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Kiasma
Kiasma is located in Helsinki (mainland)
Kiasma
The location of the museum in Helsinki
Established1990 (1990) (Museum of Contemporary Art)
1998 (1998) (opening of Kiasma building)
LocationHelsinki, Finland
Coordinates60°10′18″N 24°56′13″E / 60.17167°N 24.93694°E / 60.17167; 24.93694
TypeArt museum
CollectionsContemporary art
Visitors165,715 (2013)
DirectorPirkko Siitari
OwnerFinnish National Gallery
Websitewww.kiasma.fi/en/

Kiasma is a contemporary art museum located on Mannerheimintie in Helsinki, Finland. Its name kiasma, Finnish for chiasma, alludes to the basic conceptual idea of its architect, Steven Holl. The museum exhibits the contemporary art collection of the Finnish National Gallery founded in 1990. Its central goal is to make contemporary art better known and strengthen its status.

History

An architectural design competition to design a contemporary arts museum in Helsinki was held in 1992. The competition was open to architects from the Nordic and Baltic countries, in addition to which four architects or studios from elsewhere were invited to participate, though they were obliged to submit their proposals anonymously: Steven Holl from the USA, Alvaro Siza from Portugal, Coop Himmelblau from Austria, and Kazuo Shinohara from Japan.[1] The competition results were announced in 1993, and the winning proposal, titled Chiasma by Steven Holl, was selected from the 516 submitted entries. The design of the building, Finnishized as "Kiasma", underwent slight modification during the design process, but nevertheless was regarded as controversial; for instance its close proximity to the equestrian statue of Finnish President Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.[2] Construction work began in 1996, and the museum opened in May 1998.[3]

The museum attracted 160,000–180,000 visitors per year in 2011–2013.[4]

Kiasma was closed for repairs in September 2014 and reopened in the Spring 2015.[3]

The collection

The collections include works by over 4.000 artists, like: Ahonen, Reetta, Aiha, Martti, Aken, Jan van, Andersson, Anders Gustaf, Antonio Rotta, Baron, Bernard, Baumgartner, Stig, Cornelis Bega, Nicolas Berchem, Honoré Daumier, Karel Dujardin, Nunzio Gulino, Torger Enckell, Aarne Jämsä, Ismo Kajander, Raimo Kanerva, Risto Laakkonen, etc.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Open Nordic/Baltic Design Competition for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki. Architectural Competitions in Finland, 5/1993.
  2. ^ G. Griffiths, "Steven Holl and His Critics", Ptah, 1/2006.
  3. ^ a b "The story of Kiasma". Kiasma. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ^ Annual Report 2013 (PDF). Finnish National Gallery. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

Further reading

  • Nancy Marmer, "Holl's Kiasma Debuts in Helsinki," Art in America, October 1998, p. 35.
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