MASKS. Multiple Identities from Antiquity to Contemporary Art

Serlachius 11 May–15 September 2024

Sulaw (monkey) mask used in rituals associated with male initiation societies, Batama People, Mali, 20th century, wood. Bassani Collection, Museum of Cultures, Milan.
Sulaw monkey mask used in rituals associated with male initiation societies, Bamama People, Mali, 20th century, wood. Bassani Collection, Museum of Cultures, Milan.
Mansikansan tuohinaamio (Voguls), Siperia, Venäjä, ajoitus ei tiedossa, koivun tuohi, koivu, poron turkis, Kansallismuseo.
Bark mask, Mansi people Siberia, Russia, before 1906, birch bark, birch, reindeer fur. Antell Collection, National Museum of Finland.
Statuette, kreikkalais-roomalainen veistos, pronssi, Museo Nazionale Romano, Rooma.
Statuette, Greek-Roman sculpture, bronze. Courtesy of the Museo Natzionale Romano, Rome.
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Noire et blanche, 1926 (1980), valokuva, uusi vedos. Yksityiskokoelma Gio´ Marconi, Milano.
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Noire et blanche, 1926 (1980), photograph, new print. Private Collection Gio’ Marconi, Milan.
Filippos Tsitsopoulos, Against happycracy, 2023, still image of the one channel video, duration 35 min. Courtesy the artist.
Filippos Tsitsopoulos, Against happycracy, 2023, still image of the one channel video, duration 35 min. Courtesy the artist.
Ai Weiwei, Mask, 2013, marmori. Ai Weiwei -studion omistuksessa.
Ai Weiwei, Mask, 2013, marble. Courtesy of the Ai Weiwei Studio.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Aihe pariisilaisesta kahvilasta, 1886, Gösta Serlachiuksen taidesäätiö. Kuva: Hannu Miettinen.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela, In a Café in Paris, 1886, oil on wood. Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation. Photo: Hannu Miettinen.
Sami Lukkarinen, Artificial XII, 2020, tekniikka, taiteilijan omistuksessa.
Sami Lukkarinen, Artificial XII, 2020, oil on aluminium. Courtesy of the Artist.
Delphine Diallo, Mask, 2022, Fuji Crystal Archive mat sur aluminium / dibond. Courtesy the artist & Fisheye Gallery.
Delphine Diallo, Mask, 2022, Fuji Crystal Archive mat sur aluminium / dibond. Courtesy the Artist & Fisheye Gallery.

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