MARATHON – ISMO KAJANDER

PRESS RELEASE

Ismo Kajander’s Marathon has reached the Pori Art Museum, where his retrospective exhibition will open on Saturday, December 12, 1987, at 3:00 PM. Initially presented at Suomenlinna, the exhibition now expands to include earlier works as well as the artist’s latest creations.

In the coming year, the exhibition will travel to the Lappeenranta Art Museum. Additionally, its newest segment will be showcased during the spring season in Turku, celebrating Kajander’s recent appointment as the director of Turku Drawing School, Finland’s oldest art school.

The accompanying publication explores Ismo Kajander’s multifaceted oeuvre, spanning from 1950 to the present. A key figure in Finnish avant-garde art since the 1960s, Kajander has participated in numerous groundbreaking projects and interdisciplinary experiments. His contributions to photography, both as an art form and as an educational discipline, have been pivotal. Kajander’s work as a photographer, teacher, and advocate for photography has played a crucial role in elevating the medium’s artistic and cultural significance in Finland.

Publication:
ISBN 951-9355-17-0 Ismo Kajander: Marathon
Pori Art Museum 4.12.1987-3.1.1988
MARATHON workgroup: Jorma Hinkka, Maaretta Jaukkuri, Marketta Seppälä, Ismo Kajander
Typesetting: Xx-studio
Printing house: Frenckell
© Ismo Kajander, Jorma Hinkka, 1987

Translated with ChatGPT