Item Archive: Marita Muukkonen
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State Art Award 2022 – Acceptance Speech by the Directors of AR
Good evening Mrs. Jenni Haukio, honourable spouse of the President, honoured colleagues of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland, honoured award-winners and guests. As Co-Founders, and Co-Directors of Artists at Risk (AR) we are deeply honoured to be awarded the first, … Continue reading
Posted in NEWS, Prizes, Timeline
Tagged Finlandia Hall, Ivor Stodolsky, Marita Muukkonen, Prize, Social Impact prize, State Art Prize, Suomi, taike
PRESS RELEASE: Artists at Risk (AR) at Frieze New York
Artists fleeing persecution and war and their fellows join Artists at Risk (AR)’s Virtual Viewing Room at Frieze New York from May 16 – 22, 2022 The eyes of the global art collectors community are locked on Manhattan, as Frieze … Continue reading
PRESS: El nuevo exilio de artistas rusos se refugia en Helsinki by El País
Source: El País José M Abad Linán 20.04.2022 PRESS TEXT: In English (translated): An NGO welcomes in the Finnish capital creators fleeing Putin’s regime, who coincide in the city with those arriving from Ukraine and Belarus. José M. Abad – … Continue reading
Posted in Press Reports
Tagged #artistsatrisk, activism, anti war, antiPutin, freedom of speech, human rights, Ivor Stodolsky, Marita Muukkonen, Russian Artists, supportUkraine, Ukraine, WarinUkraine
PRESS: Vooraf: Artists at Risk by HART
SOURCE: HART Magazine Kathleen Weyts 05.04.2022 PRESS TEXT: (In Dutch) Vooraf: Artists at Risk In 2015 werkte ik in opdracht van BOZAR aan de tentoonstelling Imagine Europe. In Search of New Narratives.Het was het jaar waarin Europa de toevloed van honderdduizenden migranten uit … Continue reading
PRESS: Monocle Weekend Edition: Saturday – Pack mentality by Monocle
Source: Monocle Monocle Team 02.04.2022 PRESS TEXT: Pack mentality It’s difficult to gauge what effect, if any, art has on conflict (writes Alex Briand). Sometimes it’s as simple as acting as a catharsis for the artist in a time … Continue reading
PRESS: Lisa Brice, Thomas Hirschhorn and Jim Hodges release prints to aid ‘Artists at Risk’ by Stephen Friedman Gallery
Source: Stephen Friedman Gallery Stephen Friedman Gallery Team PRESS TEXT: Event Available until 30 April 2022 Lisa Brice, Thomas Hirschhorn and Jim Hodges release prints to aid ‘Artists at Risk’ Online with ‘Artists at Risk’ Lisa Brice, Thomas Hirschhorn and Jim … Continue reading
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Tagged #artistsatrisk, activism, alliancesforartatrisk, cooperation, human rights, Ivor Stodolsky, Marita Muukkonen, perpetuum mobile, Ukraine, WarinUkraine
PRESS: Artists at Risk: Solidarity Prints by e-flux
Source: e-flux E-flux Announcements 19.03.2022 PRESS TEXT: Artists at Risk: Solidarity Prints Launch: March 15, 2022, 12:01am solidarityprints.artistsatrisk.org Instagram The war in Ukraine has put artists in Ukraine and neighbouring countries at high risk. In response we, an informal … Continue reading
PRESS: Artist Support Pledge sales campaign, which raised more than £80m on Instagram during the pandemic, turns attention to Ukraine crisis by The Art Newspaper
SOURCE: The Art Newspaper Louisa Buck 17.03.2022 PRESS TEXT: Artist Support Pledge sales campaign, which raised more than £80m on Instagram during the pandemic, turns attention to Ukraine crisis Matthew Burrows began Artist Support Pledge in 2020 and the … Continue reading
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PRESS: MATTHEW BARNEY, IDA EKBLAD, JULIAN SCHNABEL, THOMAS STRUTH et al. Solidarity Prints for Artists at Risk by Galerie Max Hetzler
Source: Galerie Max Hetzler Galerie Max Hetzler Team 15.03.2022 PRESS TEXT: MATTHEW BARNEY, IDA EKBLAD, JULIAN SCHNABEL, THOMAS STRUTH et al. Solidarity Prints for Artists at Risk © Ida Ekblad 70 artists, including Matthew Barney, Ida Ekblad, Julian Schnabel and Thomas Struth, have come … Continue reading