Mari Keto: beauty with an attitude

Memento mori butterfly boxes, huge celebrity portraits made of sparkling rhinestones, IT bag hunting trophies named Fashion Victims, and as a cherry on the cake the pearl portrait of Her Majesty The Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, ordered by the Danish Royal Collection and now in the possession of artist. 

The new exhibition of Mari Keto is a heavy-light combination of beauty, sadness and anger. Her way from a jewellery designer to an artist working with the utmost perfection without losing her soul and heaviness of the message has taken years. 

Now you have the rare opportunity to see her works before they disappear into museums, collector´s homes and bank vaults.

Queen of Pearls and Pearls of the Queen, 2012.

Showroom Helsinki´s gallerist Tuomas Zetterbeg, Delirium (2013) 

and Mari Keto at the opening of the exhibition.

Photo©Paula Hietaranta

Mari Keto: Delirium at Showroom Helsinki Telakkaranta is open until December 15th. Opening hours are Wed 4pm-7pm, Fri noon-5pm, Sun noon-3pm, and also by appointment. Address is Telakkakatu 6, 00150 Helsinki.

www.showroomhelsinki.com

www.mariketo.com