Article in Helsingin Sanomat

An article entitled: "Suomalaiset eivät tunne Ranskaa" (Finns don't know France") has been published in Helsingin Sanomat by Osmo Pekonen (Saturday July 6, 2008). The writer mentions the book Suomalaisten Ranska. Kaunis tuntematon (Clerc and Ranki) and my article about Finnish artists in France:

http://www.hs.fi/kirjat/artikkeli/Suomalaiset+eiv%C3%A4t+tunne+Ranskaa/HS20080726SI1KU04cpq

New article about Ville Vallgren

My latest article in the summer issue of "Le Francofinn" is entitled: "L'art de la miniature chez Ville Vallgren" ("The art of miniature sculpture of Ville Vallgren"). The frontpage of the news paper is dedicated to the Havis Amanda exhibition in Jugendsali organised by the Helsinki City Art Museum.

http://www.lefrancofinn.com/

Quotation from my article in Ajatus catalogue

A quotation in Finnish from my article about Edelfelt and the Finnish artists in France can be found in the catalogue of the publishing compagny Ajatus, page 15:

http://www.ajatuskirjat.fi/suomi/Ajatus_kevat2008.pdf

New articles-Eemu Myntti / The Helsinki natural science museum

Here are my latest articles published in the May issue of "Le francofinn":

"Eemu Myntti. Le van Gogh du Nord" (cf: Picture). "Eemu Myntti. The van Gogh of the North".

"Grande réouverture du musée d'histoire naturelle de Helsinki". "Grand reopening of the natural science museum of Helsinki".

http://www.lefrancofinn.com/

"Suomalaisten Ranska-Kaunis tuntematon" in ELLE

The book Suomalaisten Ranska - Kaunis tuntematon published by Ajatus and edited by Louis Clerc and Kristina Ranki, which includes my article about Albert Edelfelt has been reviewed in the first Finnish edition of ELLE magazine.

http://www.elle.fi/

Havis Amanda "Mon amour"

The exhibition "Havis Amanda, mon amour" is organised by Helsinki City Art Museum in honour of the centenary of the famous statue of Ville Vallgren, the maiden of Helsinki. An exhibition catalogue has been published in Finnish, Swedish and English in which I played a very small part. This beautiful book will introduce you to the history of this symbol of the Finnish capital.
The exhibition is held in Jugendsali from 30.4 to 31.8.2008, Pohjoisesplanadi 19. Free entrance.

Helmi Biese

My latest article published in "Le Francofinn" is about the unfortunatly not so well known female Finnish painter, Helmi Biese: "la perle oubliée de la peinture finlandaise", "the forgotten pearl of Finnish painting".