The art of Phoenixes
You are all invited to the opening of the exhibition of the female artists’ group Phoenix
on Friday, 21.11.2025 at 18:00 at the Rapla Contemporary Art Center.
The opening exhibition “Phoenix 2” is the second appearance in the series of the new
artists’ association this year. The first joint event took place on 09.03-03.04.2025 at the
Pärnu City Gallery, where the group of female artists actually was born while testing
themselves with the mirror of exhibition.
This time we are celebrating the miracle of birth more consciously, and in a way fittingly for
the Phoenixes. In the course of preparing the exhibition, in addition to creating new works,
we also engaged in so-called introspection – it would be more appropriate to say, mapping
the Phoenixes’ positions on some of the most important topics female artists are generally
associated with.
Through 20-30 years of experience as an artist, we looked at the distribution of energy
between creation and family responsibilities, the reflection of gender and age, the sources of
ideas and inspiration, or where creative POWER comes from.
We solved the measurement of one’s own creation, based on the basic thesis of feminist
classics, according to which man = intellect/culture, woman = body/nature, in a more modern
form, reflecting on the connections between NATURE and CULTURE in creation.
Guests of the exhibition can compare and connect Phoenixes` the self-reflections formulated
as texts with the exhibited visual artworks.
The more than 200-square-meter space is filled with visual mystery. There is nothing
random in the room specially segregated for the event, but at the same time each
combination of the works seeks its own place through balance created.
This time the works are grouped by author, it makes the placement in the whole important.
The uniqueness of the artists and the diversity of techniques are what makes the exhibition
unique.
The following artists will be performing at the Rapla County Contemporary Art Center: Katrin
Valgemäe, Alide Zvorovski, Marina Aleksejeva, Anne Rudanovski, Katrin Saag, Maria
Kristiina Ulas, Ülle Saatmäe, Maris Siimer, Kalli Kalde, Kaire Nurk, Katrin Kaev, Lylian
Meister, Lembe Ruben, Tiiu Rebane and Eveli Varik.
The music for the exhibition “Magus magus” is by Rene Varik.
The exhibition will remain open until mid-December.
On the last day, Sunday, 14.12.2025, the exhibition will be closed within 13:00-15:00
with artist talks.
Next year, in 2026, the activities of the Phoenix will continue at the same pace, currently
preparing for performances in two galleries in Tallinn.