Monday, June 01, 2026

Ars 69 Helsinki (1969 exhibition at Ateneum)


 152. Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe in Black and White (Twenty-Five Marilyns), 1962, Photo: Albin Dahlström © 2018 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / ARS, New York / Bildupphovsrätt 2019. – Source of original photo: publicity for Niagara (US © 1953 Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.)

ARS 69 HELSINKI
Exhibition at Ateneum, 8 March - 11 May 1969.
Exhibition committee: chair: professor Aune Lindström.
Members: Marja-Liisa Bell, Mauri Favén, Aale Hakava, Pentti Lumikangas, Olli Närvä, Aimo Tukiainen. Vice: Aune Mikkonen.
Commissioners: E. J. Vehmas, Salme Sarajas-Korte.
Secretary: Leena Savolainen.
Assistant Secretary: Tuula Arkio.
Exhibition architect: Yrjö Kukkapuro.

The Ars 69 Helsinki exhibition in the spring of 1969 was my initiation to the stunning cast of artists on display and whole entire movements of contemporary art including pop art, kinetic art, minimalism, op and installation art.

On the day of the Marilyn Monroe Centenary, 1 June 2026, I remembered Andy Warhol, one of the artists shocked by her death in 1962. I was also still digesting the giant Alexander Calder exhibition at Fondation Louis Vuitton. My introduction both to Warhol and Calder took place at the Ars 69 Helsinki exhibition.

ALBERS, Josef
Bottrop, Westfalen 1888
Residence: Connecticut, USA

1. Sunnuntai / Söndag / Sunday 
1961  101,5 x 101,5
Oil on canvas
Galerie Denise René, Paris

2.  Pronssin värinen / Bronserad / Bronzed
1959  81,5 x 81,5
Oil on canvas
Galerie Denise René, Paris

ARAKAWA, Shusaku
Tokyo 1936
Residence: New York

3.  Nimeämätön / Utan titel / Untitled
1963  230 x 160
Oil on canvas
Galerie Alfred Schmela, Düsseldorf

4.  Kaavio n:o 3 / Plan nr. 3 / Alphabet Skin No. 3
1966-1967  113 x 366
Oil on canvas
Dwan Gallery, New York

7. Arman: Violin brisé (an early 1960s assemblage, an early entry in his lifelong Violin brisé series). Destruction as construction. Collection Sara Hildén.

ARMAN (Armand Pierre Fernandez)
Nizza 1928
Residence: Nizza, Paris

5.  Akilleen luuranko / Akilles skelett / Skeleton of Achilles
1960  70 x 50
Accumulation
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

6.  Kunnianosoitus Mac Mahonille / Hommage à Mac Mahon
1961  73 x 33
Accumulation
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

7.  Särjetty viulu / Söndrad violin / Destroyed Violin
88 x 74
Esinesommitelma / assemblage
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

10. Francis Bacon: Two Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer (GB 1968). 198 x 147. Oil on canvas. Collection Sara Hildén. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue. Please click on the image to expand it.

BACON, Francis
Dublin 1910
Residence: London

8.  Miehen pää n:o 1 / Manshuvud nr 1 / Head of Man No. 1
1960  36 x 32
Oil on canvas
Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury, London

9.  Van Goghin muotokuvatutkielma 1 / Porträttstudie av Van Gogh 1 / Study for Portrait of Van Gogh 1 
1956  151 x 115,5
Oil on canvas
Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury, London

10.  Kaksoistutkielma George Dyerin muotokuvaa varten / Två porträttstudier av George Dyer / Two Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer
1968  198 x 147
Oil on canvas
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

11.  Vuodesohvassa istuva mies, muotokuvatutkielma / Porträttstudie, man på en bäddsoffa / Study for Portrait on Folding Bed
1963  198 x 147,5
Oil on canvas
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

BAER, Jo
Seattle 1929
Residence: New York

12.  Nimeämätön (Diptyykki) / Utan titel (Diptyk) / Untitled (Diptychon)
1967  246 x 182
Acryl on canvas
Galerie Ricke, Köln

BOLUS, Michael
Capetown 1934
Residence: London

13.  Jännitetty jousi / Spänd båge / Bowbend
1964  122 x 163
Painted aluminium
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation / The British Council, London

