Riiko Sakkinen | Blog

EVERYTHING IS IN THE PROSTITUTION ADS

17 Nov 2008 20:26:00 +0000

17 November 2008, Cervera de los Montes

Some people begin to read the newspaper from behind or from the sport pages. I read first the prostitutions ads. Actually, it’s enough [...]

HEINZ MUSTARD GAS

13 Nov 2008 12:34:00 +0000

13 November 2008, Cervera de los Montes

My latest work - which is made in USA -is a real and full Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle, where the word tomato ketchup [...]

WEAPON ENHANCEMENT PILLS

11 Nov 2008 15:53:00 +0000

11 November 2008, Cervera de los Montes

I thought that the Americans have a insuperable self-esteem behind their attractive smiles but now I'm doubting it slightly. I bought the Maxim [...]

THE PROJECTED PROXIMITY

06 Nov 2008 15:34:00 +0000

06 November 2008, Chicago

Many friends have asked me what I did on Tuesday, how I celebrated Obama's triumph in Chicago. I was sitting in Pingpong - [...]

WITH FREEDOM'S HOLY LIGHT

03 Nov 2008 13:38:00 +0000

03 November 2008, Chicago

I'm in America and it makes me smile. Because the Americans know how to smile. Because the Americans never complain. Because the Americans [...]

MASSACRES ON TUESDAYS

01 Nov 2008 16:20:00 +0000

01 November 2008, Cervera de los Montes

I'm picking boletus edulis and climbing the rocks with my daughter in the forest. It's the perfect way to recharge the energy and [...]

TRICKLE-DOWN THEORY

30 Oct 2008 00:14:00 +0000

30 October 2008, Cervera de los Montes Maybe I should concentrate now in the boring photoshopping of the 300 images for the Encyclopedia installation at Golden in Chicago, where I’m [...]

DEEP OPERATIONS IN HELSINKI

27 Oct 2008 11:09:00 +0000

27 October 2008, Cervera de los Montes

An offensive is a military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy territory, gain an objective or achieve [...]

THE CHIASMATIC DAY

22 Oct 2008 19:04:00 +0000

22 October 2008, Helsinki

I was today in Kiasma planning the installation I do for their collection display in March. Pirkko and Leevi hav an open and [...]

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

20 Oct 2008 08:56:00 +0000

20 October 2008, Cervera de los Montes

Tomorrow, I’m flying to Helsinki - my home field. It’s the only place were I’m sometimes celebrated, admired and hailed.

This time, my [...]

REBELLIOUS ART FOR THE KIDS

16 Oct 2008 13:03:00 +0000

16 October 2008, Cervera de los Montes

My idea of myself is a subversive and dangerous artist that the authorities fear and hate. I believe that my art is corrosive [...]

MY FAVORITE BANKS (UPDATED)

13 Oct 2008 16:47:00 +0000

13 October 2008, Cervera de los Montes

Last winter, I was listing the biggest banks of the world as my favorite banks. Now I think I must be more serious [...]