Tom Jeffreys is a writer, curator and editor based in London and Helsinki
Can Finland’s art scene survive in the face of declining public funding, lack of economic security, and oversupply of labour?
What have the Baltic nations contributed to the Venice Biennale?
What is the relationship between art and the city?
Tom Jeffreys reports from Helsinki on Amos Anderson’s plans for a new gallery; Kiasma’s reopening and exhibitions; and Päivi Takala’s paintings of painting
Tom Jeffreys on the changing nature of Finland’s art scene
‘Discoveries’ contains several lovely moments, but never really comes together to contribute more than the sum of its parts
As the Turner Prize winner is announced in Derry, ‘Bloomberg New Contemporaries’ at London’s ICA seeks out tomorrow’s big names
‘Foreign Bodies, Common Ground’ – the Wellcome Collection’s current exhibition – is refreshingly self-reflexive
Dayanita Singh’s exhibition at the Hayward Gallery is curious curatorial blend: archive, library and gallery combined
Curators are not ‘pirates who’ve taken over the ship’ and Waldemar Januszczak should know it
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
Baltic Diary: Making Art Work in Finland
Can Finland’s art scene survive in the face of declining public funding, lack of economic security, and oversupply of labour?