14.  Lumpeita / Näckrosor / Nenuphars
1965  35 x 122 x 122
Painted aluminium
Tate GallDery, London

BONTECOU, Lee
Rhode Island 1931
Residence New York

15.  Kompositio / Komposition / Composition
1962  110 x 88
Welded steel and canvas
Moderna Museet, Stockholm

16. Alexander Calder: Martigues (1966 version 81,5 x 94,5 x 42,75 in.). Photo: Mutual Art.

CALDER, Alexander
Philadelphia 1898
Residence: USA, Paris

16.  Martigues (totem) 
1965  182
Sculpture. Stabile mobile.
Painted metal, rod and wire
Galerie Maeght, Paris

CANOGAR, Rafael
Toledo 1954
Residence: Madrid

17.  Sotilas / Soldat / Soldier
1968  190 x 100 x 45
Mixed media
Dr. Antonio Stame, Bologna

18.  Pari I / Par I / Couple I
1967  110 x 136 x 10
Mixed media
M. et Mme Plouvier, Anvers

CÉSAR (César Baldaccini)
Marseille 1921
Residence: Paris

19.  Kana / Höna / " La Pacholette "
1966  85 x 77 x 102
Bronze
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris

20.  Esikaupungin voitonjumalatar / Förstadens segergudinna / Victory of Villetaneuse
1965  240 x 70
Bronze
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris

21.  " Marseille "
1960  245 x 145
Bronze
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris

22.  Monumentaalinen kompressio / Monumental kompression / Monumental Compression
1960  150 x 70
Steel plate
César Baldaccini, Paris

23.  Suuri peukalo / Stor tumme / Big Thumb
1966  195 x 90
Polished bronze
César Baldaccini, Paris

24.  Suuri rinta / Stort bröst / Big Breast
1968  220
Red polyester
César Baldaccini, Paris

25.  Valuva massa / Stort flöde / Great Swell
1967  151 x 110
Polished aluminium
César Baldaccini, Paris

CHRISTO (Christo Javacheff)
Bulgaria 1935
Residence: New York

26.  Paketoitu tuoli ja pöytä / Stol och bord i paket / Wrapped Chair and Table
1965  112 x 74
Mixed media
Dr. Heinz Hunstein, Kassel

27.  Kirjapaketti / Bokpaket / Newspaper Packet
1962  39 x 44 x 15
Mixed media
Coll. Giovanni Camutto, Venezia

28.  Tavaratalon julkisivu / Varuhusfasad / Store Front
1964  90 x 123 x 10
Mixed media
Galleria del Leone, Venezia

CHRYSSA (Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali)
Ateena 1933
Residence: New York

29.  Sarjasta "Linnut" / Från serien "Fåglar" / From the Series "Birds"
1968  60 x 71 x 43
Valoveistos / Light object
Galerie Der Spiegel, Köln

30.  Sarjasta "Portit" / Från serien "Portar" / From the Series "Gates"
[1964–1966] 56 x 89,5 x 29
Valoveistos / Light object
Ateneumin Taidemuseo, Helsinki

D'ARCANGELO, Allan
Buffalo, USA 1933
Residence: New York

31.  Nimeämätön 14 / Utan titel 14 / Untitled 14
1965  234 x 56
Acryl on canvas
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris

32.  Ehdotus 2 / Förslag 2 / Proposition 2
1966  183 x 183
Acryl on canvas
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris

D'HAESE, Roël
Grammont, Belgium 1921
Residence: Rhode-Saint-Genèse, Belgium

33.  Diderot
1965  156
Bronze
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris

34.  Jalkapalloilija / Fotbollspelare / The Football Player
1967  100 x 40
Bronze
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris

35.  Goethe
1967  213 x 63
Bronze
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris

36.  Lentäjä / Flygare / Pilot
1966-67  250 x 55
Bronze
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris

37.  Grammontin Kristus / Kristus från Grammont / Christ of Grammont
1968  140 x 33 x 85
Bronze
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris

DINE, Jim
Cincinnati, USA 1935
Residence: London

38.  Robert Fraser sanoi minulle, että Ravi Shankar on maailman tyylikkäin mies / Robert Fraser sade mig, att Ravi Shankar är världens elegantaste man / Robert Fraser Told Me That Ravi Shankar Is the Chicest Man in the World
1966  183 x 244
Mixed media
Courtesy, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York

39.  Kuihtunut sininen sydän / Vissnat blått hjärta / Wilted Blue Heart
1966  152,5 x 101,5
Oil on canvas and collage
Courtesy, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York

DOBEŠ, Milan
Moravia 1929
Residence: Bratislawa

40.  Sykkivä rytmi VII / Pulserande rytm VII / Pulsating Rhythm VII
1968  241 x 274 x 70
Kineettinen valosommitelma / kinetic light composition
Milan Dobeš, Bratislawa

41.  Valon liike III / Ljusets rörelse III / Movement of Light III
1968  292 x 88 x 60
Kineettinen valosommitelma / kinetic light composition
Milan Dobeš, Bratislawa

