ESTONIA CHRONOLOGY, BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LINKS

1990 Vaal Gallery founded in Tallinn
1991 Tallinn Art Hall founded as substructure of Estonian Artists’ Association
1991 Estonian Museum of Architecture founded
1991 Leonhard Lapin started to release architecture magazine “Ehituskunst”
1992 Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia founded
1992 Chaplin Art Centre opened in Parnu
1992 Sammas Gallery opened in Tallinn
1992 Luum Gallery opened in Tallinn
1994 Cultural Endowment of Estonia started its activity
1994 Gallery Luum closed. Space opened up again as City Galery under the supervision of Tallinn Art Hall
1994 Gallery of the Institute of History opened and closed again. Tallinn
1996 Lexicon of Estonian Art and Architecture / “Eesti kunsti ja architektuuri biograafiline leksikon” published
1997 UNESCO includes Tallinn's Old Town in its list of World Heritage Sites
1997 Magazine “Estonian Art” first issue
1997 “Uldine kunstiajalugu” / “History of Art” by Jaak Kangilaski published
1997 Leonhard Lapin’s selected essays “Kaks kunsti: valimik ettekandeid kunstist ja ehituskunstist
1971 – 1995” / “Two arts: selected essays on art and architecture in 1971 – 1995” published
1998 Chaplin Art Centre reorganized to The Museum of New Art, Parnu, Estonia
1998 Academia Non Grata founded in Parnu, Estonia
1998 Group “Ydi” published first almanac
1999 Collection of essays “Over the Houses and Beyond” by architects Veljo Kaasik, Andres Alver and Tiit Trummal published
1999 “Luhike Eesti kunsti ajalugu” / “Estonian Art History” by Sirje Helmi and Jaak Kangilaski published
2000 Permanent foreigh art exhibition in renovated Kadrioru Palace opened under the supervision of the Art Museum of Estonia
2000 First issue of the visual art magazine Kunst.ee


SELECT CONTEMPORARY ESTONIAN ART EXHIBITIONS IN ESTONIA

1990
Opened Nineties. Review exhibition of Estonian art. Tallinn Art Hall
Idea, Space, Material. Estonian Art and Design. Tallinn Art Hall
Expression and Figuration. Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
Nordic-Baltic Architecture Triennial. Tallinn
Soup’69-90. Retrospective exhibition of group “Soup”. Tallinn Art Hall

1991
Group S&K. Hansen Tammsaare Memorial House, Tallinn

1992
Forma Anthropologica. Group exhibition of artists from Baltic States. Tallin Art Hall, Luum Gallery, Gallery of the Tallin Art Hall, Tallinn
Printed Paper. 9th Tallinn Print Triennial. Tallinn Art Hall, Gallery of Tallinn Art Hall, Sammas Gallery, Vaal Gallery, Draakon Gallery, Tallinn
Myth and Allegory in Estonian Art. Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
Masters of Estonian Avant-garde. Luum gallery, Tallinn
Group S&K. Pirita Exhibition Centre, Tallinn
Para’89. Group exhibition of Estonian Surrealists. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
10 Sculptors. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
Images from Borderlands. Saaremaa Photo Festival. Kuressaare, Estonia

1993
Substance – Unsubstance. The 1st annual exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia; Talinn Art Hall, The Gallery of Tallinn Art Hall, Vaal Gallery, Sammas Gallery, city space, Tallinn
Architecture and Individuality. 2nd Architecture Triennial of the Nordic and Baltic States. Sakala Centre, Tallinn
French-Baltic video art festival. Riga, Vilnius and House of Tourism, Tallinn
Estonian Paintings from 1970-1990. Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, Estonia
Noise. Exhibition of young artists of Estonia. Talinn Art Hall
Eleonora. International performance festival. Tallinn Art Hall
International sculpture workshop. Otepaa, Estonia
Group exhibition of Eve Kask, Andres Tali, Urmas Viik. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn

