NO NIIN Exhibition Review - When Home Follows You Home: A Review of Anssi Kasitonni’s Speed Records

Gabriella Presnal’s review focuses on reflective versus restorative nostalgia and the Americanization of Finnish visual and contemporary culture.

“From June 11 to August 28, 2022, Anssi Kasitonni displayed his works at Taidehalli. I was briefly familiar with his works through social media and particularly liked one of his previous works, The Simpsons (2021), which was not shown in this exhibition but depicted the classic couch intro from the same-name cartoon using silver-plated fiberglass and candy paints. I hadn’t read much into his work before seeing his solo exhibition. After my visit, I had more questions than answers, as is usual after visiting any number of art exhibitions. Unfortunately, the works exhibited at Taidehalli lacked individual artwork statements. The exhibition text broadly describes how his works “dive into the breathtaking world of fast cars, drag races, and motorsports” and provide a “window into the past, a nostalgic era of mass culture”.1”….