1 CURRICULUM VITAE 1.1. Personal data Maria Sylvia Hirvi-Ijäs, female, b.27/1 1962 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, Swedish and Finnish citizenship. Married to MA Jyrki Ijäs (b. 1955), daughter Ellen Ijäs (b.1996) Mothertongues: Swedish and Finnish, Other language skills: English, German, French Adress: Markkinatie 19, FIN-00700 Helsinki, maria.hirvi@kolumbus.fi, tel +358-40-560 6140 1.2. Academic education 2002-2007 PhD, Department of Art Research, University of Helsinki 1991-1996 MA, University of Helsinki, Major: Art History, Minor: Aesthetics, Philosophy, Finnish 1984-1987 BA, University of Stockholm, Major: Art Research, Minor: Communication, Social Anthropology, Cultural Administration 2003-2005 Courses in University level pedagogy, University of Helsinki 2007 Courses in Leadership, University of Helsinki 1.3. Employments 1.1.2010- Independent Researcher and Critic, Pro-tekstion ky 1.8.2011-31.12.2012 Editor in Chief, Taide & Design-magazine, Helsinki 1.1.2010-30.6.2012 Project leader, Faculty of the Arts, University of Gothenburg 1.1.2007-31.12.2009 Rector at the Finnish Academy of Fine Art, Helsinki 1.8.2005-30.6.2007 Professor in Theory and History of Art, Royal Institute of Fine Arts, Stockholm 1.1.2003-31.7.2005 Researcher, Department of Art Research, University of Helsinki 1.10.1995-28.4.2005 Exhibition Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma, Helsinki 10.1.1994-30.9.1995 Project curator, Finnish national Gallery, Helsinki 1.10.1989-31.10.1990 Head of administration, The Swedish Artist Association, Stockholm 1.4. Curated exhibitions (selection) 2006 Horror Vacui, MFA-Exhibition, Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm 2001-2002 Eija-Liisas Ahtila, Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki 2000-2001 Milano Europa 2000, Finnish participation, six artists 1999-2000 Under The Same Sky, 16 site-specific projects around Helsinki 1999 Pertti Kekarainen, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki 1998 Grönlund- Nisunen- Von Hausswolf, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki 1996 Helsinki Kunsthalle, Human Conditions", eight Nordic artists
2 1995 Gediminas Urbonas, Gallery Enkehuset, Stockholm 1995 Anna-Maria Ekstrand, Jutempus Gallery, Vilnius 1995 Ars 95, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Co-Curator 1994 Bengt Olof Johansson, Muu-Gallery, Helsinki Different free lance-jobs as art critic, lecturer and supervisor since 1990. 2. SCHOLARLY MERITS 2.1. PhD oppositions University of Uppsala 2010 Opponent at the examination of the doctoral thesis Barbro Östlihn och New York, Konstens rum och möjligheter by MA Annika Öhrner at the Department of Art Research at the University of Uppsala. University of Lapland 2007-12 Examination of the artistic part of the doctoral work of MA Minna Rainio in artistic research. 2.2. Expert assignments Member of Board for Cultural Foundation for Finland and Norway 2012-2014 External member of the Steering group of the Development Project of the Faculty of the Arts, University of Gothenburg, 2010-2011 Member of the Advisory Board for Art and Culture, Nordic Council. 2010-2013 Member of the International advisory board of Konsthistorisk tidskrift 2009- External expert in the selection of Professor in Aesthetics, Faculty of the Arts, University of Gothenburg, 3/2010 Chair for the National Board of Fine Art Education 1.1.2007 31.12.2009 Member of the Steering group of the network of the Nordic Art Education KUNO 1.10.2007-31.12.2009 External expert in the selection of Professor in Fine Art, Valand Fine Art Academy, University of Gothenburg 12/2009 External expert in the selection of Professor in Fine Art, University of Art and Design, Stockholm 2006 Head of Research Project Psychedelic Art and Culture, University of Fine Art, Stockholm 2006-2007 Member of the Finnish Association of Researchers Member of the Finnish Association of Art Critics Member of the Finnish Association of Art History
