Finnish textile artist Kustaa Saksi presents a decade of his hypnotic, intricate and beautiful jacquard weavings, along with two new special commissions, at the Design Museum, Helsinki through October 15, 2023.
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TLmag talks to Kustaa Saksi about craftsmanship and the inspiration behind ‘Archipelago’, a 26-metre long tapestry commissioned by the Finnish Government for the European Council in Brussels.
Subverting the negative connotations surrounding migraines, Kustaa Saksi turns his chronic suffering into colourful tapestries in his series ‘First Symptoms’
Kustaa Saksi will be exhibiting seven of his recent tapestries with Spazio Nobile Gallery during Collectible 21st Century Design at the Vanderborght Building, Brussels, from 7 until 11 March.
Within Louis Carré’s iconic house built by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto in the late 1950s, visitors can now experience the fine artworks of three contemporary Finnish artists: Laura Laine, Kustaa Saksi and Kim Simonsson.
Patrik Söderlund from IC-98 discusses the many narratives woven into the future-gazing tapestry, ‘A World in Waiting’, produced in collaboration with Kustaa Saksi
At COLLECTIBLE, our sister gallery presents a group show with Kustaa Saksi, Chen & Williams, Bela Silva, Kaspar Hamacher, Alexia de Ville, Frederik Vercruysse, Laetitia Bica and Isaac Monté
This weekend marks the ending of the show The New Age of Humanism, a journey that is both experiential and holistic, physical and cosmic.
Spazio Nobile Gallery presents the show The New Age of Humanism, a journey that is both experiential and holistic, physical and cosmic.
As we enter into the second decade of the 21st century and in a post-pandemic era, what does the role of humanism play in our society and how is it understood by artists and designers? What are its potential meanings, implications, and even misunderstandings in contemporary culture? TLmag 33 SS 2020 explores The New Age of Humanism as perceived in the field of art and design, contemporary applied arts in connection with the research, scientific and conservation worlds.
As we enter into the second decade of the 21st century and in a post-pandemic era, what does the role of humanism play in our society and how is it understood by artists and designers? What are its potential meanings, implications, and even misunderstandings in contemporary culture? TLmag 33 SS 2020 explores The New Age of Humanism as perceived in the field of art and design, contemporary applied arts in connection with the research, scientific and conservation worlds.
Kati Laakso, Director of the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux in Brussels, talks to TLmag about the Institute’s unique initiative, Together Alone, created after the spread of Covid-19 to support Finnish artists during the pandemic, and how she sees the artistic community changing in this new environment.