54. CONTAINER,
10 March - 14 April 1991
When sculptor Markku Kivinen (b. 1961 Kauhava) and painter
Teemu Saukkonen (b. 1954 Savonlinna) started to plan a joint exhibition
in the spring of 1988, they did not want to arrange two separate exhibitions
in the same gallery as is usually done. The artists strove for deeper
cooperation. Kivinen and Saukkonen knew each other well and both could
rely on each other's aesthetic taste, perseverance and technical ability
to carry out joint ideas.
The exhibition "Container" was opened on the
lower floor of the Sara Hildén Museum in March 1991. The artists
displayed both their individual and joint works.
A video presentation about the artists and their work
comprised part of the exhibition.
Markku Kivinen was originally known for his black boxes
with a cranking handle. Movement has been very important in his later
works. Kivinen combines different materials in his sculptures, especially
steel and wood in recent years.
Teemu Saukkonen is known for his large figurative-expressive paintings, which rely heavily on symbols and different
myths. At first
he painted realistic figures, that gradually became more anonymous. At
one stage he rejected the human figure and started to experiment with
three-dimensional objects and shapes made of lead.
A new rearranged exhibition of works belonging to the
Sara Hildén Foundation was opened on the upper floor of the
museum.
Modern international classics were shown in the Central Gallery, international
art from the 1960's in Gallery C. Gallery B presented Finnish art from
the 1960's and 70's as well as Finnish art from the early years of this
century. There was a special exhibition of Kain Tapper's works from the
collection of the Sara Hildén Foundation in Gallery A.
Catalogue:
Kontti
1991, 64 pages
Sara Hildén Art Museum Publication 44 (Text in Finnish)
Price FIM 20
4,040 visitors attended the exhibition.
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