GeneralSharing: 27m above the Sea

GeneralSharing: 27m above the Sea opening on October 15, from 15:00 to 18:00

GeneralSharing is a platform created by a group of students from the Baltic and Nordic countries, the purpose of which is to be a meeting place for introducing art practices to young artists starting their careers.

GeneralSharing: 27m Above the Sea is an exhibition born out of different sharings of working processes and artistic knowledge, which highlights different work methods and diverse fresh approaches to art in the student community.

The second part of the exhibition, GeneralSharing: 19m above the Sea, opens on October 20 at Köysiratagalleria and Taiteen Talo in Turku, Finland.

Artists:

Alva Törnqvist, Cheonghye Sophia, Chih-Tung Lin, Clea Filippa Ingwersen, Ebba Birkflo, Ellinor Hagman, Ida Hundertmark, Katariin Mudist, Megan Auður, Olev Kuma, Patricia Carolina, Peik Elias, Sabīne Šnē, Sofia Haapamäki, Zsófi Boda 

Special thanks to:

Kirke Kangro, Bjarki Bragason, Kuno Network Grant, Lina Koseleva, Kati Saarits and Vent Space

Presentation of the new book by EKA photography professor Marge Monko in New York.

On Wednesday, October 12, artist Marge Monko, professor of the Department of Photography at EKA, will present her new monograph “Flawless, Seamless” in New York, at the Margot Samel Gallery. At the book presentation, Monko talks to the critic and theoretician R.H. With Lossin.

The editor of the book is Laura Toots, an alumnus of the photography department of EKA, the graphic designer is Indrek Sirkel, a doctoral student and junior researcher of EKA, and the publisher is Lugemik.

“Flawless, Seamless” is Marge Monko’s first monograph, which includes the artist’s works from 2014-2021. The book presents nineteen works, all of which in their own way explore the “architecture of desire,” a term Monko has used to characterize his work. Monko draws inspiration from messages in public spaces, print advertisements, store displays, shop windows, etc. Ubiquitous advertising strategies designed to create lasting desire try to convince us that the products being presented will help us achieve luxury, romance, and happiness. Monko’s interest in these integral elements of capitalist society stems from his childhood in the 1980s, when goods were scarce in the Soviet Union.

The works are accompanied in the book by an essay by curator and theorist Moritz Scheper and three conversations with Monko’s fellow artists and friends: Erika Hock, Maruša Sagadin and Paul Kuimet. Scheper discusses the connections between Monko’s earlier and more recent works and the different forms of expression of femininity dominant in the East and the West. Conversations touch on topics such as creativity, materiality, collaboration and book making. The completion of the book was supported by the Estonian Cultural Foundation and the Association of Photographers (Foku).

The book presentation will take place as part of the Lugemik publishing house’s participation in the world’s largest art book fair, NY Art Book Fair 2022. Lugemik will show at the fair, besides Marge Monko, a large number of publications by EKA alumni and teachers: Ott Kagovere, Sandra Nuut, Edith Karlson, Paul Kuimet, Mari Laanemets and Flo Kasearu. Lugemik’s participation in the fair is supported by the Estonian Ministry of Culture and the Estonian Cultural Foundation.

On Wednesday, October 12, at 18:00, we will open the joint art exhibition titled “Synthesis of Landscapes” by Art Academy students from four different departments at ARS Art Factory Studio 53 and 98 (Pärnu mnt 154, Tallinn).

The group exhibition uses the spatio-temporal outputs typical of installation art to question the artists’ individual observations about their living environment and it’s influencing factors. Versatile collections of found, handmade and ready-made materials create micro-landscapes in the exhibition space, presenting fragments of the artists’ collective thought-space. Gestures of opposition and mirroring through material propositions are supported by sound and video art experiments. Participants are Artists are students of EKA Jewellery and Blacksmithing, Glass Art and Ceramics departments.

Participating artists: Annali Kruusamägi, Elis Liivo, Gaida-Erica Pärn, Helen Tiits, Laura Stina, Maarja Hallika, Maarja Sildvee, Madli Pajos, Marta Vikentjeva, Paul Aadam Mikson, Valeria Poljakova

The exhibition is open 13.–16.10 from 12:00 to 18:00

Graphic design by Madli Pajos

Supervised by Sten Saarits

Exhition is supported by Estonian Artists’ Association and Estonian Academy of Arts

More on ARS Art Factory: www.arsfactory.ee

Warum Berlin?

We continue digging into Berlin’s architectural landscape. What is being done in this city, which architecture offices operate in Berlin, what is being built and what is being thought about: the series of open architecture lectures of the EKA Faculty of Architecture will travel to the capital of Germany and one of the most colourful metropolises in Europe this fall, with architects from Berlin as guests.

