PRESS RELEASE

KIRKE KANGRO (1975) will her personal exhibition Almost in Hobusepea gallery at 6pm on November 13th, 2013.

Kirke Kangro has graduated from the department of sculpture at the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1999 and obtained the Master's degree in interdisciplinary arts in 2009. She currently works as the head of the department of installation and sculpture at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Kangro has drawn attention with her installations and sculptures as well as being actively involved in various curatorial projects. Since 1994, the artist has participated in exhibitions in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands as well as in symposiums in Estonia and abroad.

Kirke Kangro: „Present exhibition includes three installations: installation „That's Where the Light Gets in“ refers to the lyrics by Leonard Cohen („There's a Crack in Everything / That's Where the Light Gets In“), presenting a situation where the participants are dependent on each other and function perfectly well yet they are extremely fragile in their perfection – and where a slight divergence would make the elements fall apart. Installation „Scream“ depicts a signal that will never reach its destination. Receiving sound waves is extremely essential for the transmitter; now the waves have been slowed down to the limits of inaudibility and are visible in vibration of a metal cloud. Installation „Almost“ expresses the idea of collapsing and the possible interpretation of the idea. The copy of the load bearing capacity of the space depicts the image of the structure that is about to collapse – or to stay intact.“

Exhibition will be open until November 25, 2013.

Supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Exhibitions in Hobusepea gallery are supported by Estonian Ministry of Culture.

Thanks to: Tanel Tätte, Heldur Hammer, Andrus Lauringson, Karmo Kiivit, Tarvo Hanno Varres, Dénes Farkas, Chris Hales, Epp Kubu, Jaan Kompus, Anna Magdaleena Kangro, G4S, Raul Keller, Arvo Divtshenko, Maarja Kangro, Paul Kuimet, Johannes Säre.

KIRKE KANGRO

Education:
2006-2009 Estonian Academy of Arts, MA, interdisciplinary arts
1996-2000 Estonian Academy of Arts, BA, sculpture
Currently working as head of the Installation and Sculpture Department in Estonian Academy of Arts.

Solo exhibitions:
NATURE AND UNCANNY Europos Parkas, Lithuania / 14.07.2013
BROKEN AIR Haapsalu City Gallery /12.04.-5.05.13
DISCRETE ELEPHANT Draakon Gallery, Tallinn / 13.02 - 25.02.2012
ROOMS Tartu Art House, Tartu / 28. 04 - 29. 05. 2011
BUNCH OF HOME Monumental Gallery, Tartu / 28. 04 - 29. 05. 2011
HOME AND UNCANNY Peters Gallery, Paris / 1.04 - 31. 04. 2010, curator Kinga Kappe
APOCALYPSIS I, II Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn /19.08 - 14.09.2009
PARTY (with Andrus Lauringson), City Gallery, Tallinn / 02.07 - 12.07.2009
WAR AND PEACE Estonian Embassy of Finland, Helsinki / 07.10 - 10.12.2008,
curator Anu Liivak
DEEP SCRATCHES Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn / 27.07 - 14.08.2006
EATHERN MAN City Gallery, Tallinn / 9.03 - 26.03. 2006

