Johnson and Johnson
Johnson and Johnson
are Indrek Köster (b. 1970) and Taavi Talve (b. 1970)
Education:
Estonian Academy of Arts, Department of Fine Arts, MA, 2005–2008
Estonian Academy of Arts, Department of Sculpture, BA, 1993–1998
Selected exhibitions:
2012 ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF ESTONIAN ART SCENES,KUMU, Tallinn / 05.06 – 30.09.2012
2012 HUH! PFUI! YUCK! AHA! WOW! The Classics of Estonian Contemporary Art,Tartu Art Museum 06.09.2012 – 18.11.2012. Curated by Rael Artel
2012 KÖLER PRIZE 2012. EXHIBITION OF NOMINEES
EKKM, Tallinn / 28 April 2012 — 10 June 2012
2012 REARVIEW MIRROR / New art form Central and Eastern Europe
Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton / 28.01.2012 - 29.04.2012
Curator Christopher Eamon / New York
2011 REARVIEW MIRROR /New art form Central and Eastern Europe.The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada / 01.07.2011 – 05.09.2011. Curator Christopher Eamon / New York
2011 MUUSEUMI FAILID I: KOGUTUD PRINTSIIBID. MUSEUM FILES I: COLLECTED PRINCIPLES. EKKM/CAME / 19.6.-17.7.2011. Curated by Anders Härm
2011 IF IT’S PART BROKE, HALF FIX IT.Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius (CAC) 28.01-13.03.2011. Curated by Margit Säde
2010KUNST MACHT FREI. Modern Hungarian Gallery, Pécs, Hungary / 18.12.2010 - 16.01.2011 Exhibition of Estonian Art. Curated by Gabriella Uhl and Reet Varblane
2010 KÄTTEMAKS / REVENGE. Tallinna Kunstihoone / 24.10 – 28.11. Curated by Kirke Kangro
2010 LISA 6. NÄHTAMATU KÄE POLIITIKA /"Annex 6. The Politics of the Invisible Hand".Y-GALERII, Tartu / 9.09 – 2.10. Curated by Rael Artel
2010 Artishok biennial, Tartu Art House, Tartu
2010 Nothing Left to Save, Draakon gallery, Tallinn
2009/2010 Blue-Collar Blues, Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
2009 Inter Fenster / Top 5, CAME – Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn
2009 Project for Paldiski. Calling of the Master, Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn
2009 Doings or Not Estonian Version, Hobusepea Gallery, Tallinn
2008/2009 Paradise is not Lost. Estonian contemporary art in Tsereteli Art Gallery, Moscow
2008 Doings or Not. Estonian young art in Ljubljana, Vžigalica Gallery, Ljubljana
2008 Project for Paldiski. Volition to Participate, Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn
2008 Plaisirs de l’imagination. Exhibiton of Estonian contemporary art in Château de Tours, Tours
2007 Political / Poetical. Curatorial Exhibition of the 14th Tallinn Print Triennial (curated by Anders Härm), Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
2007 Sculpture Speaks: Power and Freedom, Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
2007 Tase07. Degree works from Estonian Academy of Arts, Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn
2007 New Wave. Estonian Artists of the 21st Century, Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn
2006 Problems, Tallinn Art Hall Gallery, Tallinn
Publications:
Maarin Mürk, Meistri kutsumine kui vahearuanne – KUNST.EE 2009/1-2
Laura Kuusk, People, art and the human environment – Estonian Art 2009/1
Margit Säde, Koondatute kunsti keskus: kellele ja milleks? – Sirp 15.05.2009
Elena Šmakova, Meistri kutsumine – Sirp 24.04.2009
Martin Rünk, Fundamentaalsed küsimused – Sirp 06.02.2009
Maarin Mürk, Mida teha või mitte teha? – Sirp 06.02.2009
Ants Juske, Noored kunstnikud otsivad oma kohta – Eesti Päevaleht 26.01.2009
Virginija Januskeviciute, Doings or Not at Hobusepea gallery – Fillip Magazine, January 2009
Laura Kuusk, Margit Säde, What can an artist do? What can an artist not do? –
Estonian Art 2008/1-2
Jürgen Rooste, Kui ma oleksin rahvas... – Sirp 23.11.2007
Reet Varblane, Skulptuur räägib: võim ja vabadus – Sirp 24.08.2007
Kati Ilves, Maria Juur, Kõik kohad olid kunsti täis – Sirp 27.07.2007
Tarmo Teder, Kultuuriajakiri levitab kümmet tudengifilmi" – Sirp 27.04.2007
Anders Härm, Hanno Soans, Uus laine – Sirp 27.04.2007
Laura Kuusk, Eesti kunst Toursi melus – Eesti Päevaleht 08.04.2008
Estonian Art 2007/1-2
Andres Maimik, Elagu noor kino – Teater. Muusika. Kino 2007/4
Marco Laimre, Rohkem poliitilist kunsti – Eesti Päevaleht 17.05.2007
Marco Laimre, Sipelgad sõid naisel silma peast – Sirp 24.03.2006
Catalogues:
Paradise is Not Lost. Tallinn: Kumu Art Museum 2008
Sculpture Speaks: Power and Freedom. Tallinn: Estonian Sculptors´ Union 2008
New Wave. Estonian Artists of the 21st Century. Tallinn: Tallinn Art Hall Foundation, 2008
Plaisirs de l´imagination. Tallinn: Kumu Art Museum 2008
Political / Poetical. 14th Tallinn Print Triennial. Tallinn, 2007
EAA Yearbook 2007. Tallinn: Estonian Artists’ Association, 2008
EAA Yearbook 2006. Tallinn: Estonian Artists’ Association, 2007
Artist Groups: Possibility of Collaboration in Contemporary Art of Estonia. Addenda to Estonian Art History. Tallinn: Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia, 2009