Art Museum Artsi’s exhibition FLIP! Skate & Art opens on 14 April 2023
Art Museum Artsi’s exhibition explores how skateboarding as a subculture and the street as a cultural environment have influenced contemporary artists. The exhibition is open Fri 14 April till Sun 27 August 2023 at Artsi’s exhibition space in Myyrmäkitalo.
Skate, that is skateboarding culture, landed extensively in Finland in the 1980s. Since the 1980s, it has become an established part of Finnish youth and urban culture. Artsi’s FLIP! Skate & Art -exhibition reflects how skateboarding, as a subculture, has impacted the visual artists engaged in skateboarding and how it has been interpreted in visual arts. The exhibition seeks connections between the visuality of skateboarding, do-it-your-self culture, and art works of contemporary visual artists.
The FLIP! Skate & Art -exhibition consists of a wide and varied selection of artworks by contemporary artists and explores the visual culture related to the world of skateboarding.
The exhibition is conducted in cooperation with Vantaa Art Museum Artsi and a team of experts on skateboarding culture.
Artists of the exhibition: Fia Linnéa Emelie Doepel, Eeva-Mari Haikala, Alvi Hatakka, Saara Karppinen, Otto Karvonen, Anssi Kasitonni, Hermanni Keko, Valtteri Kivelä, Peetu Liesinen, Emilia Mäkelä, Erno Pennanen, Fabu Pires, Santeri Salminen, Timo Vaittinen, Ville-Veikko Viikilä, Man Yau.
Team of experts: Jussi Goman, Juho Haavisto, Arsi Keva, Vantte Lindevall.
Exhibition’s visual identity: Johannes Rantapuska.
The program to the exhibition is open to everyone and guided tours in Finnish as an introduction to the exhibition are organized for the exhibition on Thursdays.
See detailed information on events on Artsi's website.
Artsi is open Tuesday–Wednesday 11 am –6 pm, Thursday 1 pm – 8 pm,
Friday–Sunday 11 am – 4pm.
Admission to Artsi is free.
