Fokus Gallery: Eino Ruutsalo’s Experimental 1960s

14.9.2021–27.3.2022

Visual artist and filmmaker Eino Ruutsalo (1921–2001) was one of Finland’s leading experimental artists in the 1960s. He often created his works in collaboration with musicians, poets and dancers. Ruutsalo’s film Kinetic Pictures (1962) won international praise and earned him the reputation of a pioneer in Finnish experimental cinema. This single-gallery exhibition celebrates the centenary of the artist’s birth.

  • 14.9.2021–27.3.2022
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Eino Ruutsalo in 1969. Detail. Photo: Exhibition Archives of Amos Anderson Art Museum / Amos Rex.
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    Eino Ruutsalo

    1969

    Eino Ruutsalo in 1969. Detail. Photo: Exhibition Archives of Amos Anderson Art Museum / Amos Rex.

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    Eino Ruutsalo
    Eagle

    1962

    Eino Ruutsalo: Eagle (1962). Detail from the film. Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum.

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    Eino Ruutsalo
    kinetic light piece Nova 2

    1970

    Eino Ruutsalo: kinetic light piece Nova 2 (1970). Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

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    Eino Ruutsalo
    Red 607

    1967

    Eino Ruutsalo: Red 607 (1967). Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

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    Eino Ruutsalo
    Kinetic Poem

    1967

    Eino Ruutsalo: Kinetic Poem (1967). Private collection. Kuva: Kansallisgalleria / Hannu Pakarinen.

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    Eino Ruutsalo
    Box 504

    1967

    Eino Ruutsalo: Box 504 (1967). Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

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    Eino Ruutsalo
    Kinetic Pictures

    1962

    Eino Ruutsalo: Kinetic Pictures (1962). Detail from the film. Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum.

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    Eino Ruutsalo
    Kinetic Pictures

    1962

    Eino Ruutsalo: Kinetic Pictures (1962). Detail from the film. Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum.

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    Exhibition Eino Ruutsalo’s experimental 1960s at the Fokus Gallery

    Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

  • Exhibition Eino Ruutsalo’s experimental 1960s at the Fokus Gallery.image


    Exhibition Eino Ruutsalo’s experimental 1960s at the Fokus Gallery

    Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

  • Exhibition Eino Ruutsalo’s experimental 1960s at the Fokus Gallery.image


    Exhibition Eino Ruutsalo’s experimental 1960s at the Fokus Gallery

    Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

  • Exhibition Eino Ruutsalo’s experimental 1960s at the Fokus Gallery.image


    Exhibition Eino Ruutsalo’s experimental 1960s at the Fokus Gallery

    Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

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    Exhibition Eino Ruutsalo’s experimental 1960s at the Fokus Gallery.

    On the left Flora (1969), on the right Nova 2 (1970). Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

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    Exhibition Eino Ruutsalo’s experimental 1960s at the Fokus Gallery

    On the left Multicosmos (1968), on the right Colorado 2 and 3 (1970). Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

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    Exhibition Eino Ruutsalo’s experimental 1960s at the Fokus Gallery

    Colorado 2 and 3 (1970). Lahti Museum of Visual Arts Malva. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

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    Exhibition Eino Ruutsalo’s experimental 1960s at the Fokus Gallery

    Light Eye (1968). Mikkeli Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.