Flo Kasearu

Lives and works in Tallinn, Estonia

Education

2008 – …. Estonian Academy of Arts, Photography, MA
2006 – 2007 Multimedia, Universtität der Künste Berlin (Rebecca Horn studio)
2004 – 2008 Estonian Academy of Arts, Painting, BA

Solo exhibitions

2017
Costume Drama (with Andra Aaloe). 16th Drugajanje festival. Maribor, Slovenia. Curator Alma Selimovic.
Members Only. Performa 17, New York, USA. Curator RoseLee Goldberg.
Kontakt. The Photography Museum, Tallinn, Estonia.

2016
Illustrating the Request for Privacy (with Pärnu women shelter). Artishok biennale, NO99, Tallinn, Estonia.

2015
Korean Gardeners. Backyard of Flo Kasearu House Museum, Tallinn, Estonia.
House Music (with Riina Maidre). In front of Flo Kasearu House Museum, Tallinn, Estonia.
Uprising. Fuga, Budapest Center of Architecture, Budapest, Hungary.
Uprising. Temnikova & Kasela gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.

2014
We Are On the Way. Zacheta Project Room, Warsaw.

2013-...  Flo Kasearu’s House Museum. Flo Kasearu House Museum, Tallinn, Estonia.

2010
21.05.09 / 14.06.09 (with Tõnis Saadoja), Tartu Artists’ House, Tartu, Estonia
21.05.09 / 14.06.09 (with Tõnis Saadoja), Tallinn Art Hall Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.

2009
T (with Tõnis Saadoja), Art Hall, Pärnu, Estonia.

2008
T (with Tõnis Saadoja), City Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
Frog in the Well. House of Arts, Pärnu, Estonia.

2007
It‘s hard to talk with the frog in the well. Artdepoo gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.

2006
Houses, show your inside! (with Alide Zvorovski) video installation, Tallinn cityscape, Estonia.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2017
The Travellers: Voyage and Migration in New Art from Central and Eastern Europe. KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn. Curator Magdalena Moskalewicz.
Back Home. Museum of the Nizhny Novgorod intelligentsia, Russia. Curator Artem Filatov.
Return Flight Ticket. Max Estrella gallery, Madrid. Curator Nerea Ubieto.
Videobox Festival “Of Sounds and Movements”, Le Carreau du Temple, Paris. Curator Odile Burluraux.
Dissolution – Raivo Puusemp in dialogue with. Tallinn Arthall gallery, Estonia. Curator Krist Gruijthuijsen.

2016

The Eigth Climate (What does art do?), 11th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Korea. Curator Maria Lind.
Pseudo. EKKM, Tallinn, Estonia. Curator Marten Esko.
Identity. Behind the Curtain of Uncertainty. Namu (National Art Museum of Ukraine.)  Curator Solvita Krese.
Seeking Company for the Marshal. Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland. Final selection by the Finnish State Art Commission
International Fun. Temnikova & Kasela gallery, Tallinn, Estonia. Curator Alina Astrova.

2015
DOings & kNOTs. Tallinna Art Hall, Tallinn. Curator Margit Säde-Lehni
Smugglers. Narracje Festival, Gdansk, Poland. Curator Anna Smolak
New Building. Tartu Art Museum, Estonia. Curators Rael Artel, Mare Joonsalu, Tiiu Talvistu.
Critical Mass. Gromov and Lopukhinsky Cottage Garden, St Peterburg. Curator Anna Bitkina.
Survival K(n)it 7. the National Library of Latvia, Riga. Curator Solvita Krese and Inga Lace.
Holy Night. New Dance showcase in Drama Festival, Tartu, Estonia.
Metamorphoses of the Black Square. Interpretations of Malevich’s Work in Estonian Art. KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn. Curator Elnara Taidre.

2014
Kohatu. Valga Culture Center gallery; Rapla Center of Contemporary Art; Saaremaa Art Studio gallery. Curators Marten Esko & Anders Härm.
Kilometre of Sculpture. Rakvere cityspace. Curator Niekolaas Johannes Lekkerkerk.
Shifting Identities. MACRO Testaccio, Rome. Curator Ludovico Pratesi.
Present Tense. Kalmar Art Museum, Sweden. Curators Marianna Garin and Andres Kurg.
Side Effects. Museum-Library of Grenoble, Grenoble, France. Curator Laura Kuusk and Pascale Riou.
White Tank Top. Tartu Art Museum, Estonia. Curator Flo Kasearu.
Literacy/Illiteracy. KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn. Curator Maria Kjær Themsen.