DONALDSON, Antony
England 1939
Residence: London

42.  Puhtaus B / Renhet B / Purity B
1967  228,5 x 228,5
Acryl on canvas
Rowan Gallery, London

43.  Alex Glendale
1968  213,5 x 259
Lignitex on canvas
Rowan Gallery, London

44. Alex Brand Ave
1968  213,5 x 426,5
Lignitex on canvas
Rowan Gallery, London

GALLO, Frank
Ohio, USA 1933
Residence: Illinois, USA

45.  Rakkausobjekti / Kärleksobjekt / Love Object
1966  147 x 66 x 71
Keinohartsia / artificial resin
Herr Ferdinand Neess, Frankfurt

46.  Nainen rannalla / Kvinna på stranden / Standing Beach Figure
1965  165 x 48,5 x 36
Keinohartsia / artificial resin
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

GENOVES, Juan
Valencia, Spain 1930
Residence: Madrid

47.  Kertomus / Berättelse / Story-Telling
1968  80 x 200
Acryl and oil on canvas
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York

48.  Vastakkaiset jalkaväenosastot / Infanterister i strid / Opposed Infantry Units
1967  160 x 150
Acryl and oil on canvas
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York

49.  Taivas ja maa / Himmel och jord / Sky and Earth
1967  160 x 150
Acryl and oil on canvas
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York

50.  Vanki / Fånge / Prisoner
1967  140 x 150
Acryl and oil on canvas
Courtesy Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York

HAMILTON, Richard
London 1922
Residence: London

51.  Adonis Y-olkaimissa / Adonis i Y-hängslen / Adonis in Y-Fronts
1962  61 x 81
Sekatekniikka / mixed media
Richard Hamilton, London

52.  Uneksin valkoisesta joulusta / Jag drömmer om en vit jul / I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
1966  108 x 160
Oil on canvas
Richard Hamilton, London

53. David Hockney: Two Boys Aged 23 or 24. From: 13 Etchings for C. P. Cavafy's Poems (1966). Lehti: 63,5 × 50,7 cm, laatta: 34,5 × 22,3 cm, passepartout: 85 × 70 cm, viivasyövytys, osto, 7.10.1968, C IV 1567:2 Omistaja: Suomen valtio Kansallisgallerian kokoelma / Ateneumin taidemuseo Kuva: Kansallisgalleria / Nana Hietanen

HOCKNEY, David
Bradford 1937
Residence: London

53.  13 etsausta C. P. Cavafyn runoihin / 13 etsningar till C. P. Cavafys dikter / 13 Etchings for C. P. Cavafy's Poems [C. P. Cavafy = aka. Konstantínos Kaváfis]
1966  64 x 51
Ateneumin Taidemuseo, Helsinki

IKEDA, Masuo
Japan 1934
Residence: Tokyo

54.  Meri / Havet / Sea
1965  36,5 x 34
Kuivaneula, akvatinta / dry point, aquatint
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

55.  Sininen puku / Blå dräkt / Blue Suit
1965  40 x 36,5
Kuivaneula, akvatinta / dry point, aquatint
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

56.  Kukkiva puutarha / Blommande trädgård / Flowering Garden
1965  36,5 x 34
Kuivaneula, akvatinta, viivasyövytys / dry point, aquatint, etching
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

57.  Pyhät kädet / Heliga händer / Sacred Hands
1965  36,5 x 34
Kuivaneula, akvatinta / dry point, aquatint
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

58.  Sydämen sijainti / Hjärtats ställning / Position of Heart
1966  55,5 x 36
Mezzotinta / mezzotint
Masuo Ikeda, Tokyo

59.  Enkelin sanat / Ängelns ord / Words of Angel
1968  64,5 x 49,5
Mezzotinta / mezzotint
Masuo Ikeda, Tokyo

60.  Tähti / Stjärna / Star
1968  40,5 x 36
Mezzotinta, syövytys / mezzotint, etching
Masuo Ikeda, Tokyo

61.  Näköala ikkunasta / Utsikt från fönstret / Landscape from Window
1966  57 x 76,5
Litografia / lithography
Coll. Masuo Ikeda, Tokyo

62.  Eräs maisema / Ett landskap / Some Landscape
1968  49 x 57,5
Litografia / lithography
Coll. Masuo Ikeda, Tokyo

63.  Unelma kesästä, A / Dröm om sommaren, A / Dream of Summer, A
1966  75,5 x 59
Litografia / lithography
Li-Lan Gee, Tokyo

