Art historian Marja Lahelma, who is a member of the Seekers of the New project, has examined esotericism as a marginalised dimension in Finnish art history in a new publication by the Finnish National Gallery. Lahelma problematises the notion of the ‘Golden Age’ connecting… Continue Reading ”Esoteric content ’hiding in plain sight’?”
“…it seems clear that esoteric ideas were far more than a passing fancy for Finland’s fin-de-siècle artists. Their interests reflect the kinds of topics of conversation taking place in the art salons across Europe, from Paris to Berlin and to Helsinki.” The esoteric interests… Continue Reading ”The esoteric interests of Finland’s fin-de-siècle artists have been brought out of the darkness”