3 2.4. Research allocations and grants 2014 Swedish Cultural Foundation, travel grant 2000 euro 2014 Richter Foundation, travel grant, 2500 euro 2014 NKD Dale Artist Center, travel grant and research residency 1/2014 2014 Finnish Arts Council, grant for art critics 20 000 euro 2013 Finnish Association for non-fiction writers, research grant 9000 euro 2013 Emil Aaltonen Foundation travel and research grant 3200 euro 2013 Finnish Arts Council travel grant 800 euro 2013 City of Stockholm, Cultural Office, research residency 9/2013 2013 The Committee for Public Information, publication grant 4000 euro 2012 Swedish Cultural Foundation, travel grant 3000 euro 2012 Nordic Cultural Point, development grant for Nordic critic network, 13000 euro 2012 Finnish Arts Council, grant for art critics 10000 euro 2011 Kone Foundation, research grant 8000 euro 2011 Finnish Arts Council, research grant, 3000 euro 2011 Swedish Cultural Foundation, travel grant 4400 euro 2011 Uudenmaan cultural foundation, research grant, 2000 euro 2011 Finnish Arts Council, travel grant 600 euro 2011 Emil Aaltonen foundation, travel grant, 1200 euro 2010 Niilo Helander foundation, research grant, 10 000 euro 2010 Emil Öhmann foundation, research grant, 2000 euro 2010 Finnish Cultural Foundation, Visiting researcher-grant, Berlin 3/2011 2010 Richter Foundation, travel grant, 2000 euro 2006 Royal Institute of Fine Arts, Stockholm, research allocation, 22 500 euro 2007 Royal Institute of Fine Arts, Stockholm, research allocation, 17 500 euro 2006 Swedish Cultural Foundation, publication grant, 4 000 euro 2005 Finnish Cultural Foundation, research grant, 18 000 euro 2.5. Invited or refereed international congress papers: 10/2013 Invited conference paper and panel, Transnational Exchange, University of Boston, USA. 8/2013 Refereed conference paper Reality in Transit, University of Helsinki 12/2012 Invited inauguration speech, Fresh Air, Novia University on Applied Sciences, Pietarsaari 9/2012 Invited paper, Speaking of Culture Finnish Cultural Foundation, Cultural Defence Seminar, Hämeenlinna
4 8/2012 Invited paper, Where Art Takes Us, Saimia University of Applied Sciences, Imatra 2/2012 Opposition on Niclas Östlinds dissertation paper, HFF, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 12/2011 Exhibition Seminar, What is a qualitative art exhibition?, Riksutställningar, Visby, Sweden 12/2011 What is Art Worth Today?, Elverket, Ekenäs, Finland 8/2011 CAA, Contemporary Art Archipelago, On the work of Gediminas and Nomeda Urbonas, Turku 7/2011 Aimac, Art Management and Cultural Theory, Antwerp, Belgium 4/2011 Transcultural Exchange, Boston, USA 11/2010 Nordic network of art education research, University of Uppsala, Sweden 9/2010 Nordic network of phenomenology, Royal Academy of Fine Art, Copenhagen 5/2010 Nordic network of art education research, University of Uppsala, Sweden 3/2010 TAHITI 3, National association of art history, Åbo Academy, Turku 