64.  Magritten taivas / Magrittes himmel / Magritte Sky
1968  57,5 x 49
Litografia / lithography
Li-Lan Gee, Tokyo

65.  Kengänpohjat / Skosulor / Sole of Shoes
1968  57,5 x 49
Litografia / lithography
Coll. Masuo Ikeda, Tokyo

66.  Omakuva Budapestista / Självporträtt från Budapest / Selfportrait from Budapest
1968  57,5 x 49
Litografia / lithography
Coll. Masuo Ikeda, Tokyo

67.  Sininen taivas / Blå himmel / Blue Sky
1968  53 x 73,5
Litografia / lithography
Coll. Masuo Ikeda, Tokyo

INDIANA, Robert
Indiana, USA 1928
Residence: New York

68.  USA 666 II
1967  260 x 260

Akryyli kankaalle / acryl on canvas
Galerie Alfred Schmela, Düsseldorf


70. Jean Ipoustéguy: L'Homme / Man (FR 1963). Bronze. The man who stands on his own three legs. Standord auf dem biomedizinischen Campus Berlin-Buch. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

72. Jean Ipoustéguy: L'Homme passant la porte / Man Pressing Through Gate (FR 1966). Bronze. The man who uses his own three arms to force himself through the gate. One of the nine copies. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

IPOUSTÉGUY, Jean
Dun-sur-Meuse 1920
Residence: Paris

69.  Suuri kyynärpää / Stor armbåge / Large Elbow
1967  65 x 40 x 23
Pronssia / bronze
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris

70.  Mies / Man
1963  198 x 205
Pronssia / bronze
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

71.  Äyriäinen ja lintu / Krabba och fågel / Crab and Bird
1958  155
Pronssia / bronze
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris

72.  Porttia työntävä mies / Man knuffande port / Man Pressing Through Gate
1966  200 x 128
Pronssia / bronze
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris

JACQUET, Alain
Neuilly 1939
Residence: Paris

73.  Olympia
1966  114 x 162
serigraphy on canvas
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris

74.  Thomas Eakinsin uimapaikka / Thomas Eakins' badställe / Thomas Eakins's Swimming Hole
1966-68  105 x 155
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris

JONES, Allen
Southampton 1937
Residence: London

75.  Elävän mallin mukaan / Efter levande modell / Life Class
1968  81 x 57
Series of colour litographies
Galerie Der Spiegel, Köln

76. Edward Kienholz: Roxy's (US 1961). Environment. Detail. Photo: "David Zwirner is pleased to present Edward Kienholz's (1927-1994) renowned installation Roxys, 1960-61. First exhibited at Los Angeles's Ferus Gallery in 1962, this significant large-scale assemblage represents the first of the artist's environmental installations, or "tableaux" as he called them, and has been credited as being one of the earliest examples of what is now ubiquitously referred to as "installation art.""

KIENHOLZ, Edward
Fairfield, Washington 1927
Residence: Los Angeles

76.  Roxyn luona / Hos Roxy / Roxy's
1960-61  240 x 540 x 670
Ympäristökuva / miljöbild / environment
Dwan Gallery, New York

KING, Phillip
Tunis 1934
Residence: London

77.  Piste X / Punkt X / Point X
1965  183 x 188 x 152,5
Plastic
Rowan Gallery, London

78.  Läpi / Genom / Through
1965  213,5 x 335,3 x 247,5
Lasikuitua / hårdträfiberskiva / glass fibre

KITAJ, R. B.
Cleveland, Ohio 1932
Residence: London

79.  Mahler muuttuu poliittiseksi / Mahler blir politisk / Mahler Becomes Politics
1964-67
15 serigraphies
Ateneumin Taidemuseo, Helsinki

KLAPHECK, Konrad
Düsseldorf 1935
Residence: Düsseldorf

80. Vapauden kynnyksellä / På frihetens tröskel / On the Threshold of Liberty
1965  100 x 90
Oil on canvas
Städtische Kunstsammlung, Gelsenkirchen

81.  Seksipommi ja hänen seuralaisensa / Sexbomben och hennes ledsagare / Sex Bomb and Her Partner
1963  89 x 69,5
Oil on canvas
Von Der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal-Elberfeld

82.  Hallitsija / Härskaren / Ruler
1966  170 x 150
Oil on canvas
Mme Renée Lachowsky, Bruxelles

KLASEN, Peter
Lübeck 1935
Residence: Paris

83.  Kuuntelija / Lyssnare / Listener
1968  116 x 89
Acryl on canvas
Galerie Mathias Fels & Cie, Paris

84.  Suuri lavuaari ja kolme katkaisijaa / Stort tvättställe och tre avbrytare / Large Washstand and Three Switches
Acryl on canvas
Galerie Mathias Fels & Cie, Paris