1994
Unexistent Art. The 2nd annual exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia; Tallinn Art Hall, The Gallery of the Tallinn Art Hall, Vaal Gallery, Gallery of the Institute of History, Tallinn
Collage in Estonian Art. 1960s. Tartu Art Museum, Tartu, Estonia
Limits of Art. Gallery of the Institute of History, Tallinn
Module Art. Tammsaare Museum, Tallinn
Revenues 1990 – 1994. The Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
10 Sculptors. Sammas gallery, Gallery of the Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn

1995
Biotopia. Biology, Technology, Utopia. The 3rd annual exhibition of Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia. Tallinn Art Hall, The Gallery of the Tallinn Art Hall, City Gallery, Vaal Gallery, Sammas Gallery, The Gallery of the Insitute of History, Tallinn
Interstanding. Understanding Interactivity. The first international conference of digital culture, organised by Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia. National Library, Tallinn
10th Tallinn Print Triennial. Tallinn Art Hall, The Gallery of the Tallinn Art Hall, City Gallery, Vaal Gallery, Draakon Gallery, The Gallery of Russian Embassy, Tallinn
Fabrique d’Histoire. Saaremaa Biennial, Kuressaare, Estonia
ANK ’64. Retrospective exhibition of the group ANK ’64. Tallinn Art Hall
5 Painters. Mari Kurismaa, Juri Kask, Rein Kelpman, Ado Lill, Valeri Vinogradov, Tallinn Art Hall
Mobile 1. Estonian cinematic art in retrospective. Tallinn Art Hall
HARKU 1975 – 1995. Retrospective reconstruction of the event. Cuty Gallery, Tallinn
2. international art exhibition Man and Woman. Chaplin Art Centre, Parnu, Estonia
Est.Fem. Estonian feminist art exhibition. Vaal Gallery, Tallinn
Parnu Art Summer. Cuty Gallery, Parnu, Estonia
Dionysia. Festival of visual arts. Tartu, Estonia

1996
Estonia as a Sign. 4th annual exhibition of Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia, Talinn
Tallinn – Moscow. 1956 – 1985. Joint exhibition of Estonian and Russian artists. Tallinn Art Hall, The Gallery of the Tallinn Art Hall, City Gallery Art Hall, Sammas Gallery, Vaal Gallery, Tallinn, Tartu Artist’s House, Ruutli Gallery, Tartu
Art of 1960s. Reconstruction of the Phenomena. The Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
Figuration ’96. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
Estonian Painting 1903 – 1993. Rotermann Salt Storage, Tallinn
Abstraction and Abstraction. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
Ruhm T 10. Jubilee exhibition. Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
Talking Things. Estonian Art Museum, Tallinn
3. international exhibition Man and Woman. The Museum of New Art, Parnu, Estonia
Inventory at the Museum of Aesthetics. Estonian Architecture Museum, Tallinn
Space with Water. 3rd architectural triennial of Nordic and Baltic States. Rotermann Salt Storage, Talinn Art Hall, Tallinn


1997
Interstanding 2. 5th annual exhibition of Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Rotermann Salt Storage, Draakon Gallery, Vaal Gallery, Sammas Gallery, Tallinn, Estonian National Museum, Tartu
Interstanding 2. Freedom. The second international conference on digital culture organized by Soros Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia
Invasion. Saaremaa Biennial. Kuressaare, Estonia
Persona. People of the 90s. Rotermann Salt Storage, Tallinn
Motifs of Suburbia in Estonian Art. The Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
Dionysia. Festival of Visual Arts. Tartu
Endless Landscape. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
All at once and lot & right now. Estonian young artists exhibition. Rotermann Salr Storage, Tallinn
10 Sculptors. Tallinn Art Hall
10th Jubilee Exhibition of Kursi School. Tartu Art Museum, Tartu
Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union. Selected works from the collection of Norton and Nancy Dodge. Rotermann Salt Storage, Tallinn
Estonian Art of the 70s. Tart Art Museum, Kivisilla Gallery, Tartu, Estonia
Confrontations / Compromises. Annual exhibition of Estonian painting. Tallinn Art Hall
Visarid. Retrospective exhibition of group “Visarid”. The Gallery of the Tallinn Art Hall
Man and Woman. 4th international exhibition. The Museum of New Art, Parnu, Estonia
Millennium. International jewelry art exhibition. Rotermann Salt Storage, Tallinn

