has also been awarded the Finland Prize, the Finnish Cultural Fund Prize for her achievements as an artist.

Islaja : Nicosfääri

NICOSFÄÄRI - NICOSPHERE
Credits :
Music composed and performed by Islaja
Directed by Merja Kokkonen and Antti Nylén
Director of Photography:Antti Nylén
Editing: Mika Taanila
Films: Adox Pan-X Reverso Super 8 & Kodac Ektachrome 100D

The Nicosphere was originally an installation, in the context of
visual arts. It was composed of music (by Merja Kokkonen) and an essay (by Antti Nylén) and a camera obscura. The Nicosphere was installed at Amos Anderson art museum in Helsinki, fall 2015, as a part of group exhibition centered on the spirituality of St. Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582).

The work was centered on the persona and music of Nico (1938–1988), and Kokkonen's music was a free rendition of Nico's song No One Is There. This forms the soundtrack to the video, called Nicosfääri, in Finnish.

The video was originally shot on Super 8 mm film and edited digitally.

Merja Kokkonen is a recording artist under the name Islaja, and because Nicosfääri video is independent from the 2015 installation, the video too is a Islaja video.

International Artist Julius Njau Best Painters of All-Time Visit Site

Artist Julius Njau urodził się w 1961 roku w mieście Marangu, Moshi w Tanzanii. Uczęszczał do Szkoły Podstawowej Kilimandżaro i Liceum Technicznego w Mosohi. Swoją ścieżkę artystyczną rozpoczął w 1972 roku, po ciężkim wypadku i poważnym złamaniu nogi, w skutek którego przez prawie 2 lata przebywał w szpitalu. Jego leczenie odbywało się pod okiem finlandzkiej specjalistki, która to widząc talent pacjenta zachęcało go do rozwoju artystycznego. W okresie choroby dostarczała mu materiały i kupowała jego pierwsze prace. W 1983 roku w Finlandii zorganizowała mu pierwsza wystawę. Pierwsze prace Juliusa były poświęcone afrykańskiej tradycji ludowej i pięknu dzikiej natury. W 1984 roku nastąpiła radykalna zmiana w jego stylu i technice, zbliżył się do abstrakcji. Obecnie jego prace bazują na mieszance podstawowych kolorów oraz różnorakich kształtach. Obrazy Juliusa Njau są częścią kolekcji takich instytucji jak: Prefektura Osaki, Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej w Toyama w Japonii, Muzeum fur Volkerkunde, we Frankfurcie, Galerii ZAK (Zeitgenossische afrikanische Kunst) w Furth, w Niemczech, Galerii Amos Andersen, Helsinki w Finlandii, czy V British Muzeum w Anglii. W 2002 roku Julius Njau został uhonorowany Nagrodą Główną w Nagoya City, a w 2003 Pierwszą Nagrodą w Międzynarodowym Konkursie zorganizowanym przez Prefekturę w Toyamie „Sukiyaki Spotyka Świat -- Festiwal Plakatu. Juliusz Njau jest członkiem, fundatorem i Prezydentem Marafiki -- Przyjaźń i Sztuka.

Artist Julius Njau was born in 1961 in Marangu, Moshi in Tanzania. He attended the Kilimanjaro Primary School and the Moshi Technical Secondary School where he graduated. His career as an artist started when he began to paint while he had to spend two years in hospital after he broke his leg badly in 1972. There he was treated by a Finnish X-ray specialist who was the first to encourage his art, buying materials for him, and works from him. She organized his first exhibition in Finland in 1983. His early works were representaional, working with the themes of his people's traditions and wildlife. 1984 saw a dramatic change in his technique and style as he shifted into the abstract. His paintings are constructed from the interplay of primary colors and the intermingling of obscured shapes. Julius Njau's vast work has been collected by the Prefecture of Osaka, and the Museum of Modern Art Toyama in Japan, the Museum fur Volkerkunde, Frankfurt, and Galerie ZAK (Zeitgenossische afrikanische Kunst), Furth in Germany, Amos Anderson Gallery, Helsinki, Finland, and 5th British Museum, England. In 2002, Julius Njau received the Nagoya Mayor's Prize and in 2003 he was awarded the Grand Prize in the Toyama Prefecture's International Competition for the Sukiyaki Meets the World Festival Poster Design. Julius Njau is a founding member and President of Marafiki - Friendship and Art.