On the Helsinki School
Tuesday 02 April, 2013
6:30pm, $0
Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue
New Wave Finland co-curator Timothy Persons will lead Helsinki School artists in a conversation on their photographic processes, the Helsinki School, and new currents in international contemporary photography.
About Timothy Persons:
Timothy Persons is the Director of Professional Studies Program and a Senior Lecturer at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in Helsinki, Finland. Along with his position at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture he is also the artistic leader of VIPS (Video Photography Stockholm); a senior advisor to the Borås Art Museum, Sweden; a member of the Paris Photo selection committee; the Senior Curatorial Advisor at KIASMA, the Museum of Contemporary Art Helsinki, Finland (2008 – 2010); the Senior Curatorial Advisor at The Royal Library, The National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark. He has also been an advisor to the board of the Claremont Museum of Art, California.
In addition to his duties as curator, Mr. Persons is also an artist, exhibiting mainly in Scandinavia and Germany. He has lectured at numerous universities in the United States and Europe. He has created a wide range of projects that have taken him around the world, including Central America, Africa, and the Middle East.
About Timothy Persons:
Timothy Persons is the Director of Professional Studies Program and a Senior Lecturer at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in Helsinki, Finland. Along with his position at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture he is also the artistic leader of VIPS (Video Photography Stockholm); a senior advisor to the Borås Art Museum, Sweden; a member of the Paris Photo selection committee; the Senior Curatorial Advisor at KIASMA, the Museum of Contemporary Art Helsinki, Finland (2008 – 2010); the Senior Curatorial Advisor at The Royal Library, The National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark. He has also been an advisor to the board of the Claremont Museum of Art, California.
In addition to his duties as curator, Mr. Persons is also an artist, exhibiting mainly in Scandinavia and Germany. He has lectured at numerous universities in the United States and Europe. He has created a wide range of projects that have taken him around the world, including Central America, Africa, and the Middle East.