Quantum Critic

Launch of the Quantum Critic 2023 book at @myymala2 , 26 September 2024 #quantumcritic

Discover the beauty of our book! The link is in the highlights. We would like to thank everyone who participated in the project! Artists #benjiboyadgian @farbodfakharzadeh @pilkauskaite @aurora_delrio #reginamaretasoonsein @foxlarssonart @ejikovich @all_amezentseva @pseudo_iona @nikitashokhov @lauchaeva @ritzhuravleva @kate_ablamskaya @ostigorkunst @suckyourlemonade @iraderviz @slava.ptrk @sasha_rotts @dextrum_methodo_art @spartak_khachanov @svitlechko @valery.pirogov @semenkova.concept @josefkartist @hehehe.helena @dash_che_art @anitakremm Texts @nordic_orchard @timotuhkanen @ramiro_camelo_curator @misha_levin_art @amakolt @juhanaha @a_acoop Pictures @kamila_sladowska Design @mark_dubonosov Supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland @okmfi #quantumcritic

We are happy to come back with great news! The curatorial team of Quantum Critic 2023 launches the 3rd edition of the catalog. Welcome to @myymala2 gallery (Uudenmaankatu 23F) on Thursday 26 September 2024 from 6 till 8 pm #benjiboyadgian @farbodfakharzadeh @pilkauskaite @aurora_delrio #reginamaretasoonsein @foxlarssonart @ejikovich @all_amezentseva @pseudo_iona @nikitashokhov @lauchaeva @ritzhuravleva @kate_ablamskaya @ostigorkunst @suckyourlemonade @iraderviz @slava.ptrk @sasha_rotts @dextrum_methodo_art @spartak_khachanov @svitlechko @valery.pirogov @semenkova.concept @josefkartist @hehehe.helena @dash_che_art @anitakremm Texts @nordic_orchard @timotuhkanen @ramiro_camelo_curator @misha_levin_art @amakolt @juhanaha @a_acoop Pictures @kamila_sladowska Design @mark_dubonosov

The National Council for Multidisciplinary Art has awarded the State Prize for Multidisciplinary Art 2023 to the Myymälä2 cooperative. Myymälä2 was awarded in recognition of its original and truly multidisciplinary community, which operates proudly at the grassroots level. Myymälä2 is an open and safe meeting place for visual and performance arts, experimental music, design and street culture. It is truly diverse - both the cooperative’s actors and artists represent different artforms and cultural backgrounds. Its operations are active, renewing, long-term and uncompromising. We would like to thank all the artists and art actors who worked with us. @myymala2 @taikegram

HELL YEAH news of the year! Arts Promotion Centre Finland awarded Myymälä2 with the State Prize (taiteen valtionpalkinto) for the Multidisplinary Arts of Distinguished Artists and Arts Communities!!!!! @myymala2 is the best in Finland! We are the best! 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾 #celebration #wearethebest

Repost from @josefkartist "Prayer for Performance Art" a performance by Josef Ka, which took place on October 29, 2023, as part of the annual international program "Quantum Critic," curated by the Myymälä2 Gallery in Helsinki. This performance marked the beginning of a series dedicated to exploring the state of contemporary performance art. Performance art, from its inception, has been one of the most open-minded and bold mediums, yet often remains underpaid and undervalued. Through the creation of a unique ritual PRAYER FOR PERFORMANCE ART, the performance involved the artist's body representing the essence of performance art itself, resulting in a site-specific interactive experience. Photography: @janahlstedt Hakan Kandemir Video by @josefkartist #quantumcritic #contemporaryart #performance #helsinki

The Journey Through Quantum Critic The Quantum Critic experience begins in a familiar gallery setting, complete with white walls and a window offering a glimpse of a virtual landscape. However, the journey takes a captivating twist, leading viewers across precarious bridges, through vertigo-inducing spaces, and into a digital forest, before plunging them into an altogether different realm. Myymälä2 and AAcoop have embarked on a pioneering exploration of the possibilities of virtual art spaces with Quantum Critic 2023. In this bold endeavor, the lines between the physical and the digital blur, and the very essence of what constitutes an art gallery is transformed, challenging the art world to rethink the way it presents and experiences contemporary art. Simultaneously with the virtual exhibition on Spatial.io you may visit the physical exhibition Quantum Critic on Katariinankatu 4, Helsinki. Artists: Benji Boyadgian (PS / FI), Farbod Fakharzadeh (IR / FI), Maria Fox Larsson (RU / FI), Daria Goncharova (RU / RS), Spartak Khachanov (UA / FI), Alla Mezentseva (RU), Eglė Pilkauskaitė (LT), Alexey Ryabov (RU / KZ), Aurora Del Rio (IT / FI), Nikita Shokhov (RU / US), Regina-Mareta Soonsein (EE), Lada Uchaeva (RU / ME), Margarita Zhuravleva (RU) Curators: Natasha Alekseeva (RU / FI), Asia Koltunova (RU / TH), Timo Tuhkanen (FI), Ramiro Camelo (CO / FI) In collaboration with @a_acoop @foxlarsson @ejikovich @all_amezentseva @pseudo_iona @nikitashokhov @lauchaeva @ritzhuravleva @spartak_khachanov #benjiboyadgian @farbodfakharzadeh @pilkauskaite @aurora_delrio #reginamaretasoonsein Supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland #quantumcritic #spatial #metaverse #helsinki #contemporaryart