According to the curator of the lecture program, Johan Tali, Berlin is loaded. On the one hand, due to its tragic past, the wounds of which have to be dealt with in the urban space until now. On the other hand, hundreds of communities with different cultures gather in Berlin, and the result is one of the largest cultural compotes in Europe.

On October 13, architect, entrepreneur and spatial innovation studio Urban Beta and co-founder of the architectural firm Bart // Bratke Marvin Bratke will be on stage with a lecture “Circular Futures. Architecture for a Post-Growth Society”.

Bart // Bratke is a research and architecture studio based in London and Berlin, founded to create visions of future mobility and architectural research touchpoints. They realize their multidisciplinary and functional concepts in planning versatile spaces of the future. Urban Beta offers technological solutions for carbon-negative modular system buildings included in the circular economy.

The open lectures are intended for students and professionals of all disciplines – not just the field of architecture. All lectures take place in the large auditorium of EKA, are in English, free of charge and open to all interested parties.

Every academic year, the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of EKA brings to the audience in Tallinn about a dozen unique practitioners and valued theoreticians of the field. You can watch previous years’ lectures on YouTube and www.avatudloengud.ee

The lecture series is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

Curator: Johan Tali

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19.00 – Speeches, workshops, house tours
19.30 – Music by Andres Lõo
20.00 – Auction
21.45 – Cake
22.00 – The Boondocks
23.00 – DJ Raul Saaremets

Buy the tickets from Fienta: https://fienta.com/eka-108.
Discounted tickets (5€ for alumni and employees and 3€ for students) available until 28th October!

An art auction is planned, where the works of both alumni and students will be sold. With the collected money, we support young artists.

The majors organize workshops, Ülle Marks together with the students makes an unforgettable drawing spectacle, there are excursions in the exhibition and in the building of the EKA museum.

Bars and cafes are open.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3214788912109329

Scenography student Joel Väli’s diploma work “In memoriam Bellingshausen” at the VAT Theater, 10.-18. at October.

Actors: Ursel Tilk (Estonian Drama Theater) and Markus Truup

Artist-director: Joel Väli (EA scenography)

Playwright: Andreas Kübar

Lighting artist: Leon Augustin Allik

Musical consultant: Markus Robam

Producer: Egert Kadastu

Performances 13.10/14.10/16.10/17.10/18.10

In Estonia, in the last decade, the heritage of the Soviet period has been evaluated with an open eye and the best of it has been protected. The Department of Cultural Heritage and Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Arts organizes from 03 – 07 October for the second time, an intensive course where the architecture and related monumental art of the Soviet period  are discussed in comparison with other Eastern European countries.

When in 2020 the heritage of Georgia and Lithuania were under observation, this year it is the heritage of Bulgaria and Romania. On Tuesday, guest lecturer Dora Ivanova will focus on the restoration of the controversial Buzludzha monument and Dumitru Rusu on the legacy of the socialist period in Eastern Europe, especially Romania and Moldova. On Wednesday, John Patrick Leach will talk about the legacy of totalitarianism in Europe. On Monday, Laura Ingerpuu, a PhD student at EKA, will talk about Estonian architecture, and Anu Soojärv, who recently defended her master’s thesis at EKA on the same topic, will talk about Estonian monumental art. The study trip of the course leads to Sillamäe.
The course is coordinated by Riin Alatalu.

Program:

3.10 A-400
17:00 Riin Alatalu, EKA
Introduction. Dissonance of Soviet Architecture in Different Contexts.

17:30 Laura Ingerpuu, EKA
The Best of Soviet Architecture in Estonia. Social, political and Cultural Context.

19:00 Anu Soojärv, TLU, EKA
Monumental-Decorative Art in Soviet Estonia – Soviet Heritage or Estonian Heritage?

4.10 A-501
17:00 Dumitru Rusu, (B.A.C.U.)
Socialist Period Heritage. The Ambitions and Outcomes of the Bureau for Art and Urban Research. Socialist Heritage in the Former Eastern Bloc Countries  (Romania and Republic of Moldova)

18:30 Dora Ivanova, Buzludzha Project
Socialist Heritage in Bulgaria. The Ambitions and Outcomes of Buzludzha Project.

5.10 A-400
17:00 Patrick Leach, Atrium
The Heritage of Totalitarian Regimes. The Network of Atrium.

18:30 Anu Soojärv
Why Do We Need Soviet “Red” Monuments.

6.10 A-400
17:00 Anu Soojärv
Applied Artists as Creators of Monumental-Decorative Art in Soviet Estonia. Leo Rohlin.

7.10 A-101
17:00 Riin Alatalu, EKA
Protection of Socialist Architecture and Soviet Monuments in Estonia. International Networks.

More info: Riin Alatalu (riin.alatalu@artun.ee)