85.  Kasvotusten / Ansikte mot ansikte / Face to Face
1967  73 x 60
Acryl on canvas
Konsuli Simo Kuntsi, Helsinki

87. Yves Klein: Portrait relief d'Arman (FR 1962). PR 1. Pigment pur et résine synthétique sur bronze monté sur panneau recouvert de feuilles d'or. 176 x 94 x 26 cm. The model is the sculptor Arman (Armand Fernandez). Yves, Armand and Claude were members of the group "Triangle". My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue. In his monochrome quest Klein selected extremely saturated ultramarine blue which he called IKB (International Klein Blue / Bleu de Klein). The colour inspired Domenico Modugno's song "Nel blu dipindo di blu" ("Volare") (IT 1958, lyr. Domenico Modugno & Franco Migliacci, comp. Domenico Modugno). © Succession Yves Klein c/o ADAGP, Paris.

KLEIN, Yves
* Nizza 1928, † Paris 1962

87.  Arman, sinistä ja kultaa / Arman, blått och guld / Arman, Blue and Gold
1962  176 x 95
Portrait relief
Alexandre Iolas Inc. New York, Genève, Paris, Milan, Rome

88. Antropografia / Antropografi / Antropography
119 x 80
Painojälki / avtryck / print
Nude homan bodies as "living brushes"
Imprint of human body
Mme Rotraud Klein, Paris

89.  Tulimaalaus / Eldmålning / Firepainting
1962  119 x 79,5
Peinture de feu
Imprint of fire
Paper sheets or Swedish compressed cardboard exposed to Bunsen burners
Mme Rotraud Klein, Paris

90.  Kosmogonia / Kosmogoni / Cosmogony
1961  104 x 75
Empreintes de la pluie et du vent sur la toile
Mme Rotraud Klein, Paris

91.  Monokromia / Monokromi / Monochrome
40 x 139
Peinture monochrome
Mme Rotraud Klein, Paris

KOLÁŘ, Jiří
Czechoslovakia 1914
Residence: Prague

92.  Collage
100,5 x 70
Dipl. arkkit. Juhani Pallasmaa, Helsinki

93.  Collage
80 x 60
Dipl. arkkit. Juhani Pallasmaa, Helsinki

94.  Kirjeitä taivaasta / Brev från himmeln / Letters from Heaven
100,5 x 70
Collage
Dipl. arkkit. Reijo Lahtinen, Helsinki

95.  Ukko Nooa / Gubben Noa / Father Noah
80 x 60
Collage
Dipl. arkkit. Reijo Lahtinen, Helsinki

96.  Collage
99 x 80
Collage
Dipl. arkkit. Reijo Lahtinen, Helsinki

KOWALSKI, Piotr
Lwow 1927
Residence: Paris

97.  Pyramidi n:o 4 / Pyramid nr. 4 / Pyramid No. 4
1967  235 (290 x 290 x 290)
Steel and plexiglass
Galerie Givaudan, Paris

98.  Kuutio n:o 3 / Kub nr. 3 / Cube No. 3
1968  225 x 225 x 225
Steel and plexiglass
Galerie Givaudan, Paris

KRAMER, Harry
Lingen, Germany 1925
Residence: Paris

99.  Tuulimylly keskustelee itsensä kanssa / Väderkvarn i samtal med sig själv / Windmill Talking to Itself
75 x 55 x 33
Kineettinen sommitelma / kinetisk komposition / kinetic composition
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

103. Nicholas Krushenick: Flying Zonk (US 1967). Nicholas Krushenick was the father of Abstract Pop.

KRUSHENICK, Nicholas
New York 1929
Residence: New York

100.  Napaseudun valkoinen / Polar vitt / Polar White
1967  244 x 185,5
Liquitex puulle / Liquitex på trä / Liquitex on wood
Harry N. Abrams Family Collection, New York

101.  Lopullinen puhdistus / Den sista reningen / The Final Rinse
1966  116 x 88
Collage
Galerie Der Spiegel, Köln

102.  Lentävä "pam" / Flygande "pam" / Flying Zonk
1967  101 x 81
Tempera, collage
Galerie Der Spiegel, Köln

103. Julio Le Parc: Continuel-lumière avec formes en contorsion / Form of Contortion in Continuous Light, 1966. Bois peint, métal, plastique, moteurs et lumière / wood, plastic, stainless steel and electric motor, lumino-kinetic sculpture 151 x 122 x 28 cm. Sara Hildén Foundation. Photo Jussi Koivunen. © Kuvasto 2022

105. Julio Le Parc: Forme en contorsion sur trame (FR 1966). Bois, métal, sérigraphie, moteur, peinture. 163 x 103 x 16 cm. CoLL MET, New York, donation de l'artiste. Photo from: Julio-Le-Parc.com.