2013
Kas me sellist muuseumi tahtsimegi?. Tartu Art Museum, Estonia. Curator Rael Artel.
Estonian Dream. Festival of Contemporary Art. Rogaland Kunstsenter, Norway. Curator Anders Härm.
Shadows of a Doubt. Tallinna Art Hall, Tallinn. Curator Niekolaas Johannes Lekkerkerk.
Where You End, I Begin. Tartu Art House, Estonia. Curator Anneli Porri.
Holy Night. Kanuti Gildi saal, Tallinn.
Merry Melancholy. Nordic Art Station – Word, Art, Sound. Eskilstuna Museum of Art, Sweden. Curator Lars-Erik Wahlberg.
Uni/ja–Uni/on. Lublin, Poland. Curator Anda Rottenberg.

2012
Inside and Out. KIM? Contemporary Art Centre, Riga, Latvia. Curator Maija Rudovska.
Cosmic Underground. In trainstations in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal. Curator Mário Caeiro.
Archaeology and the Future of Estonian Art Scenes. KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn. Curators Hilkka Hiiop, Kati Ilves, Eha Komissarov, Rael Artel.
HUH! PFUI! YUCK! AHA! WOW! Estonian contemporary art classics. Tartu Art Museum, Estonia. Curator Rael Artel.
Sense of Place. European Landscape Photography. Bozar – Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium. Curator Liz Wells.
Köler Prize 2012. Exhibition of Nominees. The Museum of Contemporary Art of Estonia (EKKM), Tallinn.
Beaufort triennal 04. Bredene, Belgian coastline. Curator Phillip Van den Bossche.
Handsome Hero and Plenty of Still lifes. KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn.

2011
LIBERTÉ. Le château d’Asnières, Paris. Curator Kaia Kiik.
After Socialist Statues. KIM? Contemporary Art Centre, Riga, Latvia. Curator Rael Artel.
Acts of Refusal. Fleeing, Dreaming, Repeating, Watching (among others). Tartu Art House, Tartu, Estonia. Curators Ellen Blumenstein and Kathrin Meyer.
Interstice. Cesis Art Festival, Latvia. Curator Inese Baranovska.
Lost in Transition. Contemporary Museum of Art (EKKM), Estonia. Curator Rael Artel.
O. city-installation festival „Lift 11“, Tallinn. Curators Margit Aule, Margit Argus.
Between ideology and identity. Labor gallery, Budapest. Curator Rael Artel.
“If it’s Part Broke, Half Fix it”. Contemporary Art Centre (CAC), Vilnius, Lithuania. Curator Margit Säde-Lehni.
Count-down. Teatri square, Tallinn.

2010
Confrontations and provocations; An Insight into Contemporary Estonian Art. National Museum in Szczecin, Poland. Curator Eha Komissarov.
The Politics of the Invisible Hand. Contemporary art festival ART IST KUKU NU UT. Tartu, Estonia. Curator Rael Artel.
Contemporary Art Festival Survival Kit 2. Riga, Latvia.
I don’t want Obamat. Transportmuseum, Chišinau, Moldova.
a Pool. Tallinn cityspace, Estonia.
Two Shadows of the public: Display and Space. Videoist, Tutun Deposu, Istanbul, Turkey; München, Germany.
Delicious Polish Sausage. Sõprus Cinema, Tallinn, Estonia.
Painting in progress. Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia. Curator Eha Komissarov.
Illusion of Inclusion. Vartai gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania. Curator Olga Temnikova.
It is a piece of cake to assemble a queue. Freedom square, Tallinn, Estonia.
Free Fall. Apartment Project, Istanbul. Curator Selda Asal.

2009
Comechacha. Hobusepea gallery, Tallinn.
State of affairs. Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn. Curator Maria-Kristiina Soomre.
Border. Espace Croisé. Centre d’art contemporain. La Condition Publique, Roubaix, France.
„Kaunas In Art: Contexts“ Kaunas Art festival. Gallery Meno Parkas, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Allveelaev/ a Submarine. Allveelaev.wordpress.com 

2008
Bad beauty. Gallery of Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn. Curator Kirke Kangro.
Ost lockt/East Up. Römerapotheke Gallery, Zürich, Switzerland. Curator Olga Temnikova.
Serving the System. Museum of Contemporary Art, Szczecin, Poland. Curator Rael Artel.
Cinema Mai. Cinema Helios, Tallinn.
Lets do it. Tallinn cityspace.
Freedom poster. Tallinn cityspace.
Welcome to Estonia. Pozycja, Poland.
Kas me sellist Eestit tahtsime? Rael Artel Gallery: Non-Profit Project Space, Tartu, Estonia. Curator Rael Artel. 