Ira Derviz Object News feed wood engraving, paper  600 x 57 cm, 2022 Igor Baranov Godzilla Destroys engraving on plywood, spray paint, block print ink 117 x 98 cm, 2022 @iraderviz @igor_baranov_ost #quantumcritic #helsinki #contemporaryart

🗺️Variations on a Map by Benji Boyadgian (PS / FI) Quantum critic 3 exhibition 2023 Variations on a Map is an anthology of maps depicting Palestine, Israel, the West Bank, Biblical Kingdoms, and more, each representing the same place in various ways: historical, political, speculative, and symbolic. Maps hoid power as toois of ideoiogy and identity projection. Counter-maps emerge from marginalized voices, revealing what hegemonic maps omit. Maps project collective imagination onto real landscapes, as seen in colonial history. Photos by @kamila_sladowska #contemporaryart #exhibition #art #taide #artist #installationart #map #symbols #palestine #israel

Daria Boudanova Gray Vertical Garden (fragment) Great Gardens project collage, mixed media 30 x 120cm, 2021 @suckyourlemonade @sketchyourlemonade #quantumcritic #helsinki #contemporaryart

Quantum Critic exhibition Venue: Myymälä2 pop up gallery Katia Ablamskaya (RU / RS), Igor Baranov (RU / RS), Daria Boudanova (RU / GE), Benji Boyadgian (PS / FI), Ira Derviz (RU / RS), Farbod Fakharzadeh (IR / FI), Kateryna Harahulia (UA / FI), Tonya (Ton) Melnyk (UA / FI), Eglė Pilkauskaitė (LT), Valery Pirogov (UA / FI), Slava Ptrk (RU / ME), Aurora Del Rio (IT / FI), Sasha Rotts (RU / FI), Maryna Semenkova (UA / DE), Regina-Mareta Soonsein (EE) Venue: Metaverse space Benji Boyadgian (PS / FI), Farbod Fakharzadeh (IR / FI), Maria Fox Larsson (RU / FI), Daria Goncharova (RU / RS), Spartak Khachanov (UA / FI), Alla Mezentseva (RU), Eglė Pilkauskaitė (LT), Alexey Ryabov (RU / KZ), Aurora Del Rio (IT / FI), Nikita Shokhov (RU / US), Regina-Mareta Soonsein (EE), Lada Uchaeva (RU / ME), Margarita Zhuravleva (RU) Exhibition is curated by Natasha Alekseeva @nordic_orchard (RU / FI), Ramiro Camelo (CO / FI) @ramiro_camelo_curator , Timo Tuhkanen @timotuhkanen (FI), Asia Koltunova @amakolt (RU / TH) Photo: @kamila_sladowska In collaboration with @a_acoop @suomivenajaseura #contemporaryartgallery #contemporaryart #quantumcritic #artgallery #quantum

Redefining Space and Scale in the Virtual Realm In the Quantum Critic 2023 metaverse, traditional notions of space and scale are challenged. What does a "white cube" mean when there are no physical limits, only digital polygons? Is it necessary to consider human scale, or is the size of the screen the new unit of measurement? With a bold intention to push the boundaries of the medium, the architecture of Quantum Critic 2023 boldly interacts with the artworks it hosts. Simultaneously with the virtual exhibition on Spatial.io you may visit the physical exhibition Quantum Critic on Katariinankatu 4, Helsinki. Artists: Benji Boyadgian (PS / FI), Farbod Fakharzadeh (IR / FI), Maria Fox Larsson (RU / FI), Daria Goncharova (RU / RS), Spartak Khachanov (UA / FI), Alla Mezentseva (RU), Eglė Pilkauskaitė (LT), Alexey Ryabov (RU / KZ), Aurora Del Rio (IT / FI), Nikita Shokhov (RU / US), Regina-Mareta Soonsein (EE), Lada Uchaeva (RU / ME), Margarita Zhuravleva (RU) Curators: Natasha Alekseeva (RU / FI), Asia Koltunova (RU / TH), Timo Tuhkanen (FI), Ramiro Camelo (CO / FI) In collaboration with @a_acoop @foxlarsson @ejikovich @all_amezentseva @pseudo_iona @nikitashokhov @lauchaeva @ritzhuravleva @spartak_khachanov #benjiboyadgian @farbodfakharzadeh @pilkauskaite @aurora_delrio #reginamaretasoonsein Supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland #quantumcritic #spatial #metaverse #helsinki #contemporaryart