Helsinki Park By Robert Wilson To Pay Tribute to Tapio Wirkkala
The planned park designed by Robert Wilson (courtesy The Art Newspaper)
The famed stage designer Robert Wilson is trying his hand at park design with a new commission in Helsinki dedicated to the memory of the designer Tapio Wirkkala, according to The Art Newspaper. The rectangular park–a garden, really–will be divided into nine rooms, each symbolizing different domestic spaces. One outdoor room, for example, will feature a small fireplace surrounded by stone seating. Read More
Helsinki Asks for a Guggenheim
Central Railway Station in Helsinki (Photo courtesy Paul Allais/flickr, additions BK/archpaper)
The Guggenheim could be headed to the land of a thousand lakes. Helsinki’s Mayor Jussi Pajunen announced today that the city is commissioning the venerable museum to conduct a concept and development study to be completed by the end of the year to determine the potential museum’s economic impact and mission.
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