The Wild – The Rise and Defiance of the Kuopio School
Mikkeli Art Museum, Mikkeli
- 25.9.2026–14.2.2027
The exhibition takes us back to Kuopio in the 1980s, when the city became a vibrant centre for visual arts that attracted nationwide interest.
In the 1980s young, newly graduated visual arts professionals moved to the city, and the press began to refer to them as the Kuopio School or the Kuopio School of Thought.
Kuopio’s wild ones revitalised the local art scene with their provocative, disruptive and, at times, disturbing style. Whilst Kuopio was largely a hub for amateur artists in the 1970s, in the following decade, the young professionals took over the local art scene. The exhibition focuses on the influential figures of the period: Markku Kolehmainen, Pentti Meklin, Pauno Pohjolainen and Teemu Saukkonen.
The exhibition has been implemented in cooperation with Varkaus Museum Center Konsti and Kuopio Art Museum Kumma.
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Mikkeli Art Museum
Maaherrankatu 18-20, kauppakeskus Akseli 2.krs
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| Mon | Closed |
| Tue | Closed |
| Wed | 10:00-17:00 |
| Thu | 10:00-17:00 |
| Fri | 10:00-17:00 |
| Sat | 10:00-17:00 |
| Sun | 10:00-17:00 |
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