1998
Forgotten Estonia. Rottermann Salt Storage, Tallinn
11th Tallinn Print Triennial. Rotermann Salt Storage, Tallinn
Backdor Media. Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn
offline@online. International media art festival. Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn
Man and Woman. 5th international exhibition. The Museum of New Art, Parnu, Estonia
Medialization. International exhibition. Museum of Estonian Art, Tallinn
Private Views. Rediscovered Spaces in Estonian and British Contemporary Art. Rotermann Salt Storage, Tallinn

1999
Interstanding 3. 6th annual exhibition of the Center of Contemporary Arts, Estonia. Rotermann Salt Storage, Tallinn
Interstanding 3. Beyond the Edge. The 3rd international conference on digital culture, organized by Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia
offline@online. International media art festival. Estonian Academy of Arts, Café Enter, Tallinn
Man and Woman. 6th international art exhibition. The Museum of New Art, Parnu, Estonia
Your Hidden Life. Estonian printmaking 1999. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
Eros. Estonian erotic art. Tallinn Art Hall, Gallery of Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
In Memory of the 20th Century Artist. Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
Time of Spirit. Tartu Art Museum, Tartu
Backdoor Media ’99. Estonian Academy of Arts, city space, Tallinn
New and Old Narrative. Rotermann Salt Storage, Talinn
Space in 20th Century Estonia. Exhibition of history of Estonian design. Rotermann Salt Storage, Tallinn

2000
Estonian Art. Estonian Options. Annual exhibition of Estonian Artists’ Association. Tallinn Art Hall, The Gallery of the Tallinn Art Hall, Rotermann Salt Storage, Tartu Artists House, Tartu
offline@online. International media art festival. Estonian Academy of Arts, Café Enter, Tallinn
Man and Woman. 7th international art exhibition. The Museum of New Art, Parnu, Estonia
Anu Jurak. Zone-2. Tallinn Art Hall

2001
Young British Art. Exhibition of contemporary Estonian art. Tallinn
Image. Event. Clone. The 12th Tallinn Graphics Triennial. Rotterman Salt Storage, Tallinn Art Hall
Interstanding. The 4th international conference on digital culture. Rotermann’s Salt Storage, Tallinn
High Input Low Noise. Estionian and Portuguese contemporary Art. Rotermann’s Salt Storage, Tallinn
GooseFlesh 2001. Rakvere
Time. Space. Movement. Traveling performance festival. Paide, Pedvale, Riga, Vilnius

2002
Roots. Estonian and Finnish Contemporary Art. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn


SELECTED SHOWS OF ESTONIAN CONTEMPORARY ART ABROAD

1990
Distances. Rauma Biennale Balticum. Rauma Art Museum, Finland. Leonhard Lapin, Raul Rajangu
Baltic Painting Triennial. Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
Radar. International art exhibition. Kotka, Finland. Leonhard Lapin
15 Estonian Artists. Gallery GKM, Malmo, Sweden
Estonian Landscapes. Outdoor exhibition of installations by Estonian architects and designers. Esplanaad, Helsinki
Estonian Photographers. Photo Centre of Athens

1991
Ars Baltica. Kiel Art Hall, Bethanien Artists House, Berlin. Raul Rajangu
Contemporary Soviet and Baltic Photography. Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, USA
New Spaces of Photography. Museum of Architecture, Wroclaw, Poland

