The Laughter of Naomi Klein

The Laughter of Naomi Klein

Yesterday I listened to an interview with Naomi Klein on BBC4 radio. She was great, and she had a beautiful laugh that she laughed a lot. After a while the interviewer asked her what she did for fu…

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Sex d'Ameublement: 桃色/  the color of peaches by Hiroshi McDonald Mori

Sex d'Ameublement: 桃色/ the color of peaches by Hiroshi McDonald Mori

In Helsinki I drink kahvi. It’s the cheapest drink, only 2 euros with a refill included. I once had a refill, trying to make the most out of my 2 euros. My heart trembled on my way home. Finnish coffe…

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Art Students in Helsinki

Art Students in Helsinki

Photo by fellow HIAP resident artists Gil & Moti Gallery hopping night is on Thursdays in Helsinki. For a calm and cold city, the art scene is quite happening. We manage to see four openings and …

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Travel Essay from Tirana, Albania

Travel Essay from Tirana, Albania

Entering Tirana with a cab, I’m looking for the houses that were painted by Edi Rama, the former artist mayor of Tirana who’s now Albania’s prime minister. That’s how I know about Tirana in the first plac…

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Sunday Common des Famous Dumm Talk

Sunday Common des Famous Dumm Talk

"It makes no sense", laughs the artist who's carrying the hat. “It uses the strategies of contemporary art but it’s not contemporary art,” so the gallerist. “When my eyes are open,…

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Weather and Art Report from Iceland

Weather and Art Report from Iceland

I landed in Iceland with WOW-Air. The captain announced that we arrived twenty minutes ahead of time. In the WOW-Air magazine they warned tourists not to write their name in moss and not to hunt sheep. …

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