A part of the sculpture Les hommes meurent en premier, 2010.
When going to Mr. Kokko´s exhibition be prepared to
meet a world full of emotions, fears, life and death.
It has been said that men cannot give birth, but this
does not apply to Tapani Kokko.
If you ever contemplated what it is to be a man, a
woman, a liar, a princess or a mortal, kissed by the death, this wooden
explosion of rough chain saw forms and bold colours gives answers to them all.
At the opening night the artist was gleaming with
happiness. He had been working two years with this exhibition, and here it was.
”Now I am ready to conquer the world”, he said.
And instead of the long formal speeches he decided to
open the exhibition on his own way.
”The ship is usually christened by smashing a bottle
of champange to her deck. I will open this exhibition with a handprint
of tar.”
And so he did.
The exhibition Les Hommes meurent en
premier is open until 1.7.2011 at Institut Finlandais, 60 rue des Écoles, 75005
Paris. Open Tu 12-20, Wed-Sat 12-18.
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