4/2009 International conference on exhibition theory and practice, Göteborgs Konstmuseum 10/2008 50th anniversary symposium, Moderna Museet, Stockholm 8/2004 CIHA, International Congress in Art History, Montreal, Canada 4/2004 Baltic Center for Contemporary Art, Visby, Sweden 8/2003 Nordik, Nordic Congress of Art History, Århus, Denmark 12/2002 Transgressing Culture, University of Lund/Malmö, Sweden 8/2002 NORFA, Nordic Seminar on Aesthetics, Söndergaard, Denmark 9/2000 AICA, Tate Modern, London 6/2000 Nordik, Nordic Congress of Art History, Uppsala, Sweden: 3. PEDAGOGICAL MERITS 3.1. Teaching Finnish Academy of Fine Art, 2013-2014 Senior Lecturer in History and Theory of Contemporary Art Finnish Academy of Fine Art, 2012 Senior Lecturer at the MA-program of Curating University of Helsinki, 2012, 2014 Senior Lecturer at the MA-program of Museology Aalto University/School of Art and Design, Department of Art, 2010 Senior Lecturer at the MA-program of Curating Finnish Academy of Fine Art 2008 Courses in Art Theory Royal Institute of Fine Art, Stockholm, 2005-2007 Main responsibility of the teaching of the History and Theory of Art
5 Department of Art Research, University of Helsinki 2005 Courses in Art Theory 3.2. Supervision and examinations University of Applied Sciences, Pietarsaari, 2013 Examination of BFA-students Finnish Academy of Fine Art, 2012 Examination of MFA student (Aleksi Linnamaa) University of Applied Sciences, Nykarleby, 2011 Supervision and examination of 9 BFA students University of Stockholm, Department of Art Research, Program of Curating 2010 Supervision of MA-thesis (Gabriela Lopez) Aalto University/School of Art and Design, Department of Art, 2010 Supervision of doctoral work (Marja Nurminen 2010-) Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki Supervision of doctoral thesis (Maija Koskinen 2010-2011) Finnish Academy of Fine Art 2005 Supervision of doctoral work (Heli Rekula 2005-) University of Fine Art, Stockholm, 2005-2007 Individual supervision of 25 MA-graduates
6 Bibliografi Maria Hirvi-Ijäs i urval 1. Akademiska publikationer Den framställande gesten om konstverkets presentation i den moderna konstutställningen, Doktorsavhandling, Helsingfors universitet, Institutionen för konstforskning, 2007/Raster Förlag Stockholm 2007. Where is Where a work story an essay in three languages on the experience and interpretation of Eija-Liisa Ahtilas media-installation Where is Where, forthcoming Aesthetics of Technology,Helsinki Art Museum, januari 2014 22 Ways on Artistic Thinking in Finnish Contemporary Art, Parvs Publishing, 2014. 2. Redigerade akademiska publikationer Yliopistollinen akatemia Kuvataideakatemia 160 vuotta The Finnish Academy of Fine Arts - 160 years anniversary publication, 2008. Eija-Liisa Ahtila: Kuviteltuja henkilöitä ja nauhoitettuja keskusteluja/fantasized Persons and Taped Conversations, Museet för nutidskonst, Kiasma / Tate Modern London, 2002 Unfolding Perspectives/Avautuvia näköaloja, ARS 01, Museet för nutidskonst, Kiasma, 2001 Eva Grubinger, Museet för nutidskonst, Kiasma, 2001 Saman taivaan alla/under the Same Sky/ Under samma himmel, I II, Museet för nutidskonst, Kiasma, 1999-2000 3. Akademiska granskade artiklar Föreställningar om form skulpturala strategier i samtidskonstens historia, i Identiteter, Konsthistoriska studier, Föreningen för konsthistoria, augusti 2013 Grader av hemlöshet om hemmets diskurs i samtida konstnärlig praktik, Hjärnstorm, 1/2012. How