2007
Integration is not a sin. Gallery 008, Tallinn.
ArtDepoo highlights – estonian young painting vol.1. ArtDepoo Tallinn. Curator Olga Temnikova.
Right choice. Artists House Tartu, Estonia.
Rundgang. Universität der Künste Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Art Meeting. Univerität der Künste Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 

2006
Naked. Tartu Art House, Tartu, Estonia.
Potatoe print. CNOPT gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
Culturefestival. Polümer factory, Tallinn, Estonia.
Improvisation. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia.
Bridge. Concert house, Jõhvi, Estonia.
Estonian video art. The blood project. Warszawski Aktyw Artystów. Warsaw, Poland. Curator Rael Artel.
Open your eyes. Antonio Carvalho masterclass, Academy of Arts Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia.
Living sculptures. Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia. Curator Anders Härm.
a Sign. Tartu Art Hall, Botanic garden, Tartu, Estonia.
Excursion. Tartu, Viljandi, Estonia.

Stipends

2017-2019 Artists wage.
2016 Estonian Independent Performing Arts Award.
2016 Estonian Cultural Endowment creativity grant for a year.
2015 Estonian Cultural Endowment creativity grant for a year.
2013 Teatri aastaauhindade muusika-, balleti- ja tantsulavastuste žürii eriauhinna nominent
2013 Estonian Cultural Endowment creativity grant for half a year.
2012 Köler Prize
2011 Annual grant from the Cultural Endowment of Estonia
2009/10 Erasmus Placement in Istanbul
2008 M. Kevend‘s sholarhip
2006 Eduard Viiralt’s fund
2006/07 Erasmus to Universität der Künste Berlin
2005 Helle Kiiss‘s Rotalia fund

Art Fairs represented by Temnikova&Kasela gallery

2016 Paris International
2016 Art Brussels.
2015 Viennacontemporary.
2013 Loop Barcelona.
2012 Moving Image Video Art Fair, London. 

Collections

Kiasma Art Museum, Finland
KUMU Art Museum, Estonia
Tartu Art Museum, Estonia
Flo Kasearu House Museum, Estonia
Stockholm County, Cultural Administration
Private collections in Estonia, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, USA etc

Catalogues

2017 Flo’s Book. Edited and compiled by R.Artel, F.Kasearu, I.Sirkel, A.Vahtra. Publisher Lugemik.
2017 The Travellers: Voyage and Migration in New Art from Central and Eastern Europe. Edited by Magdalena Moskalewicz. Publisher Lugemik 
2016 The Eigth Climate: What Does Art Do? Editors M.Lind, B.Choi, A.Mahmoudian, M.Mendes, M.Wong. Publisher Hyunsil Book.
2016 Zout in de Wond. Benchop, Writer Jurriaan Benschop. Publisher Uitgeverij VanOorschot.
2016 Kumu Hits. Edited by K. Ilves, E. Komissarov, A.Räim. Published by the Art Museum of Estonia.
2016 Identity. Behind the Curtain of Uncertainty. Edited and published by LCCA.
2015 Uni-ja / Uni-on. Edited by Anda Rottenberg.
2015 DOings & kNOTs. Exhibition catalogue. Editor Margit Säde-Lehni.
2014 Kas me sellist muuseumi tahtsimegi? Exhibition catalogue. Editor Rael Artel.
2014 Side Effects. Museum-Library of Grenoble, Grenoble, France. Compiled by Laura Kuusk & Pascale Riou.
2014 Playgrounds and Battlefields, Critical Perspectives of Social Engagements. Edited by Fransisco Martinez and Klemen Slabina. Published by Tallinn University.
2014 Fears of the House Owner. Published by Lugemik, design by Indrek Sirkel.
2013 Flo Kasearu House Museum Guide. Texts by Anneli Porri, designed and published by Flo Kasearu and Lugemik.
2012 Ko?ler Prize 2012. Edited by Anders Ha?rm, published by EKKM, design by Indrek Sirkel.
2012 Uneployment Will Tear Us Apart. Published by Lugemik, design by Indrek Sirkel.
2012 21.05.09/14.06.09. (in collaboration with To?nis Saadoja) Design by Indrek Sirkel, published by Lugemik.
2010 Public Preparation – Contemporary Nationalism and Critical Art Practices. Editor Rael Artel. Design by Jaan Evart, published by Public Preparation.
2009 Hotel Pa?rnu. Rael Artel Gallery: Non-Profit Project Space 2004-2008. Edited by Rael Artel, design by Jaan Evart, published by Public Preparation.
2006 Estonian video art. The blood project. E-transit. Warszawski Aktyw Artystów. Warsaw.

