Jacob Dahlgren in Paris

Jacob Dahlgren takes part in Formes ouvertes exhibition at Institut Suédois, in Paris, running until 19 July. The exhibition presents the work of painter and sculptor Olle Bærtling (1911–1981), an iconic figure of abstraction, in dialogue with the works of seven international artists. Ahead of the exhibition, the institute invited visitors to participate in creating Dahlgren’s immersive installation ‘The Wonderful World of Abstraction’, to the institute’s garden. In cojuction with the exhibition Dahlgren did a performance on the streets of Paris: Demonstration is a silent, non-political group march in which participants carry signs featuring Bærtling’s paintings.

Image: Jacob Dahlgren, The Wonderful World of Abstraction, 2026, steel, silk ribbons. Photo: Vinciane Lebrun / Courtesy of Institut Suédois

Vesa-Pekka Rannikko in Hämeenlinna

In Hämeenlinna, Vesa-Pekka Rannikko’s solo exhibition Starling Gets Spots is on view at Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation’s Ikimetsägalleria, a gallery supporting the conservation work of the foundation. The exhibition features Rannikko’s delicate relief intarsias in dyed plaster and an animated drawing. The reliefs, shifting fluidly between painting and sculpture, show nature with its full intrinsic value. The little fables or thoughts suggested in the subtly coloured intarsias conjure up a translucent vapour cloud, a water droplet or the wings of a starling. The exhibition runs until 14 March 2026.

Image: Vesa-Pekka Rannikko, Willow Tit and Big Drop, 2025, dyed plaster, 37 x 27 x 3 cm. Photo: Jussi Tiainen

Joel Slotte at Tampere Art Museum

Joel Slotte is featured in Tampere Art Museum’s exhibition Encore! Classics and contemporary art from the collections. The extensive exhibition, filling all three floors of the museum, features works from the collections of the Tampere Art Museum and the City of Tampere, representing nearly 90 artists from the 1810s to the 2020s. Popular subjects of the 19th and 20th centuries are presented in dialogue with contemporary works exploring human relationships, encounters, and solitude. Slotte’s paintings are seen next to classics such as Wäinö Aaltonen, Fanny Churberg, Magnus Enckell, Tove Jansson, Hugo Simberg and Helene Schjerfbeck. The exhibition is on view until 14 June 2026.

Image: Joel Slotte, Näkki, 2021, oil on canvas, 60 x 54 cm. Photo: Joel Slotte