to Do Things with Art, Dorothea von Hantelmann, review, Konsthistorisk Tidskrift, 2/2011 Barbro Östhlin & New York, bokrecension, Konsthistorisk tidskrift, 2/2010 Realismin laajentunut kenttä, Synteesi 3/2007 The Aesthetic Experience and the Gesture of Exposure, Nordisk Estetisk Tidskrift, s. 50-59, 2004 4. Artiklar i antologier Konstutställningen som diskurs, article in a Danish publication in exhibition theory, ed. Sanne Kofoed- Olsen, 2011. Maalaustaiteen presentaatiosta ja performatiivisuudesta, (ed P. Kalhama) Bildkonstakademin, 2006
7 Etsinnän ja epäilyn saattamana valokuvauksellinen ajattelu Heli Rekulan taiteessa/ Led by Searching and Doubt The Photographic Thinking in Heli Rekulas art, Museet för Nutidskonst Kiasma, 2005 Vesivärikertomuksia, Petri Hytösen taiteesta, Pinx. Maalaustaide Suomessa, Tarinankertojia, (ed. Helena Sederholm) Weilin+Göös Oy, Helsinki, 2003. Fiktio taiteellisena strategiana, Pinx. Maalaustaide Suomessa, Tarinankertojia, (ed. Helena Sederholm) Weilin+Göös Oy, Helsinki, 2003. 5. Allmänna artiklar Taiteen äidinkieli, Hans Rosenström ja Ville Andersson, Taide&Design 5/2012 Lähellä taidetta, Maria Stackelberg keräilijänä, Taide&Design 5/2012 Design upotetun muotoilun instrumentti vai taidetta?, Taide&Design 4/2012 Elävän vuoropuhelun tarve, Taide&Design 3/2012 Christian Boltanski, Taide&Design 2/2012 Laadukaasti taiteen kanssa, Taide&Design 2/2012 Taide totuuden ilmaisijana, Taide&Design 1/2012 Visuaalisuuden voimaannuttavat keinot, Taide&Design 6/2011 Kuvallisia harjoituksia ja havaintoja taloista, Taide&Design 5/2011 Bortom det kritiska i konsten, Kritiikin Uutiset/Kritikernytt 2/2011 Om det professionella i allt prat om konst, Kritiikin Uutiset/Kritikernytt 1/2011 Taidepuheen tarpeellisuus ja turhuus, Taide & Design, 11/2011 Ihmeen ja ihmisyyden taidetta, Taide & Design, 11/2011 Wangechi Mutu, Taide & Design, 10/2010 Laws of the Game, taidekritiikin performatiivisuudesta, Kritiikin Uutiset/Kritikernytt 4/2010 Varför jag ändå, trots allt ser på American Idol, Kritiikin Uutiset/Kritikernytt 2/2010 Populaarin kritiikki ja kritiikin populaarisuus, Taide & Design, 6/2010 Ett sekel av konstnärlighet om Louise Bourgeois, Hufvudstadsbladet 5.6.2010 Läsnäolon mahdottomuudesta, Heli Rekulan taiteesta, Ars Fennica-jubileumsbok 2010 Taideviihteen hämärällä puolella, Taidelehti 3/2010 Bro över mörka sekel, årskatalog, Statens Konstråd, 2010 Koska olen sen arvoinen, Vierashuone-artikkeli, Naistutkimus-Kvinnoforskning, 3/2008. Missä taide tapahtuu?, Nykytaidetta etsimässä, neljä keskustelua Kiasmassa, (ed. Riikka Stewen et al.), LIKE, Helsinki, 2007 På spaning efter den kulturella psykedelins betydelser, Hjärnstorm, nr 92-93, 2007 Monika Sosnowska, ARS 06, Museet för Nutidskonst Kiasma 2006 Oi Emma, Emma tai miten määritellä moderni, Taide-lehti, 09/2006
8 och språket tar sin form om Monika Nyströms verk, Katalog 35, Statens konstråd, 2005 Att äga rum en allvarlig lek med konstens heterotopier, Pro Artibus, 2005 Valon taivuttamisen taide/ The art of bending light - Tulay Shakir, Tammerfors konstmuseum, 2004 Ramen, agoran och tröskeln om konstutställningens konceptuella rumsligheter, Paletten 256-257, nr 2-3/2004 Om konstverkets plats och presentation/ On Placing and Presenting Art, Katalog 32, Statens Konstråd, 2002 Maailmojen välissä/in between worlds, Heli Rekula, Ars Fennica, 2002 Art in the domain of apperances, NU The Nordic Art Review 1/2001 Denise Zieglerin sanoin/with Denise Zieglers