LE PARC, Julio
Mendoza, Argentina 1928
Residence: Paris

103.  Taivutetun muodon heijastamia valoja / Ljusreflexer av böjd form / Form of Contorsion in Continuous Light
1966  122 x 152 x 25
Valomobile / ljusmobile / light mobile
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

104.  Katsojan liikunnan mukaan syntyviä muotoja / Former uppstående enligt åskådarens rörelser / Forms in Accordance with the Movements of the Spectator
1966  203 x 240 x 30
Kineettinen sommitelma / kinetisk komposition / kinetic composition
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

105.  Forme en contorsion sur trame / Kiertyviä muotoja / Roterande former / Forms in Contorsion
1966  123 x 123 x 20
Kineettinen sommitelma / kinetisk komposition / kinetic composition
Galerie Denise René, Paris

106.  Jatkuva valkoinen liike / Kontinuerlig vit rörelse / Continuous White Mobile
100 x 100 x 10
Kineettinen sommitelma / kinetisk komposition / kinetic composition
Galerie Denise René, Paris

107.  N:o 23, valon jatkuva liike / Nr. 23, ljusets kontinuerliga rörelse / No. 23, Continuous Light Mobile
1968  100 x 100 x 11
Valomobile, multippeli / ljusmobile, multippel / light mobile, multiple
Galerie Denise René, Paris

108.  Valosylinteri / Ljuscylinder / Light Cylinder
1962-66  82 x 62 x 17
Valomobile, multippeli / ljusmobile, multippel / light mobile, multiple
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

109. Roy Lichtenstein: Original Poster for the American Pop Art Exhibition at Moderna Museet 1964 (US 1964). Poster for the first European exhibition of pop art, "American Pop Art: 106 Forms of Love and Despair", 29 Feb-12 April 1964, Moderna Museet, Stockholm. Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné.

109. Roy Lichtenstein: original art for the Poster for the American Pop Art Exhibition at Moderna Museet 1964 (US 1964). The rasterized stage. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue. On the homepage of Moderna Museet, pre-rasterized art is on display.

LICHTENSTEIN, Roy
New York 1923
Residence: New Jersey

109. Originaalijuliste amerikkalaisen poptaiteen näyttelyyn Moderna Museetissa 1963 / Originalplakat till utställningen av amerikansk popkonst i Moderna Museet 1963 / Original Poster for the American Pop Art Exhibition at Moderna Museet 1963
1963  100 x 70
Tussipiirustus / tusch / Indian ink
Moderna Museet, Stockholm

Jos Manders: Object 12 (BE 1968). My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue. There is no caption in the photo. It might also be Object 13.

MANDERS, Jos
Eindhoven 1932
Residence: Bergeijk, Netherlands

110.  Objekti 12 / Objekt 12 / Object 12
1968  180 x 120
P.v.c., polyester
Jos Manders, Bergeijk

111.  Objekti 13 / Objekt 13 / Object 13
1969  240 x 120
P.v.c., polyester
Jos Manders, Bergeijk
 
112. Marisol: Mi Mama y Yo (US 1968). Painted bronze and aluminium pole. 185,42 x 142,24 x 142,24. Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Bequest of Marisol, 2016. 2018:15a-d. © Estate of Marisol / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Buffalo AKG Art Museum.

MARISOL Escobar [born Maria Sol Escobar, known as Marisol, family name Escobar]
Paris 1930
Residence: New York (citizen of Venezuela)

112.  Äitini ja minä / Min mor och jag / My Mother and I
1968  185,5 x 142,5
Steel and bronze
Courtesy Sidney Janis Gallery, New York

113.  Auringonpalvojat / Solbadare / The Sunbathers
1967  226 x 96,5 x 101,5
Sekatekniikka / blandteknik / mixed media
Courtesy Sidney Janis Gallery, New York

114. Tomio Miki: Ear, Mirror 2 (JP 1967). My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

MIKI, Tomio
Tokyo 1937
Residence: Tokyo

114.  Korva, peili 2 / Öra, spegel 2 / Ear, Mirror 2
1967  305 x 144 x 260
Plastic and stainless steel
Tomio Miki, Tokyo

115.  Korva 1967 / Öra 1967 / Ear 1967
1967  218 x 280 x 280
Kromattua terästä ja polyesteriä / förkromat stål och polyester / chrome-plated steel and polyester
Conte, Dr. Paolo Marinotti, Venezia

Claes Oldenburg: Ping-Pong Table (US 1964). Photo: Moderna Museet, Stockholm.

