Kuva: Jouko Vatanen
Luminous Darkness showcases Antero Kahila’s most recent works along with selected pieces from the past ten years. The works on view are figurative paintings shown in thematic constellations. To mark his 42-year career as a visual artist, the exhibition is accompanied by the publication of a book by Kahila entitled Valoisa pimeys – Luminous Darkness – Leuchtende Dunkelheit, issued by the Berlin-based art publisher Artbear Books. The book includes three essays: Mika Karhu’s What Is It to Be Human?, Altti Kuusamo’s Luminous Darkness, and Pessi Rautio’s People and Dark Matter.
Antero Kahila is a Helsinki-based award-winning artist and painter and a Carnegie Art Award finalist. In addition to numerous solo and group exhibitions in Finland, he has presented his work in many international and Finnish exhibition projects and publications. Kahila came to wider public attention in 2008 with his internationally acclaimed research-based reconstruction project of Caravaggio’s St Matthew and the Angel. His artworks can be found in numerous collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Sara Hilden Art Museum, Saastamoinen Foundation, Benetton Collection, the Finnish State, and the Art Museums of Helsinki, Oulu and Lahti.