Artists are exceptionally gifted in thinking outside the box, which makes it particularly interesting to turn to artists as we search for new ways to consider humankind and navigate the challenges of today, such as the climate crisis and algorithm-controlled systems. Part of a serial exhibition concept, the show uses art to explore the character of this day and age and to anticipate future developments through an artistic, intuitive process. The exhibition is curated by Arja Miller, chief curator of exhibitions at EMMA, in collaboration with Simon Friese, director of Creator Projects in Denmark.Īutumn at EMMA will be dominated by a major international group exhibition, In Search of the Present. In addition to the show at EMMA, Buren will include art interventions and events in the public space in Espoo. Daniel Buren is an iconic giant of contemporary art, with an extensive career that spans over 3,000 exhibitions in venues and locations around the world. Still very active, Buren will create a completely new, large-scale body of work for EMMA that plays with the museum's architectural features: horizontality and natural light streaming through the windows.

1938) is a radical reformer of the visual arts who for 50 years has challenged our concept of art and pushed the boundaries of the art museum. Are artists in possession of a crystal ball, or are they able to anticipate the future through their artistic processes? A crystal ball is like a prism that reflects different realities and reveals new ways of seeing and experiencing.įrench artist Daniel Buren (b. The theme Crystal Ball encapsulates the visionary and bold approach of the artists and designers featured in the programme. The year culminates in November with the opening of a show featuring the design collection of Commercial Counsellor Kyösti Kakkonen, which will be permanently displayed in a new exhibition space on the ground floor of the WeeGee building. An exhibition of sculptures by Tapio Wirkkala, master of Finnish modern design, also opens in the autumn. Featuring international contemporary art, the extensive exhibition will explore current issues affecting both art and society, with a special focus on the relationship between humanity, nature and technology.

The autumn will feature a new show in the In Search of the Present series. The year kicks off with an exhibition by world-famous artist Daniel Buren that will extend beyond the museum into the urban space.

The theme is reflected in the exhibitions as well as in the events programme. The 2022 exhibition programme at EMMA showcases exciting contemporary practitioners of art and design alongside iconic modernists, all of whom are or were visionaries of their eras.

City of glass theme