Date: 6.2.2025
Time: 16.00 – 18.00
Location: Sturenkatu 37-41 4b, 00550 Helsinki
Globe Art Point warmly invites you to visit PUBLICS, a Helsinki based curatorial agency and cultural space for an event highlighting the vibrant intersection of contemporary art, critical social thinking, and public engagement. This visit offers a unique opportunity to explore PUBLICS’ facilities, programmes, and its ongoing commitment to fostering diverse artistic dialogues and practices.
The programme will include an introduction by Programme Manager Annabelle Antas, alongside Library Assistant Valentina Černiauskaitė and Artistic Director Paul O’Neill. Paul will also lead a guided tour of PUBLICS’ current exhibition AA Bronson, General Idea & Art Metropole.
The exhibition focuses on the creative and publishing legacy of AA Bronson and the artist group General Idea, showcasing artworks, rare editions, archival materials, and films that delve into their enduring influence on artist-run culture. The space also features a satellite pop-up of Art Metropole’s bookstore, offering a unique setting for reading, reflection, and engagement.
Programme Highlights
- Presentation of PUBLICS and its initiatives
- Guided tour of the exhibition: AA Bronson, General Idea & Art Metropole
- Networking session with artists and cultural professionals
About PUBLICS
PUBLICS is a curatorial agency with a dedicated library, exhibition space, event space and reading room in Vallila Helsinki. Under the artistic direction of curator Paul O’Neill and with program manager Annabelle Antas, PUBLICS explores a “work together” institutional model with multiple overlapping objectives, thematic strands and collaborations.
PUBLICS is a constellation of practices, projects and productions. As such, PUBLICS proposes the term “Public” as always plural—as a concept; as a group of people (imagined, actualized or real); and as a contested spatio-temporal location/discourse in the world. The on-going project strands of PUBLICS are: The Centre for Curatorial Thinking; PUBLICS Library; PUBLICS Talks, Events and Performances; PUBLICS YOUTH, PUBLICS Parahosting and SHAPE Helsinki Art Map. These initiatives will evolve in time and in parallel with the project’s longer-term curatorial programmes, PUBLICS Public Art Commissions.
More about PUBLICS: www.publics.fi
About the Exhibition
Co-curated by AA Bronson and Gareth Long, this exhibition unpacks the intertwined history of General Idea’s publishing practice and Art Metropole, the world’s oldest artist-run centre dedicated to artists’ books and media. Featuring archival materials and films from 1977–85, the exhibition design also incorporates Gareth Long’s installation artwork, creating a contemplative and interactive space in PUBLICS Library.
More about the exhibition: www.publics.fi/calendar/aa-bronson-general-idea-art-metropole/
GAP Goes Galleries provides a low-threshold platform for fostering connections and collaborations within the art and culture community. Organised by Globe Art Point (GAP), this inclusive event caters to art and culture professionals interested in exploring new spaces, discovering opportunities, and building networks.
The event is conducted in English, ensuring accessibility to a diverse audience. No registration is required – everyone is warmly welcome to join!