Jani Leinonen: Lies Lies Lies

Lies Lies Lies yhdistää vanhaa uskonnollista ikonografiaa ja mainosten maailmaa löytäen näistä yllättäviä yhdistäviä elementtejä. Näyttely herättelee kysymystä, onko näissä todellisuuttamme eri aikakausina hallitsevissa ilmiöissä yhteisenä nimittäjänä totuus vai valhe?

Jani Leinonen on eturivin yhteiskunnallisesti valveutuneen taiteen edustaja Suomessa. Hänen kapitalismia kritisoivat työnsä ovat näyttäviä, rohkeasti kantaaottavia.

Avoinna 7.2.-1.3.2020
Ke–pe klo 14–19
La–su klo 12–16

**Please note that due to the nature of the exhibition, the access to the gallery may have to be limited to 6-8 persons at the time.

Zetterberg Gallery is proud to present Jani Leinonen's long-awaited stained glass works for the first time in Finland. With the exhibition Lies, Lies, Lies, Leinonen transforms the gallery into a shrine of light, color, and reflection.

Leinonen's new works combine ancient religious iconography with the styles and shapes of contemporary advertising. The artist harnesses the millennia-old methods of stained glass and mosaic for the purposes of today. It is no wonder the impression is holy, for the delicate craftsmanship of these works has been produced inside the walls of Franz Mayer of Munich – a rare surviving institution of European craftmanship that also produces stained glass work for the Vatican.

The title piece of the exhibition, a herd of corporate and institutional logos where names have been replaced with lies adorn what appears to be a large stained-glass window with colorful medieval ornaments. A question formed of more logos floats on top of it all: How Many Different Ways the Same Lies Can Be Told?





Kuvat: @koskisyvari
@jani.leinonen

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