Finissage of the exhibitions „The Politics of Slowness“ and „Selected Interventions: Craft Studies and Adamson-Eric“
On the final open day of the Adamson-Eric Museum’s exhibitions „The Politics of Slowness“ and „Selected Interventions: Craft Studies and Adamson-Eric“, visitors will have the opportunity to take part in curator-led tours and join an open workshop.
Programme
12.00 Tour of the exhibition „Selected Interventions: Craft Studies and Adamson-Eric“ (in English and Estonian)
13.00 Curator’s tour of the exhibition „The Politics of Slowness“, led by Brigita Reinert and Karin Vicente (in English)
13.00–16.00 Open workshop in the art studio, where participants can try flossa technique and tapestry weaving. The workshop in led by Craft Studies students Marite Kuus-Hill and Mariam Mestvirishvili. No prior registration is required.
„The Politics of Slowness“ explores what it means to be human in today’s late-capitalist, productivity-driven world, with a focus on slowness and slowing down. Since the late 1980s, a global Slow Movement has been gaining momentum. It emerged as a reaction to the ever-accelerating pace of life in growth-oriented societies, where productivity and efficiency had become more important than human and ecological needs. The “politics of slowness” is a conscious choice: not to rush headlong into overwhelming obligations, but to pause, to do less, yet in ways that are more meaningful.
The pop-up exhibition “Selected Interventions. Craft Studies and Adamson-Eric”, complementing the museum’s permanent display, was created in collaboration with the Master’s course of the Craft Studies at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Eight young artists from diverse backgrounds have produced new works inspired in various ways by the legacy of Adamson-Eric. The emerging artists intervene in the existing exhibition while simultaneously engaging in dialogue with it, reinterpreting the beloved artist’s heritage through contemporary perspectives.
Participation is free of charge with an annual pass to the Art Museum of Estonia.
