Jani Leinonen is included in world-renowned street artist Banksy’s latest project called “Dismaland Bemusement Park” in Weston-super-Mare, UK. The exhibition opening August 22, 2015 is described as “a festival of art, amusements and entry-level anarchism” and features works by 58 handpicked artists from around the world including a never-before-seen collection of Banksy satirical art and sculpture as well as works by artists such as Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, and Jimmy Cauty. “It’s a showcase for the best artists I could imagine, apart from the two who turned me down.” – Banksy Dismaland is open daily from August 22 to September 27 from 11am – 11pm. …

Hyperallergic wrote about Jani Leinonens upcoming School of Disobedience. http://hyperallergic.com/230374/learn-to-fight-capitalism-at-the-school-of-disobedience/

  Jani Leinonen’s School of Disobedience opens soon at the Finnish National Gallery Kiasma. YLE news interviewed Leinonen about the upcoming exhibition. Read the interview here: http://yle.fi/uutiset/school_for_disobedience_opens_this_autumn_in_helsinki/8216818

  Artist Jani Leinonen founds School of Disobedience and launches an Activist Idea Competition to change the world through protest. The School of Disobedience opens its doors 4th of September in the Finnish National Gallery but is already looking for great ideas for protest on its website. School of Disobedience offers its students revolutionary ideas and concrete tools for making the world better. The School of Disobedience asks what kind of a world we want in stead of the present one, and teaches how to fight for the important causes. Our teachers encourage the students not to take their obedient place in society and …

Jani Leinonen was interviewed by BBC News about his candidacy and unusual tactics to encourage people to vote in the Finnish parliamentary elections. Read the interview here: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32347919

  Jani Leinonen’s Sacrifices-exhibition at Zetterberg Gallery is currently featured in Artforum’s Critics’ Picks, a select review of shows worldwide, written by Timo Valjakka. The permanent link to the review is: http://artforum.com/picks/id=51495

  Jani Leinonen announced his candidacy for the Parliamentary elections today. According to Leinonen democracy is in crisis. Year by year the electoral turnout decreases,  party members decreases and organizations activity are reduced. The Finnish policy does not provide the voters the means to participate in the management of public affairs. Leinonen, who’s candidate number is 267, has found a way to get people interested in politics again: As a member of the Parliament, Leinonen promises to set all the parliamentary votes on his website in advance for people to vote on, and he will commit to the result. The people …

Jani Leinonens solo exhibition Sacrifices is now open at Zetterberg Gallery until May 3, 2015. In the exhibition Leinonen questions the viewer  to think about what we really are willing to sacrifice? Q: What do you think is the most surprising thing about humanity? A: Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present, the result being that he does not live in the present or the future, he lives as he is never going to die, …

Jani Leinonen is currently exhibited at Galerie Gmurzynska in Action – Reaction, an exhibition including works by Bacon, Basen, Botero, Brusilovsky, Calder, Cutrone, Lam, Meier, Stallone and Torres-Garcia. The exhibition can be seen from January-February 2015. http://gmurzynska.com/exhibitions/action-reaction#3