Jari Silomäki: Atlas of Emotions
Asia Zak Persons and Saara Haclin
Featuring a breadth of works that the artist made using unconventional painted supports and found-object sculptures, this publication will provide an innovative, in-depth look into the artist’s sculptural practice. In addition to painting and drawing on items within his domestic spaces—refrigerators, chairs, and cabinets—Basquiat also left his mark on items he encountered on the street—discarded windows and doors, mirrors, wood boards, and subway tiles.
The publication will present new scholarship by leading Basquiat academics and art historians that will explore Basquiat’s use of found objects and materials and their role in addressing issues of social inequality and the politics of race in the United States.
JARI SILOMÄKI (*1975) is a Finnish artist. He studied photography at Muurla College, Turku Arts Academy and Aalto University School of Art and Design. Atlas of Emotions at Finnish Museum of Photography in Helsinki (2020) was his largest solo exhibition to date.