OLDENBURG, Claes
Stockholm 1929
Residence: New York

116.  Ping-pong pöytä / Ping-pong bord / Ping-Pong Table
1964  97,5 x 135 x 210
Kipsiä, puuta ja metallia / gips, trä och metall / plaster, wood and metal
Moderna Museet, Stockholm

117.  Lontoon polvet / London knän / London Knees
1966  39
Muovimultippeli / plastmultippel / plastic multiple
Jan-Olof Mallander, Helsinki

120. Eduardo Paolozzi: Cyclops (GB 1957). © The Eduardo Paolozzi Foundation. Tate.  

PAOLOZZI, Eduardo
Edinburgh 1924
Residence: London

118.  Pan Am
1966 143,5 x 332,5 x 99
Painted aluminium
Hanover Gallery, London

119.  Guemp
1967  114,5 x 54,5 x 65
Metallia / metal / metal
Hanover Gallery, London

120.  Kyklooppi / Cyklop / Cyclops
1957  110 x 30,5 x 20,5
Bronze
Tate Gallery, London

121. Luc Peire: Environment I (1966). Luc Peire: ‘It is not a single link in my work, but a pole to which the chain with all its links is attached. It is the work that most explicitly portrays my endeavours.’ I am not sure that this is the very Environment which was on display at Ars 69 Helsinki, but at it is similar.

PEIRE, Luc
Brügge / Bruges 1916
Residence: Paris

121. Tila / Rum / Environment
1965-1967  350 x 350 (280)
Maalattua formicaa ja peiliä / målat formica och spegel / painted formica and mirror
Luc Peire, Paris

123. Michelangelo Pistoletto: Seated Man (IT 1962-1964). My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

PISTOLETTO, Michelangelo
Biella, Italia 1933
Residence: Torino / Turin

122.  Tikkaat / Trappa / The Staircase
1964  200 x 100
Steel and photographs
Galleria del Leone, Venezia

123.  Istuva mies / Sittande man / Seated Man
1962-1964  130 x 100
Steel and painted photographs
Coll. Giovanni Camutti, Venezia

124.  Kiilakehys / Kilram / Chassis
1964  200 x 100
Steel and painted photographs
Coll. Giovanni Camutti, Venezia

125. Martial Raysse: France verte / Grönt Frankrike (FR 1964). Moderna Museet, Stockholm.

RAYSSE, Martial
Golfe-Juan, France 1936

125.  Vihreä France / Grön France / Green France
1964  155 x 100
Painting with neon applications
Moderna Museet, Stockholm

126.  Bridget Riley: Fall (GB 1963). Tate Gallery, London. © Bridget Riley 2026. Tate Gallery: "Here, Bridget Riley repeats a single curving line to create varying optical frequencies that distort and confuse space. Since 1960, she has been exploring the visual sensation of looking, experimenting with the dynamic potential of optical effects. Riley mostly works with the contrast of black and white, occasionally introducing different tones of grey. Of this work, she said: ‘I try to organise a field of visual energy which accumulates until it reaches maximum tension.’"  Polyvinyl acetate paint on hardboard. 1410 x 1403 mm. Purchased 1963. Reference T00616. Catalogue entry T00616 FALL 1963.

RILEY, Bridget
London 1931
Residence: London

126.  Putous / Fall / Fall
1963  141 x 140,5
Emulsio kovalevylle / emulsion på duk / emulsion on hardboard
Tate Gallery, London

127.  Pysähdys I / Avstannande I / Arrest I
1969  178 x 175
Emulsio kankaalle / emulsion på duk / emulsion on canvas
The Peter Stuyvesant Foundation, London

128.  Vesiputous 4 / Katarakt 4 / Cataract 4
1967  221 x 223,5
Emulsio kankaalle / emulsion på duk / emulsion on canvas
Ulster Museum, Belfast

129.  Yhdeksäntoista harmaata sävyä / Nitton grå toner / Nineteen Greys
1968  76 x 76
4 serigraphies
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

132. Nicolas Schöffer: The Great Prism (FR 1968). Sara Hildén Foundation Collection.

SCHÖFFER, Nicolas
Kaloosa, Hungary 1912
Residence: Paris

130.  Chronos 7
172 x 162
Kinetic composition
Galerie Denise René, Paris

131.  Microtemps
80 x 16
Kinetic light composition
Galerie Denise René, Paris

132.  Suuri prisma / Det stora prismat / The Great Prisme
1968  310 x 310
Kinetic light composition
Galerie Denise René, Paris