1992
Stone Light. Biennial of contemporary art of Baltic Sea Countries. Rostock Art Hall, Rostock, Germany. Leonhard Lapin
Vilnius Triennial for Young Artists from Baltic States. Vilnius Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
Myth and Abstraction. Estonian contemporary art. Karlsruhe, Germany
Time is My Pilot. Den Fries Udstillingbygning, Copenhagen, Denmark
Travelling exhibition of 10 Estonian female printmakers. North-Norwegian cities
Baltiske Billeder. Group exhibition of artists from Baltic States. Herning Art Museum, Herning; Sollerod Art Museum, Sollerod, Denmark
Forever Yours. Group exhibition of Estonian photographers. Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, USA Reflection. Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada

1993
Equilibrium. Baltic – Nordic contemporary art exhibition. Hotel “Latvia” Exhibition Hall, Riga
The Memory of Images. Baltic Photo Art Today. Germany: City Gallery, Kiel; Rostock Art Hall, Rostock; Berlinische Galerie / Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin; Latvia: Exhibition Hall of the hotel “Latvija”, Riga; Lithuania: Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius; Poland: High School of Fine Arts, Gdansk; Denmark: Copenhagen; Norway: Oslo etc.
Rationalised Eternity. Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius. Siim-Tanel Annus, Leonhard Lapin, Raul Meel
Aujourd’hui les Baltes. Group exhibition of artists from Baltic States. L’Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Falubiennalen 93. Contemporary Graphic fine art from Baltic States. Dalarna Museum, Falun, Sweden
Borderlands. Contemporary Photography from the Baltic States. The Cottier, Glasgow
Tallinn Norwich. Workshop and group exhibition of Estonian Artists. Norwich, Great Britain
Uue Graafika Group. Group exhibition of the Estonian printmakers. Halle Operngalerie, Halle, Germany
Painting Triennial of Baltic States. Vilnius Contemporary Art Centre, Lithuania
Days of Estonian Culture. Bielefeld, Germany
Art from Estonia. Grossburgwedel, Hannover, Germany


1994
International Biennial of Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Leonhard Lapin, Jaan Toomik
Europa, Europa. Bonn Art and Exhibition Hall, Bonn, Germany. Peeter Maria Laurits
A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Rauma Biennale Balticum. Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
Deux artistes estoniens: Raul Meel et Leonhard Lapin. Musee Matisse, Le Cateau, Cambresis, France
Group exhibition of Estonian printmakers. Stadsgalerie, Gouda, Netherlands
Korrespondenz. Group exhibition of Estonian artists. Schwerin, Germany
Estonian Contemporary Prints. Susan MacColl Studio, Edinburgh, Scotland

1995
ARS 95. International exhibition of contemporary art. Finnish Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki. Jaan Toomik
Misfits. 6th Triennial of Young Baltic Art. The Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
Port of Art. Group exhibiton of artists from Baltic Sea countries. Tea Tammelaan, Jaan Toomik, Kotka, Finland
Europa heute – Estland. Group exhibition of 5 Estonian Artists. Gallery “Margarethenhof”, Bonn; Gallery “Sperl”, Potsdam, Germany
Estonian Graphic Arts. Husum Town Hall, Husum, Germany
Tigers Tail. 1. Kwangju Biennial. Juri Ojaver, Kwangju, South Korea
Wait We’re Loading. Group exhibition of Estonian Artists. Gothenburg Art Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
Self-Portrait. Group exhibition of Estonian artists. Moscow Gallery, Moscow, Russia