Selected articles

Tammet, T. Korea aed vana agulimaja tagaõues. Kodu & aed jaanuar 2017.
Päärmann, S. Diivan nr 9 2016.
Treier, H. Kunstnikukeskne näitus. Sirp 21.10.2016.
Uhke ja hubane Artishok. Sirp 14.11.2016.
Nurk, K. Art-is-ho(c)k. Sirp 04.11.2016.
Isiklikud lood on olulised. Intervjuu Maria Arusooga. Müürileht 26.10.2016.
Kaasaegse kunsti uudiskiri. 17.10.2016. http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0f3d5495f501af0c94ef278f1&id=9640aa3e5c&e=7716697cd9
Varblane, R. Mis kunstist saab? Sirp 16.09.2016.
Kunstnik, aktivist ja arvamusfestival. Kati Ilves, Maarin Ektermann, Marge Monko,Siim Tuisk, Flo Kasearu ja Triin Toomesaare vestluring. Sirp, 09.09.2016
Rudovska, M. Igavesti (mitte)lihtsad asjad. Kunst.ee 2015/4.
Martinez, F intervjuu Flo Kasearuga. Kunst.ee 2015/4.
Porri, A. Teretulemast Flo Kasearu Majamuuseumi. Positiiv 2013/14.
Laks, T. Viis naiskunstnikku autos, lastest rääkimata. Eesti Päevaleht, 25.09.2013.
Mürk, M. Vabakutselise kunstniku bluus. Kunst.ee 2013/03.
Soans, H. Vakatus ja vaba tahe. Vikerkaar nr 10-11/2012, lk 0; 162-166.
Kaus, J. Vaikiv kangelane ja kunsti paradoks. Sirp 02.03.2012.
Tulgiste, T. Lahkumised ja keeldumised. Sirp 30.09.2011.
Grigor, I ART IST KUKU NU UT Lisa 6. Sirp 08.10.2010.
Soans, H. Muutuv maalikunst on valinud protsessuaalsuse. Sirp 28.05.2010.
Juske, A. Elav skulptuur: järjekord kunsti ja raha juurde. Eesti Päevaleht 06.04.2010.
Sulbi, R. Tudengid organiseerisid galerii ukse taha järjekorra. Postimees 04.04.2010.
Trossek, A. Flo Kasearu ja Tõnis Saadoja ühisnäitus “21.05.09 ja 14.06.09”. KUNST.EE (1-2/2010).
Veispak, T. Kasearu ja Saadoja öises Tallinnas. Postimees 19.03.2010.
Säde, M. Ristmikud, staarid, šedöövrid. Sirp 12.03.2010.
Kivimaa, K. Vabaduse plakat ja gaasitore. Kunst.ee 2008/04, lk 58-59, 96.
Juske, A. Kriitikud jäetakse meelega hätta. Eesti Päevaleht 23.12.2008.
Ehituskunst, 49/50 2008, lk 0; 123-129.
Rand, E. Clear Channel otsib reklaamirikkujate tabamiseks politseist abi. Päevaleht
06. mai 2008.
Vasli, K. Reklaamipöörajad tegid plakatitega puhta töö. SLÕhtuleht 06.05.2008.
Siram. Identiteet hularõngas. Postimees 14.04.2008.
Shein, L. Vabadus kadus ühe päevaga. Päevaleht 17.03.2008.
Viivik, A. Vabadust kuulutavate plakatite autorid on siiani tabamata. SLÕhtuleht 15.03.2008.
Viivik, A. Tallinna ilmus kummaline vabadust kuulutav reklaam. SLÕhtuleht 14.03.2008.
Grigor, I. Monoliitne või amorfne Eesti? Sirp 29.02.2008.
Verrev, T. Glamuurne seltskonnakunst galeriis 008. Just, dets., 2007, nr 148, lk 32-33.
Kübarsepp, R. Mis määrab Eestis noore kunstniku staatuse? Sirp 02.11.2007.
Artel, R. Flo Kasearu kunstil tasub silma peal hoida. Sirp 12.10.2007.
Ksenofontov, A. Eesti kunsti superego, ego ja id. Sirp 05.10.2007.
Takk, M. Sõnatu dialoog kahel lõuendil. Ruum 09.09.2007.
Kasearu, F. Flo Flost. Epifano 6/2007.
Varblane, R. Kunst, pangad, raha! Intervjuu Janno Tootsiga (Eesti Panga avalike suhete büroo juhataja) ning Tiiu Tälliga (Hansapanga turundusdirektor). Sirp 08.09.2006.
Kübarsepp, R. Kunstitudengid tahavad tähtsate majade sisu päevavalgele tirida. Päevaleht 06.09.2006.
Kask, M. Panga fassaadile ilmuvad näod. Postimees 06.09.2006.
Nurk, K. Elaval skulptuuril ei ole valuvormi? Sirp 02.12.2005.
Porri, A. Skulptuur ja tema teisik: [Elavate skulptuuride näitusest]. Vikerkaar nr 12/2005, lk 0; 53-60.