LONGING FOR THE SUMMER - A Journey into Naivism
2.11.2013 - 2.2.2014
Curated from the Suomen Gallup Foundation collection by Tapani Pennanen
Tampere Art Museum, Puutarhakatu 34, 33101 Tampere
The Longing For The Summer exhibition at Tampere Art Museum is a curated selection, of naivist paintings spanning over two floors of the museum. Foreign artists are presented in the ground floor gallery and Finnish artists on the upper level gallery. Paintings hang low on the walls emphasising a child's perspective, and the exhibition utilizes coloured and textured walls to accentuate exhibits. Highlighted and enlarged titles of selected artworks are placed randomly within the gallery spaces, they create an intriguing environment that inspires closer viewer examination of artworks.
Interestingly, the curator has used varied elements to accessorise, as well as, conceptualise a link to summer: fake grass, colourful rugs, wooden crates and paper lanterns. While ascending to the second level these elements work to an advantage, the viewer feels the softness of grass beneath their feet and sees text playfully framed by paper lanterns, evoking the feel of a summer garden party. Unfortunately these elements become confusing when combined with the exhibited works. It is questionable if these elements enhance the visitor's experience or only focus attention away from the actual exhibition.
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