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The Construction
For TO THE SQUARE 2 ‘Our project is about process, meeting and the birth of a microcommunity. The work is divided into several phases of construction. In each phase, a new platform appears, enabling new forms of communication for those … Continue reading
Mural by Ammar Abo Bakr
For TO THE SQUARE 2 Acrylic on canvas-like substrate, 10.8 x 7.9 metres The theme of Ammar Abo Bakr’s work for To The Square 2 is a surrealistic play on the image of the cotton candy seller who becomes a … Continue reading
THE SQUARE newspaper
THE SQUARE ISSUE #1 August 2014 Published as part of TO THE SQUARE 2 #TSQ2 “The Square” newspaper is edited by Ivor Stodolsky, designed by Tzortzis Rallis (Occupied Times) and includes art by Ganzeer, Federico Geller, Vladan Jeremic & Rena … Continue reading
PUSSY VS. PUTIN II Film in World Premier in Helsinki
PUSSY VS. PUTIN 2 World Premiere on the Lasipalatsi Square tomorrow 27th of August at 10 pm This premiere/first cut of the second film by Gogol’s Wives presents a number of long episodes from the contemporary life and times of … Continue reading
Participate in Building a Movable Movie Chair
Mo-we-Mo-bil is a self-built experimental mobile cinema. It aims at (re)activating spaces in Helsinki by bringing people together for public screenings, intervening on relevant topics. It is made of a projection-unit on wheels and foldable chairs, which will be built … Continue reading
TSQ2 E-flux
CHECKPOINT HELSINKI / PERPETUUM MOBILE TO THE SQUARE 2 22–31st August 2014 Lasipalatsi Square Public space Helsinki, Finland #TSQ2 www.checkpointhelsinki.fi www.perpetualmobile.org TO THE SQUARE 2 (#TSQ2) re-invigorates the question of public space as a crucial locus for the articulation of … Continue reading
RADIO PRAVDA
RADIO PRAVDA I. Nikolay Oleynikov for the TO THE SQUARE 2 Project Nikolay Oleynikov and friends on RADIO PRAVDA: Oxana Timofeeva, Jonathan Brooks Platt, Grey Violet, Lilu S. Deil, Ilya Yakovenko, Kirill Medvedev, Roman Osminkin, Ivor Stodolsky, Paleface, Olga Jitlina … Continue reading
Breaking news: Khaled Jarrar is coming TO THE SQUARE 2, his travel-ban unexpectedly reversed
UPDATE: (see PRESS REVIEW at the very bottom) KHALED JARRAR arrives at TO THE SQUARE 2 Photos: ow.ly/AniEaEvents: ow.ly/AniL7 EXCELLENT NEWS!! At 8.30pm 12.8.2014, Khaled Jarrar successfully crossed the border on Allenby Bridge. He is now in Amman. He will … Continue reading
Meet the Artists of To The Square 2
Getting the ball rolling “to the square”, join this small gathering with the first artists to arrive. Nikolay Oleynikov (Moscow) will introduce his RADIO PRAVDA project, a multi-channel nomadic broadcast for which he is open to proposals for broadcasting partners, … Continue reading
Breaking news: PALESTINIAN ARTIST KHALED JARRAR BARRED FROM GOING “To The Square 2” IN HELSINKI
UPDATE 11-12.8.2014: TRAVEL-BAN ON KHALED JARRAR UNEXPECTEDLY REVERSED Report on ArtDaily: http://artdaily.com/news/72083/Palestinian-artist-Khaled-Jarrar-barred-from-going–To-The-Square-2–in-Helsinki#.WA488LX9mkA UPDATE 10.8.2014: Unless he defeats the travel ban put on him by the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet/Shabak) and arrives in time, Khaled Jarrar will be present via … Continue reading
