Jani Leinonen is presented by Galerie Gmurzynska at the International Exposition of Contemporary / Modern Art & Design in Chicago, USA. The Expo is held in Festival Hall at Navy Pier and will be open September 20-23.
Jani Leinonen’s Memorial Service –installation will be shown at the ArtHelsinki contemporary art event in Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre 12.-16.9. Jani Leinonen’s Book No 1. which displays a wide range of his art will be released on the main stage of the fair on Wednesday 12.9. at 16.00. During the event the Finnish minister of culture, Paavo Arhinmäki, will be interviewing the artist. Leinonen will also be interviewed on the main stage on Saturday 15.9. at 13.30.
Jani Leinonen is one of the artists taking part in an exhibition called Boutique in Amos Anderson Art Museum in Helsinki, Finland. Boutique is a wide-ranging multi-art form exhibition that fuses fashion with art. The exhibition has been curated by Annamari Vänskä and created in the spirit of collaboration and community. Five teams – each consisting of an artist and a designer – have created joint works of art. The teams are Paola Suhonen–Mikko Ijäs, Katja Tukiainen–Samu-Jussi Koski, Tero Puha–Teemu Muurimäki, Salla Salin–Timo Rissanen and Minna Parikka–Jani Leinonen. The exhibition is part of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 official …
Jani Leinonen and his works were recently mentioned twice on a Finnish art blog Alaston kriitikko written by a Helsinki-based writer and art critic Otso Kantokorpi. He wrote first about stickers of Leinonen’s works that are spreading around the city and later about the House of Democracy at the World Village Festival. http://alastonkriitikko.blogspot.com/2012/05/julkista-taidetta-58-katutaidetta-72.html http://alastonkriitikko.blogspot.com/2012/05/nayttelykuvia-687-688-689-690.html
Jani Leinonen’s works will be shown at Retretti Art Center in Punkaharju, Finland from June 9th to August 28th, 2012. The Himmelblau exhibition is open daily from 10am to 6pm.
Jani Leinonen will be speaking about Food Liberation Army at the Hedonist International’s 3rd annual World Congress in Berlin, Germany. Leinonen will take the stage on Friday, June 1st, 2012 at 5pm. www.hedonist-international.org
More than one year after Jani Leinonen made international headlines with the ‘kidnapping’ and ransoming of a Ronald McDonald statue, the he is to face charges of fraud and forgery in a Helsinki court on June 4th, 2012. The case of State of Finland and McDonald’s Corporation vs. Jani Leinonen will be heard at 9am at the District Court of Helsinki. Helsingin käräjäoikeusPorkkalankatu 1300180 HelsinkiCourtroom 212
Jani Leinonen’s works are shown in the ninth annual Art in the Park –exhibition at the Baur au Lac –hotel in Zurich, Switzerland. The show is created and curated by Gigi Kracht and is open from the 10th of June.
Jani Leinonen is presented by Galerie Gmurzynska at the world’s premier international art show for modern and contemporary works, Art Basel, on 14. – 17. of June, 2012. www.artbasel.com
Jani Leinonen has designed a voting tent called House of Democracy that will be built to the Railway Square in Helsinki during World Village Festival 26th – 27th of May, 2012. At the voting tent you can try to get your voice heard during the whole weekend.www.maailmakylassa.fi