Tens of Thousands Queue for Immersive Van Gogh and Banksy Exhibitions in Tampere and Turku
Tens of thousands queued to see immersive Van Gogh and Banksy exhibitions in Tampere, Turku and Tallinn this summer, but a critic says they rely on low-quality replicas and spectacle rather than original artworks.
People lined up to pay for immersive Van Gogh and Banksy shows in Tampere, Turku and Tallinn this summer.
Aamulehti's Raili Roth tested the Telliskivi Van Gogh installation in Tallinn and Turku’s The Mystery of Banksy, and criticised both for relying on rushed, low-quality replicas and spectacle instead of original artworks. She says fast-paced projections and staged selfie sets leave a hollow impression.
Tampere Hall’s Van Gogh Alive drew 57,242 visitors last summer. By mid-September, Turku’s Banksy show had attracted about 76,000 visitors. Serlachius museums’ 2021 Banksy exhibition previously drew 118,000 visitors.
Other summer hits in the region include Anish Kapoor’s Ancestor at Serlachius, which drew roughly 45,000 visitors this summer.
Roth argues organisers should favour original digital works by living artists rather than commercial copy art, pointing to Amos Rex’s TeamLab pieces as an example. She also noted Tampere’s media and light festival Projio drew about 10,000 visitors last year.
The Mystery of Banksy runs until 25 October at Turku Telakkaranta (Unioninkatu 21), and a Da Vinci exhibition opens in Kaarihall on 20 November.
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