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The Art of Adapting 15/09/2023 – 03/03/2024

Kadriorg Art Museum
Adult: Kadriorg Art Museum
€12
  • Family: Kadriorg Art Museum
    €24
  • Discount: Kadriorg Art Museum
    €8
  • Adult ticket with donation: Art Museum of Estonia
    €20
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Collage of works: Johann Elias Ridinger. Two Deer. 1768. Art Museum of Estonia; Johann Elias Ridinger. Deer. Ca 1740. Art Museum of Estonia; Elo-Reet Järv. Green Nest. 1989. Estonian Artists’ Association
Exhibition

The Art of Adapting

The Art of Adapting explores how we habitually perceive, interpret and value natural environments and our co-species. The exhibition observes the approaches of contemporary artists to nature appreciation and the de-aestheticising of nature rooted in ecological aesthetics and ecofeminism.

Gallery

The borders between humanity and the natural environment are shifted in the exhibition halls with the help of art: critical contemporary artists and works from the collections of the Art Museum of Estonia provoke discussions on biodiversity, variability, co-species, dependency relationships, eco-anxiety and sustainability. In dialogue with the above-mentioned artworks, contemporary artists and old masters give viewers food for thought: what was the natural environment like in previous centuries, how have artists approached the environment, and how has this approach altered under the changing environmental conditions?

Gallery

Julie Hagen-Schwarz (1824–1902). Landscape with a Traveler. Undated. Oil. Art Museum of Estonia
Wilhelm Kügelgen (1802–1867). Deluge. 1833. Etching. Art Museum of Estonia
Paul Klee (1879–1940). Virgin in a Tree. From the series Innovations. 1903. Etching. Art Museum of Estonia
Uku Sepsivart (1988). Michelangelo’s Assignment. Excerpt from the video. 2017. Courtesy of the artist
Denisa Štefanigova (1995). Women-Tree. 2023. Acrylic. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Tütar Gallery
Sophie Durand (1993). Scene [a] Nest(s) Assembled. 2023. Installation. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Taavi Piibermann
Sophie Durand (1993). Scene [a] Nest(s) Assembled. Detail. 2023. Installation. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Taavi Piibermann
Julie Hagen-Schwarz (1824–1902). Landscape with a Traveler. Undated. Oil. Art Museum of Estonia
Wilhelm Kügelgen (1802–1867). Deluge. 1833. Etching. Art Museum of Estonia
Paul Klee (1879–1940). Virgin in a Tree. From the series Innovations. 1903. Etching. Art Museum of Estonia
Uku Sepsivart (1988). Michelangelo’s Assignment. Excerpt from the video. 2017. Courtesy of the artist
Denisa Štefanigova (1995). Women-Tree. 2023. Acrylic. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Tütar Gallery
Sophie Durand (1993). Scene [a] Nest(s) Assembled. 2023. Installation. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Taavi Piibermann
Sophie Durand (1993). Scene [a] Nest(s) Assembled. Detail. 2023. Installation. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Taavi Piibermann

Several interpretations are rooted in the artists’ personal relationships with consumption and their use of materials, conveying a wish to come up with more hopeful future scenarios.

At the core of the exhibition is also the adaptability of the participants and compilers: they have used pre-existing works and design elements or have adapted, rediscovered and placed them into new environments.

One of the aims of this exhibition is to think about sustainable curating and a sustainable culture industry (low costs and productivity, existing works of art and slow transport), which would lead us towards a more viable cultural sector.

Gallery

Sandra Kosorotova (1984). Grassroots: How to Resist Like a Weed? 2021/2023. Installation. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Paul Kuimet
Sandra Kosorotova (1984). Grassroots: How to Resist Like a Weed? Detail. 2021/2023. Installation. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Paul Kuimet
Kristina Õllek (1989). Filter Feeders, Double Binds & Other Silicones. Installation view. 2019/2021. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Kristina Õllek
Kristina Õllek (1989). Feeling With the Water Jelly. 2020. Installation. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Kristina Õllek
Elo-Reet Järv (1939–2018). Green Nest. 1989. Leather. Estonian Artists’ Association. Photo: Roman-Sten Tõnissoo
Elo-Reet Järv. Art Museum of Estonia, Photo Collection
Paco Ulman (1980). Wasteland. Series. 2018. Print on cardboard. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Paco Ulman
Kärt Ojavee (1982) and Stuudio Aine. Ashtrade. 2021/2023. Installaton. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Anu Vahtra
Kärt Ojavee (1982) and Stuudio Aine. Ashtrade. 2021/2023. Installaton. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Anu Vahtra
Sandra Kosorotova (1984). Grassroots: How to Resist Like a Weed? 2021/2023. Installation. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Paul Kuimet
Sandra Kosorotova (1984). Grassroots: How to Resist Like a Weed? Detail. 2021/2023. Installation. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Paul Kuimet
Kristina Õllek (1989). Filter Feeders, Double Binds & Other Silicones. Installation view. 2019/2021. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Kristina Õllek
Kristina Õllek (1989). Feeling With the Water Jelly. 2020. Installation. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Kristina Õllek
Elo-Reet Järv (1939–2018). Green Nest. 1989. Leather. Estonian Artists’ Association. Photo: Roman-Sten Tõnissoo
Elo-Reet Järv. Art Museum of Estonia, Photo Collection
Paco Ulman (1980). Wasteland. Series. 2018. Print on cardboard. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Paco Ulman
Kärt Ojavee (1982) and Stuudio Aine. Ashtrade. 2021/2023. Installaton. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Anu Vahtra
Kärt Ojavee (1982) and Stuudio Aine. Ashtrade. 2021/2023. Installaton. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Anu Vahtra

Exhibition booklet

PDF: Booklet

Team

Curators: Madli Ehasalu and Triin Metsla
Artists: Sophie Durand, Elo-Reet Järv, Sandra Kosorotova, Kärt Ojavee, Uku Sepsivart, Denisa Štefanigová, Paco Ulman and Kristina Õllek
Designer: Siim Karro
Graphic designer: Tuuli Aule
Exhibition team: Anu Allikvee, Aleksander Meresaar, Aleksandra Murre and Kerttu Männiste
Educational programmes: Ilona Kroon, Eneli Raal and Berta Vahtra

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