words, Platform, 2001 Tulay Schakir, Vuoden nuori taitelija/the Young Artist of the Year, Tammerfors konstmuseum, 2001 Paula Ervamaa, Heli Hiltunen, Pertti Kekarainen, Heli Rekula, Ilkka Sariola, Milano Europa2000/2001 Heli Rekula, The Plateau of Mankind, Venice Biennal, 2001 To see from within, on Charles Sandison s installation Living Rooms, The Plateau of Mankind, Venice Biennal, 2001 6. Konstkritik, recensioner och kolumner En våldsam och sorglig historia, om Herman Lindqvists bok När Finland var Sverige, jan/2014, www.magma.fi Fiktionens realism, HBL 20.12.2013 Språket som kulturellt verktyg, nov/2013 www.magma.fi Pilvi Takalas spel, HBL 23.2.2013 När språket ger efter för känsla och form, Om Anri Salas konst, Ny Tid 6/2013 Vem hade rätt, Picasso eller Duchamp, HBL 22.9.2012 Kirja-arvio, Rahan ja symbolin arvosta, Taide&Design, 4/2012 Taiteen upottautuneesta olemassaolosta, Taide&Design, 4/2012 Om documenta 13 konsten genom tid och rum, HBL juni 2012 Kirja-arvio, Taidekritiikin perusteet, Taide&Design 3/2012 Kirja-arvio Alvar Aalto kuvataiteilijana, Taide&Design 2/2012 Kirja-arvio Jyrki Siukonen, Taide&Design 2/2012 Kirja-arvio, Marjatta Oja, Taide&Design 1/2012 Esteettinen arki ja arkinen estetiikka, Taide&Design 6/2011 Ajattelemisen arvoista arkkitehtuuria, Taide&Design 5/2011 Valokuva taiteen maailmassa, Taide&Design 5/2011 Tiedon muokkaama muoto ja historiallinen katse, Taide&Design 4/2011
9 Saaristolaiselämä kietoutuu nykytaiteeseen, Taide&Design 4/2011 Tuhon ja juhlinnan välissä, Cyprien Gaillard, Taide&Design 3/2011 Unien totuudesta ja muita tarinoita, Taide&Design, 1/2011 Ajallisuuden tilasta ja maalauksen ajasta, Taide 1/2011 Maalauksen sisäiset pidot ja ulkoiset liikehdinnät, Taide 1/2011 Fanittaminen ja nerous Lynch ja Dylan kuvataiteilijoina, Taide 6/2010 Modernia ja epämodernia, Taide 6/2010 Suomalaisen museon nousu ja tulevaisuus, Taide 6/2010 Mitä oikein tapahtui 1990-luvulla?, Taide 5/2010 En afrikansk utblick i gryningen, Hbl juni, 2010 Ögonblickbilder från Sveaborg, Hbl, 28.6.2010 Den ogenomträngliga verkligheten, Berlin biennalen, Hbl, 16.6.2010 Unohtuneen avantgarden maisemissa, bokrecension, Taide-lehti 3/2010 Konstvärldens knutpunkter, kolumn, Hbl 08/2007 Innovativ kreativitet, kreativ innovation, kolumn, Hbl 06/2007 Konsten finns någon annanstans, kolumn, HBL 02/2007 Visuell vantrivsel i kulturen, kolumn, Hbl, 07/2006 Idealitetens erövring, kolumn, Hbl, 29.6.2006 Dadaismens dolda källor, bokrecension, Hbl, 10/2005 Bilderna okända verklighet, kolumn, Hbl, 01/2005 Den obotliga romantikerns natur, bokrecension, Hbl, 12/2004 Retur från Kajanaland till Lens, kolumn, Hbl, 12/2004 Mässans sorl, kolumn, Hbl, 6.11.2004 Poeettisen kuvan seuralaisena, Gaston Bachelard, kirja-arvostelu, Nuori Voima, 06/2004 Om Venedig-paviljongen, kolumn, Hbl, 03/2004 Kreativitetens villkor, kolumn, Hbl 27.10.2003 Ur pojkars liv och andra berättelser, kolumn, Hbl 20.9.2003 Tillbakahållen kraft/luc Tuymans, recension, Hbl 6.9.2003 Tyylinäytteitä ja näyttelytyylejä/venetsian Biennali, kolumni, Taide-lehti 5/2003 Jan-Erik Anderssons paradis, recension, Hbl, 05/2003 Det formgivnas olidliga lätthet, kolumn, Hbl 3.5.2003 Kontrasternas konststad/chen Zhen/Matthew Barney, recension, Hbl 15.3.2003 Matthew Barney, Mutaation simuloitua representaatiota, arvostelu, Taide-lehti nro 2/2003 Konstens fjärde, femte och sjätte rum, kolumn, Hbl 15.2.2003 Miten tehdä taidenäyttely, joka ei ole taidenäyttely?, arvostelu, Taide-lehti nro 1/03