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Thomas Houseago - WE with Nick Cave & Brad Pitt (Sara Hildén Museo, Tampere, Finland)

Sara Hildén Art Museum is proud to present Thomas Houseago's first exhibition in the Nordic countries. Thomas Houseago is a world-renowned artist, known for sculptures in plaster, rebar, bronze and wood. For this exhibition, the British-born artist is also presenting new paintings and sculptures in redwood and plaster. For Houseago, creativity is fundamental, common to all people and flowing in all of us. For this exhibition, the artist has taken a radical response to the invitation for a solo exhibition at Sara Hildén Art Museum. By including artworks by his creative associates, he introduces the concept of WE, recontextualizing the theory of original creation to challenge the idea of the artist as a solitary individual and celebrate a more collectivist approach. Houseago is presenting his own sculpture and paintings alongside a ceramic series by Nick Cave and plaster and bronze sculptures by Brad Pitt. Cave and Pitt are already renowned in their respective fields of music and cinema, but this is the first time they have exhibited their artwork—pieces which were created during the course of an ongoing dialogue with Houseago. Although each body of work remains individually authored, their presentation under the collective title reflects the shared nature of the works and their makers. WE is an open-ended concept that encourages new ways to think about art-making and the role of the artist, which are less about ideas born exclusively to a single author. Houseago sees WE as an incorporation of all artforms and anyone he might connect with creatively. With the ultimate aim to spread hope and inclusiveness, the parameters and participants of WE may expand, yet with its beginning here with three figures each widely recognised for their individual talent, by challenging the need for such distinctions the message of WE is emphatically underscored. Houseago aims to give greater recognition for the myriad elements and human interactions that feed into the creation of each artwork. His studio has long been a place of interaction and conversation, with social spaces prominently built into its fabric, its function and physical character provide the basis for Cast Studio (stage, chairs, bed, mound, cave, bath, grave) (2018), an immersive sculpture that provided a stage for performance and a forum for discussion, which sits at the center of the exhibition at Sara Hildén Art Museum. The conversations and dynamics that fed into and followed Cast Studio are part of the genesis of WE. Talking of his recent experiences, Houseago speaks of an impactful move away from the ego-driven modes of thinking to a profound realization that "I am not an I. I'm a WE!". Houseago embraces the interconnected nature of all things, in the creative process and beyond. He extols the benefits of a centuries-old logic, which concludes that if no single thing arises independently then we must all be connected, which therefore allows us to transcend whatever limitations result from a sense of self. About the Artists Thomas Houseago (b. 1972 Leeds, UK) brings a vanguard approach to sculpture's original subject, the human body. Utilizing mediums associated with classical and modernist sculpture—such as carved wood, clay, plaster, and bronze—as well as less traditional materials like rebar and hemp. He studied at Jacob Kramer College, Leeds, England from 1990 to 1991, received a BA in 1994 from Saint Martin's School of Art, London, and studied at De Ateliers, Amsterdam, from 1994 to 1996. Nick Cave (b. 1957 Victoria, Australia) is an artist and singer-songwriter. Born in Warracknabeal in rural Victoria, Cave was drawn to the visual arts from an early age. He studied painting at the Caulfield Institute of Technology (Monash University, Melbourne) in 1976 before abandoning his studies to pursue music, relocating to Berlin and London in the 1980s. A recent interest in ceramics has resulted in Cave's first major body of visual work, The Devil - A Life, which is displayed at Sara Hildén Art Museum. Brad Pitt (b. 1963 Oklahoma, USA) is one of today's strongest and most versatile film actors of our generation. He is largely self-taught and the exhibition at Sara Hildén Art Museum is the first public exhibition of his work. All photos and videos by Matthew J. Bowen Photography. All rights reserved. Music: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - "White Elephant" (Matty Boh remix) Outro: MadMix - "Scandinavian Fisherman's Guitar Ballad" Created by InShot:https://inshotapp.page.link/YTShare Please LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE for more content from My Life in Finland. You can also follow us here: Facebook - @MattinFinland Twitter - @MattinFinland Instagram - @knightoftheoldcode