1996
International Biennial of Sao Paulo. Ando Keskkula. Sao Paulo, Brazil
Manifesta 1. European Biennial of Contemporary Art. Rotterdam Art Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Jaan Toomik
ArtGenda. Exhibition of young artists from Baltic Sea Region. Copenhagen, Denmark
Personal Time. Art from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 1945 – 1995. The Zacheta Gallery, Ujadzowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland; Manege, St. Petersburg, Russia
Introduction. Biennial of Baltic Sea Countries. Juri Okas, Andres Tolts. Rostock Art Hall, Rostock, Germany
Survival. Rauma Biennale Balticum. Contemporary art from Baltic Sea region. Jaan Toomik. Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
Painting Triennial of Baltic Countries. Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
Dialogues. International group exhibition. Finnish modern Art Museum. Tea Tammelaan. Helsinki, Finland
Baltic video art festival. Vilnius, Lithuania
Graphica Creativa 96. Jyvaskyla, Finland
The Return of the Past – The End of Utopias? 1st Ars Baltica Triennial of Photographic Art. Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig; Haus am Waldsee, Berlin, Germany
Marko Maetamm. Arka Gallery, Vilnius

1997
47th Venice Biennial. Siim-Tanel Annus, Raoul Kurwitz, Jaan Toomik
Rijeka biennial of Young Artists. Rijeka Modern Art Museum, Rijeka, Croatia. Liina Siib, Martin Pedanik, Marko Laimre
Kartographers. International exhibition. Warsaw, Zagreb, Budapest, Maribor
Estonian sculpture. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

1998
Manifesta 2. Europeam Biennial of Contemporary Art. Inessa Josing. Luxemburg
Where are you from? Rauma Biennale Balticum. Contemporary Art from Baltic Sea Region. Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, Finland
ArtGenda. Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Art in Sarajevo. Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercogovina
Distant Lighthouse. Estonian, Latvian and Swedish art in Portugal. Lisboa, Portugal
Senses Test Station. International exhibition of tactile art. Maly Manege, Moscow
Windows and Views. Borschette’ Centre, Brussels, Belgium
Estonian Art. Odensee Art Museum, Odensee, Denmark
Divided Territories. Vilnius Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
Estonian Art in Denmark. Randers Art Museum, Randers


1999
48th Venice Biennial. Palazzo Querini Stampaglia, Venice. Ando Keskkula, Juri Ojaver, Peeter Pere
After the Wall. Art and Culture in Post-Communistic Europe. Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Without Wall. Eastern Europe After the Berlin Wall. Photo and video art. Marble Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia. Liina Siib
Ljubljana Print Triennial. Ljubljana
Passagen aus Estland. ifa Gallery, Berlin

2000
Manifesta 3. East European Triennial. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ene-Liis Semper
Simulacrum City. Venice Architectural Biennial
Painterly Issues. Vilnius Painting Triennial. Vilnius Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius
ArtGenda. Biennial of young artists from Baltic region. Lasipalatsi, Helsinki
Inverse Perspective. International art exhibition. Edsvik Art Centre, Sollentuna, Rootsi
Retracing the Future. Rauma Biennale Balticum. Contemporary art from the Baltic Sea region. Rauma Art Museum, Rauma
Estonia as invited guest in the Grosse Kunstaustellung Dusseldorf. Dusseldorf


SELECTED WWW SITES

http://www.tallinn.ee - Tallinn city portal
http://www.einst.ee - Estonian Institute
http://www.einst.ee/Ea - Estonian Art magazine
http://www.ekm.ee - The Art Museum of Estonia
http://www.artun.ee - Estonian Academy of Arts
http://www.tartmus.ee - Tartu Art Museum
http://www.vaal.ee - Vaal Gallery
http://www.chaplin.ee - The Museum of New Art in Parnu
http://www.triennial.ee - Tallinn Print Triennial
http://www.hot.ee/multikultuurimaja
http://www.combain.ee -Collection of articles
http://www.overart.com - Online gallery
http://www.livonia.ee/maetamm - Marko Maetamm World
http://www.kul.ee - Estonian Ministry of Culture
http://www.eaa.ee - Estonian Artists Association
http://www.kunstikeskus.ee - Cultural information
http://www.art.ee - Artserver
http://www.cosmotrash.com


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