Spanning paintings, ceramics, textiles and architectural designs, this exhibition reveals how Nordic production was influenced by Japonisme from the mid 19th century – while also exploring how the clean, simplified aesthetic of artists and designers from Finland, Sweden and Denmark has in turn influenced East Asian art over the course of the 20th century. Find out more from the Ateneum’s website.
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Winter Landscape, Otalampi (1951–52), Aimo Kanerva. Photo: Finnish National Gallery/Hannu Pakarinen.
Untitled (1959), Zao Wou-Ki. Photo: Finnish National Gallery/Hannu Aaltonen
Vase (1903), Alfred William Finch. Photo: Finnish National Gallery/Hannu Pakarinen
Takeo Karatsu bowl (late 18th century–1900), Japan. Photo: Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo
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