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Heie Treier delivers her diagnosis concerning the context, sources and impact of 1990s art scandals in Estonia, whose influence is still felt among the general public and the art world.

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Magdalena Radomska’s thoughts on the third Artishok Biennale.

FOCUS / PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MONEY

By interviewing Bart Rutten from Stedelijk, Margaret Tali examines how American-style sponsorship models enter European museums and what this means for the institutions.

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THEORY AND PRACTICE / AVANT-GARDE CLASSICS / VINT

Minni Hein uses integral theory to interpret the work of Tõnis Vint, a key figure in Estonian art in the second half of the 20th century.

THEORY AND PRACTICE / AVANT-GARDE CLASSICS / LAPIN

Al Padrok interviews Leonhard Lapin, professor emeritus at the Estonian Academy of Arts, who talks about finding his way to art, changes in art discourse and the artist’s position over the years, as well as the creative process, alcohol and sexuality.

THEORY AND PRACTICE / THE CLASSICS OF POSTMODERNISM / LAIMRE

Indrek Grigor reports that a fresh study proves professor Marco Laimre to be a hollow cylindrical body.

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THEORY AND PRACTICE / SUMMER FESTIVAL

Marie Vellevoog writes about “Silence” – a night of performances and installations at the Sagrits Museum.

Veronika Valk explores bio-art in a conversation with Oron Catts.

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Rebeka Põldsam on the “re.act.feminism#2– a performing archive” in Tallinn.

Aliina Astrova criticizes “Fashion and the Cold War” at Kumu.

Tiit Kändler’s art and science related thoughts on Jüri Ojaver’s solo exhibition “Song / Rupture”.

Text and image by Lisa and Kristen Dobbin.

Oliver Laas writes about the first exhibition “Demodictus” by the art group Demodictus (Ott Pilipenko, Mari Prekup, James Connor, Priidik Hallas, Taavi Tulev, Märt Vaidla).

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Johannes Saar’s additions to notes by Marco Scotini.

Dénes Farkas on the dark side of Alvar Aalto – Johannes Saar’s Christmas card from Rovaniemi.

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