MAIRE GULLICHSEN AND THE TURNING POINTS OF MODERNISM

The exhibition is closed during the exhibition change 1.-26.9.2025.

Göran Augustson, Birger Carlstedt, Magnus Enckell, Heikki Häiväoja, Eero Järnefelt, Gunilla Kihlman, Harry Kivijärvi, Ernst Mether-Borgström, Olli Miettinen, Lars-Gunnar Nordström,  Laila Pullinen, Unto Pusa, Tyko Sallinen, Rolf Sandqvist, Sigrid Schauman, Helene Schjerfbeck,  Sulho Sipilä, Per Stenius, Kain Tapper, Ellen Thesleff, Sam Vanni

The Pori Art Museum is founded on the life’s work of Professor Maire Gullichsen (1907–1990) and the art collection of a foundation bearing her name. Consisting mainly of modern Finnish art, the collection now has a dedicated exhibition space in the Siipi annex. The exhibition Maire Gullichsen and the Turning Points of Modernism will recontextualise iconic works from the collection by juxtaposing them with less frequently exhibited pieces. The reductive style of Helene Schjerfbeck, the colourful paintings of Magnus Enckell and Ellen Thesleff, the abstract still lifes of Sam Vanni, and the constructivist works of Lars-Gunnar Nordström are all milestones of Finnish art from the transformative periods of the 20th century.

Thanks to: Mairea Foundation

Image by: Veera Korhonen / Pori Art Museum

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Harry Kivijärvi: Viisasten kivi / Stone of the Wise Men, 1965
gabro / gabbro
Maire Gullichsenin taidesäätiön kokoelma / The Collection of Maire Gullichsen Art Foundation

Unto Pusa: Kaksi naishahmoa / Two Female Figures, 1965
öljy kankaalle / oil on canvas
Maire Gullichsenin taidesäätiön kokoelma / The Collection of Maire Gullichsen Art Foundation

Enckell, Magnus: Nuorukainen ja joutsen, 1916
Vesiväri ja lyijykynä paperille / water colour and pencil on paper
Maire Gullichsenin taidesäätiön kokoelma / The Collection of Maire Gullichsen Art Foundation

Carlstedt, Birger: Sommitelma, 1955
öljy paperille / oil on paper
Maire Gullichsenin taidesäätiön kokoelma / The Collection of Maire Gullichsen Art Foundation

Häiväoja, Heikki: Kilo (Heijastuksia), 1966
pronssiveistos / bronze sculpture
Maire Gullichsenin taidesäätiön kokoelma / The Collection of Maire Gullichsen Art Foundation