MAIRE GULLICHSEN AND THE TURNING POINTS OF MODERNISM

Göran Augustson, Birger Carlstedt, Magnus Enckell, Heikki Häiväoja, Eero Järnefelt, Gunilla, Kihlman, Harry Kivijärvi, Ernst Mether-Borgström, Olli Miettinen, Lars Gunnar Nordström, Laila Pullinen, Unto Pusa, Tyko Sallinen, Rolf Sandqvist, Sigrid Schauman, Helene Schjerbeck, Sulho Sipilä, Per Stenius, Kain Tapper, Ellen Thesleff, Sam Vanni

The Pori Art Museum is founded on the life’s work of Professor Maire Gullichsen (1907–1990) and the art collection of a foundation bearing her name. Consisting mainly of modern Finnish art, the collection now has a dedicated exhibition space in the Siipi annex. The exhibition Maire Gullichsen and the Turning Points of Modernism will recontextualise iconic works from the collection by juxtaposing them with less frequently exhibited pieces. The reductive style of Helene Schjerfbeck, the colourful paintings of Magnus Enckell and Ellen Thesleff, the abstract still lifes of Sam Vanni, and the constructivist works of Lars-Gunnar Nordström are all milestones of Finnish art from the transformative periods of the 20th century.

Thanks to: Mairea Foundation

Image by: Veera Korhonen / Pori Art Museum

• Unto Pusa:

Kaksi naishahmoa / Two Female Figures

1965

öljy kankaalle / oil on canvas

Maire Gullichsenin taidesäätiön kokoelma / The Collection of Maire Gullichsen Art Foundation

• Enckell, Magnus:

Nuorukainen ja joutsen

1916

Vesiväri ja lyijykynä paperille / water colour and pencil on paper

Maire Gullichsenin taidesäätiön kokoelma / The Collection of Maire Gullichsen Art Foundation

• Carlstedt, Birger:

Sommitelma

1955

öljy paperille / oil on paper

Maire Gullichsenin taidesäätiön kokoelma / The Collection of Maire Gullichsen Art Foundation

• Häiväoja Heikki:

Kilo (Heijastuksia)

1966

pronssiveistos / bronze sculpture

Maire Gullichsenin taidesäätiön kokoelma / The Collection of Maire Gullichsen Art Foundation