Jani Leinonen is presented by Galerie Gmurzynska at the 11th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, the most prestigious art show in the Americas, taking place in Florida from December 6 through 9, 2012. More than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa will take part, showcasing works by more than 2 000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. miamibeach.artbasel.com Photo: Galerie Gmurzynska
Jani Leinonen is taking part in a panel discussion called “Culture Jammers in Public Space”, that the Lens Politica festival organizes in co-operation with the Voima newspaper on Saturday, 1st of December, 2012. The panel discusses spoof ads, the overlapping of commercial and anti-commercial cultures, occupying the urban space and different types of communication from promotion and advertising to journalism and social influence. Among the panelists in addition to Leinonen are journalist Jari Tamminen, artist Suvi Auvinen, the strategic director of the digital advertising agency Byroo and as the moderator the publishing manager of Voima, Tuomas Rantanen. The discussion begins …
Jani Leinonen’s new works will be shown together with some pieces from Mari Keto in an exhibition called Time Is A Luxury We Don’t Have at the Showroom Helsinki gallery in Helsinki, Finland. The exhibition is open from December 1 – 22.2012 and the opening hours are: Wed-Fri 4-7pm, Sat-Sun 12-4pm. www.showroomhelsinki.com
The activist group Food Liberation Army (FLA), best known for kidnapping Ronald McDonald, will release their manifesto on food politics at theLens Politica festival and demonstrate how the modern food production chain is one of the most important factors behind climate change, diseases and economic and social inequality. The event hosted by Jani Leinonen will also reveal video material of the trial between FLA and McDonald’s and of the kidnapping of Ronald McDonald. The event will take place on Thurday, November 29 at Dubrovnik Lounge & Lobby in Helsinki, starting at 6 pm. www.lenspolitica.net
Hanna Klimpe has written an article about Jani Leinonen for the German Tush Magazine.
Jani Leinonen’s works are shown at gallery Himmelblau in Tampere, Finland from 20th of October until the 25th of November. The gallery is open Wednesday – Friday 11am – 5pm and Saturday – Sunday 12 pm – 4pm. www.himmelblau.fi
Jani Leinonen is presented by Galerie Gmurzynska at PAD London, London’s leading fair for 20th Century art, design and decorative arts. You can find Galerie Gmurzynska’s booth at the Pavilion of Art and Design on Berkeley Square, October 10-14, 2012. www.pad-fairs.com/london You can find Artinfo.com’s article about PAD London here.
Jani Leinonen’s world-famous Death of Capitalism gravestones are now shown in Showroom Helsinki. The exhibition will be open from 5th of October until 11th of November. You are welcome to visit Showroom Helsinki Wednesday – Friday 6pm – 8pm and Saturday-Sunday 12pm – 4pm. www.showroomhelsinki.com Photo: Ilkka Vuorinen
Jani Leinonen is posting pictures of his current works and events on Beacon Helsinki website.
Jani Leinonen recently gave a radio interview on the topic “How I became me”. The interview is with Jonni Roos and also includes Janis mom and Joonas Kota. You can listen to the interview on Yle’s website.