Author Archives: Marita Muukkonen
PRESS: Awaiting political specters: Documenta 14
PRESS TEXT POSTED BY: DEIANIRA TOLEMA MAY 11, 2017 Written by Dorian Batycka and Vanessa Gravenor Documenta is a quinquennial exhibition of contemporary art that since 1955 has created a space for healing war torn regions through art. Begun in the German city of Kassel, … Continue reading
PRESS: Artists at Risk: Wysing offers residency to artists facing persecution in their home country
PRESS TEXT By Jack Hutchinson As part of the Artists at Risk network, the Cambridge-based organisation has launched a three-month residency for visual artists who are the target of politically motivated threats in their home country. Wysing Arts Centre has announced an open … Continue reading
ARTISTS at RISK @ AR PAVILION in Athens
ARTISTS at RISK 7 APR – 5 MAY 2017 AR PAVILION, Athens (Varvakio Square) https://artistsatrisk.org/ Curated by Marita Muukkonen and Ivor Stodolsky, co-founding directors Perpetuum Mobile (PM) Issa Touma, “Aleppo Before & After United Photographs” series (1996-2017) Front: Issa Touma, … Continue reading
PRESS: Re-Build Refuge Europe in Athens
PRESS TEXT EUROPEAN ALTERNATIVES April 7, 2017, 10:37 am European Alternatives in cooperation with Perpetuum Mobile and AthenSYN prepared two exhibitions regarding migration. They are opening today in Athens. In the past years, Athens has been one of the places … Continue reading
PRESS: A new space for Artists At Risk
PRESS TEXT BY Katrina Kufer April 5, 2017 The launch of a new kind of global institution for artists under threat AR digital presence Artists at Risk (AR) is a new organisation for artists facing persecution. A unique format that has … Continue reading
AR – Safe Haven Helsinki Residency
The Artists at Risk (AR) – Safe Haven Helsinki Residency is hosted and curated by Perpetuum Mobile. It secured core long-term funding from the Helsinki City Cultural Office in 2016. The AR-Finland Advisory Council works closely with AR-Safe Haven Helsinki residents … Continue reading
PRESS: Solidaritet i konstlivet
PRESS TEXT By: Frida Sandström Bahar Yurukoglu, Pink Ice (stillbild), 2014. Ett tvärsnitt genom dagens residensprogram visar att allt fler riktar sig till konstnärer som förflyttar sig inte av intresse, men efter behov. Ofta rör det sig om verksamheter som initieras genom direkt kontakt … Continue reading