Group exhibitions:
AFTERLIFE OF GARDENS KUMU Art Museum / 10.05 - 8.09.2013, curator Eha Komissarov
CONTINGENT OBJECT Raja gallery / 14.12.-28.12.12
ANATOMY OF INTEGRATION Riga Sculpture Quadriennale
7.10.-21-11-2012,  curators Aigars Bikše, Ivars Drulle, Inese Baranovska
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Tartu Art House /17.02 - 13.03.2011, curator Reet Varblane
LIBERTÉ / FREEDOM Asnières Castle / Paris / 18.11 - 4.12.2011, curator Kaia Kiik
VIDEO  Tbilisi, Georgia / 11.09 - 14.09 2011 Jaan Toomik, Jüri Ojaver, Kirke Kangro, Neeme Külm, Paul Rodgers, curator Teet Veispak
DARKNESS Estonian Contemporary Art Museum / 03.09 - 03.10 2011, curator Anders Härm
MUTANT MATERIA Raja Gallery / 29.08 - 06.10.2011
Marko Mäetamm, Taavi Piibeman, Jüri Ojaver, Terje Ojaver, Liina Siib, Neeme Külm, Denes Farkas, Taavi Talve, Kirke Kangro, Paul Rodgers
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE KEUKENHOF, Holland / 18.03 -16.05 2010
Paul Berghuis, Christiane Haase, Leo Jongenotter, Kirke Kangro,Lev Kazachenko, Nika Neelova, Joshua Pennings, Else Ringnalda, Ary Suiker, Ine van der Horn, Fred van de Siepkamp, Marcel van Zijp, Mirjam Wieringa
PIGSKIN contemporary art festival Haapsalu 27.07 - 19.07.2010, curator Jaan Toomik
REVENGE Tallinn Art Hall 23.10 - 28.11. 2010, curator of the exhibition
PERFECT MEMORIES, In Graafika, Pärnu Kontserdimaja / 17.01-01.02.2009,
curator Liina Siib
SIMPLE LIFE 05. 02 – 28.02.09, Tartu Art Hall Gallery
OTHER HISTORY Freedom Square, EMTA, Tallinn 17.04.-01.05. 2009
MISERABLE BEAUTY EKA gallery / 13.11 - 24.11.2008
HELP FROM SPACE Tartu Pärmivabrik / 17.10.-31.10.2008
TRANCENDENTAL SOCIAL POLITICAL ART curator Raoul Kurvitz / EKA Gallery, Tallinn / 17.05. 2008
COURSE OF INTERVENTION Istanbul, Türgi 19.01.-03.02.2008
PRESSION Pärnu mnt. 27, Tallinn / 30.05.2007
SCULPTURE SPEAKS: POWER AND FREEDOM Tallinn Art Hall 25.08 – 07.10. 2007
curator of the exhibition (with Elin Kard); artist
VERNISSAGE/FINISSAGE Karlsruhe Harbour, Germany/ 3.10 – 13.10.2007
TALLINN XIV PRINTMAKING TRIENNAL Marinists Club, 9.10 - 28.10. 2007
Curators Martin Rünk, Jaanus Samma
RE-DO Draakon Gallery, Tallinn 2006
REVOLUTIONS Viinistu Art Museum 2005
GIANTS - European Conversation pieces
HAGUE SCULPTURE
Stephan Balkenhol - Esther Bruggink - Pedro Cabrita Reis -Nikos Charalambidis - Anton Cierny - Tom Claassen -Wim Delvoye - FA+ - Malachi Farrell - Andras Galik -Bruno Gironcoli - Antony Gormley - Balint Havas -Damien Hirst - Florence Hoffmann - Berry Holslag - Donatas Jankauskas -Kaarina Kaikkonen - Kirke Kangro -George Lappas -Francisco Leiro - Little Warsaw - Hannes Ludescher - Marino Marini - Björn Nörgaard –Giuseppe Penone -Tobias Putrih - Jean Pierre Raynaud - Monika Sosnowska -Johan Tahon - Raphael Vella - Henk Visch
Hague, Holland /04.06 - 12.09.2004, curator Marie Jeanne de Rooij
LAYER EKA Gallery, Tallinn / 27.08. - 14.09.2004

Curated projects:
EXOTIC Tallinn Art Hall / 21.04 - 05.06.2012
CONTEMPORARY ART, TECHNOLOGY AND PARANORMAL
(with Marko Mäetamm) Raja Gallery, Tallinn /11.11.- 30.11.2011
MY MIND IS MY MONUMENT Draakon Gallery cellar, Tallinn / 30.03.- 12.04.2011
REVENGE
Heidrun Holzfeind, Marko Mäetamm, Liina Siib, Michel de Broin, Marco Laimre, Armands Zelchs, Thomas Mailaender, Jaanus Samma, Johnson ja Johnson, Andrus Lauringson, Gustavo Artigas, Taavi Piibemann, Toomas Thetloff, Anssi Kasitonni, Neeme Külm, Mare Mikof ja Kristof Kintera.
Tallinn Art Hall / 23.10 - 8.11.2010
SCULPTURE AND PALIMPSEST
Art Allmägi - Jaanus Samma - Raitis Stiuka - Andrus Lauringson - Rene Reinumäe - Egons Perševics, Eva Labotkin - Maigi Magnus - Berit Talpsepp - Taivo Timmusk - Arrowgroup
Nabaclub, Riga / 7. 05 - 5.06 2010
MISERABLE BEAUTY EKA Gallery /13.11 - 26.11.2008
SCULPTURE SPEAKS: POWER AND FREEDOM
(with Elin Kard) Johnson & Johnson, Margus Kadarik, Kirke Kangro, Mati Karmin, Edith Karlson, Jass Kaselaan, Tiiu Kirsipuu, Neeme Külm, Marco Laimre, Carmen Lansberg, Mare Mikof, Jüri Ojaver, Terje Ojaver, Anu Põder, Paul Rodgers, Tõnu Smidt, Hannes Starkopf, Mari-Liis Tammi, Vergo Vernik, Ekke Väli, Emmi Vainio / Eero Yli-Vakkuri, Anssi Kasitonni, Little Warsaw aka Bálint Havas / Ándrás Gálik, Angelika Fojtuch, Zeger Reyers
Tallinn Art Hall / 24.08 - 10.10.2007
THROWAWAY THINGS EKA Gallery / 3.10 - 5.11.2001
THE CONTENT OF FORM EKA Gallery / 27.06 - 16.07.2001
RETHINK PARK 14.08.2013,Mustamäe park
DIMENSIONS VARIABLE
YOUNG SCULPTOR PRIZE SHOW 2013 Vaal Gallery, 4.05 - 15.05.2013
THINGS THAT DON´T APPEAR. HERE Jacob Jessen´s solo exhibition, Raja gallery, 30.01.-14.02.13
CUMULATIONS 14.12.- 16.12.2012, KUMU art museum
PERFECT FOREST 4.04.-8.04.2012, EKKM (Estonian Contemporary Art Museum)

Awards:
Estonian Culture Endowment year prize for curating "Revenge" 2010
Estonian Culture Endowment scholarship: 2008, 2011