Antti Leppänen
b. 1978 Finland
+358 50 402 33 92
info@anttileppanen.com

 

Studies

2006

MFA, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki

 

Solo exhibitions

2010

“The Farnsworth House Revisited” Cable Factory, Helsinki, FIN

2009

“The Gusto” Koh-I-Noor, Copenhagen, DK

2008

“To Here Knows When” Galleria Huuto, Helsinki, FIN

2003

“Double Standards” Academy of Fine Arts Gallery, Helsinki, FIN

 

Group exhibitions

2010

“Momentum Design” Momentum Kunsthalle, Moss, NO

“Alt_Cph” Factory for Art and Design, Copenhagen, DK

“Art Goes Kapakka” Helsinki Festival, Helsinki, FIN

2009

“Premonitions” HIAP project room, Helsinki, FIN

2008

“Berlin-Benim” Koloniestrasse, Berlin, DE

Galleria Välivuosi (with Pablo Saavedra), Helsinki, FIN

2006

Fafa-Galleria, Helsinki, FIN

2005

Spring exhibition, Helsinki City Art Museum, FIN

 

Köysiratagalleria, Turku, FIN

 

Residencies

2010

Spike Island, Bristol, UK

2009

Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin, IE

 

Grants and awards

2010

Shortlisted for Cartier Award, Frieze Foundation

Artist’s society of Finland, Young Artist Grant

Finnish Cultural Foundation Regional Fund

Kordelin Foundation

2009

Finnish fund for art exchange

 

Arts council of Finland

 

Finnish-Danish Culture Foundation

2008

Paulo Foundation

2005

Graduate show award

 

Reviews

2009

Politiken 9.5.

2008

Helsingin Sanomat 31.7.

 

New studio address from May

Hämeentie 155 C
7th floor
00560 Helsinki

cf1

The Farnsworth House Revisited

Installation View

Cable Factory, 2010

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The Farnsworth House Revisited

Installation View

Cable Factory, 2010

cf3

Contingency Plan

Teak-veneer on wood frame,
milk crates

2010

cf4

New Order

High-pressure misting system, digital timer, travertine, coke, powder-coated aluminium

2010

The misting system releases a mist of coke every hour gradually coating the travertine slabs.

cf5

New Order

High-pressure misting system, digital timer, travertine, coke, powder-coated aluminium

2010

The misting system releases a mist of coke every hour gradually coating the travertine slabs.

mom1

A Certain Search For Certainty II

Silver leaf on found object (styrofoam)

2010

mom2

Momentum Design

Installation view

Momentum Kunsthalle, 2010

mom3

Momentum Design

Installation view

Momentum Kunsthalle, 2010


h1

The House That Wasn’t there

Vacuum formed high-impact polystyrene, sterling board, miscellaneous studio belongings

Open Studio at Spike Island, 2010

h2

The House That Wasn’t there

Vacuum formed high-impact polystyrene, sterling board, miscellaneous studio belongings

Open Studio at Spike Island, 2010

h3

The House That Wasn’t there

Vacuum formed high-impact polystyrene, sterling board, miscellaneous studio belongings

Open Studio at Spike Island, 2010

h4

The House That Wasn’t there

Vacuum formed high-impact polystyrene, sterling board, miscellaneous studio belongings

Open Studio at Spike Island, 2010

d1

Decanter

High-pressure misting system, digital timer, red wine, anodized aluminum, wood.

2009

The work turns red wine into a mist. The remains are left to accumulate on the floor.

r1

A Day At The Races

Acrylic tube, beer can,
PVC-connectors

2008