Description
Draped – Art of Printed Fabrics exhibition will wrap EMMA’s exhibition galleries in vibrant colours and fascinating patterns of printed fabrics. The exhibition highlights printed fabrics by exceptional artists since the 1930s, and views them through the lens of art.
Printed fabrics are an integral part of Finnish design and everyday life; the patterns cover our homes, clothes our bodies and create memories. They touch us, communicate, convey meanings, and evoke memories. Through them, we have shaped identities and individuality, as well as a sense of security and belonging.
The exhibition opens in a space surrounded by the Bryk & Wirkkala visible storage, where changing exhibitions bring the life’s work of Rut Bryk and Tapio Wirkkala into dialogue with design classics and contemporary artists.
Draped delves into the art of printed fabrics through the works of Viola Gråsten, Fujiwo Ishimoto, Raili and Juhani Konttinen, Marjatta Metsovaara, Anja Terho and Edward Terzibasiyan, among others. It also includes lesser-known print designs by Rut Bryk and Tapio Wirkkala.
EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art
12.2.2025-1.11.2026
Tue 11.00-17.00, Wed-Fri 11.00-19.00, Sat-Sun 11.00-17.00, Mon closed
Tickets: 20 € (adults over 29) / 10 € (discounted admission) / 0 € (Museum Card / Under 18)
Printed fabrics are an integral part of Finnish design and everyday life; the patterns cover our homes, clothes our bodies and create memories. They touch us, communicate, convey meanings, and evoke memories. Through them, we have shaped identities and individuality, as well as a sense of security and belonging.
The exhibition opens in a space surrounded by the Bryk & Wirkkala visible storage, where changing exhibitions bring the life’s work of Rut Bryk and Tapio Wirkkala into dialogue with design classics and contemporary artists.
Draped delves into the art of printed fabrics through the works of Viola Gråsten, Fujiwo Ishimoto, Raili and Juhani Konttinen, Marjatta Metsovaara, Anja Terho and Edward Terzibasiyan, among others. It also includes lesser-known print designs by Rut Bryk and Tapio Wirkkala.
EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art
12.2.2025-1.11.2026
Tue 11.00-17.00, Wed-Fri 11.00-19.00, Sat-Sun 11.00-17.00, Mon closed
Tickets: 20 € (adults over 29) / 10 € (discounted admission) / 0 € (Museum Card / Under 18)
Source: City of Helsinki, Linked Events (CC BY 4.0)
Practical info
When
12. February 2025 – 1. November 2026
Where
EMMA - Espoon modernin taiteen museo
Ahertajantie 5, Espoo
Price
Medium (€20-50)
20€
Audience
All audiences
Organizer
EMMA – Espoon modernin taiteen museo
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