133.  Luminoscope
24 x 29 x 22
Kinetic light composition
Galerie Denise René, Paris

134.  Lux II
65 x 72 x 60
1Kinetic composition
Galerie Denise René, Paris

135. George Segal: Legend of Lot (US 1966). Plaster. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

SEGAL, George
New York City 1924
Residence: New Jersey

135. Lootin legenda / Legenden om Lot / Legend of Lot
1966  274 x 243 x 182
Kipsiä / gips / plaster
Courtesy, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York

137. Tony Smith: Wandering Rocks (US 1967). Stainless steel. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

SMITH, Tony
South Orange, USA 1912
Residence: New Jersey

137.  Vaeltavat paadet / Vandrande stenar / Wandering Rocks
1967
Ruostumatonta terästä / rostfritt stål / stainless steel
Galerie Müller, Stuttgart

138. Jesús Raphael Soto: Virtual Space (FR 1965). Wood and metal. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

SOTO, Jésus Raphael
Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela 1923
Residence: Paris

138.  Näennäiset avaruudet / Virtuella rymder / Virtual Space
1965  156 x 106
Wood and metal
Moderna Museet, Stockholm

139.  Sinistä ja mustaa / Blått och svart / Blue and Black
1969  169 x 105
Galerie Denise René, Paris

140.  Punaista ja hopeaa valkoisella / Rött och silver på vitt / Red and Silver on White
1969  169 x 105
Galerie Denise René, Paris

141.  Kanada / Canada
1967  157 x 158
Galerie Denise René, Paris

142. Kumi Sugai: Blue (JP 1967). Oil on canvas. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

SUGAI, Kumi
Kobe, Japan 1919
Residence: Paris

142.  Blue
1967  200 x 180
Oil on canvas
Coll. Sara Hildén, Ateneum, Helsinki

143.  Suuri järvi / Stor sjö / Large Lake
1967  245 x 300
Oil on canvas
Kumi Sugai, Paris

144.  Vihreä aurinko / Grön sol / Green Sun
1969  245 x 330
Oil on canvas
Kumi Sugai, Paris

145. Jiro Takamatsu: Perspective Dimension (Sky) (JP 1968). Plastic paint on wood. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

TAKAMATSU, Jiro
Tokyo, Japan 1936
Residence: Tokyo

145.  Perspektiivinen ulottuvuus (taivas) / Dimension i perspektiv (himmel) / Perspective Dimension (Sky)
1968  249 x 398 x 369
Muovimaalia puulle / plastfärg på trä / plastic paint on wood
Jiro Takamatsu, Tokyo

146.  Perspektiivinen ulottuvuus (tori) / Dimension i perspektiv (torg) / Perspective Dimension (Square)
1968  110 x 525 x 370
Muovimaalia puulle / plastfärg på trä / plastic paint on wood
Jiro Takamatsu, Tokyo

148. Paul Thek: Untitled Sculpture (IT 1966). Mixed Media.
149. Joe Tilson: Xanadu (GB 1962). Painted wood and metal relief.
My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

THEK, Paul
New York 1933
Residence: Rome

147.  Nimeämätön veistos / Skulptur utan titel / Untitled Sculpture
1966  23,5 x 41,5 x 58,5
Sekatekniikka / blandteknik / mixed media
The Pace Gallery, New York

148.  Nimeämätön veistos / Skulptur utan titel / Untitled Sculpture
1965  38 x 63,5 x 23
Sekatekniikka / blandteknik / mixed media
The Pace Gallery, New York

TILSON, Joe
London 1928
Residence: London

149.  Xanadu
1962  199 x 160
Painted wood and metal relief
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundatioin, The British Council, London


150. Ernest Trova: Falling Man, Serie 1 (US 1967). From a portfolio of six serigraphies. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

TROVA, Ernest
St. Louis 1927
Residence: St. Louis

150.  Putoava mies, sarja 1 / Fallande man, serie 1, Falling Man Serie 1
1967  61 x 61
Kuuden serigrafian salkku / mapp med sex serigrafier / portfolio of six serigraphies
Galerie Der Spiegel, Köln

151. William Tucker: Memphis (GB 1966). Wood and plastic. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

TUCKER, William
Cairo 1935
Residence: London

151.  Memphis
1965-66  76 x 142,5 x 165
Wood and plastic
The British Council, London

WARHOL, Andy
Philadelphia 1930
Residence: New York

152.  Mustavalkoinen Marilyn Monroe / Marilyn Monroe i svart och vitt / Marilyn Monroe, Black and White
1962  208 x 140
Serigrafia kankaalle / serigrafi på duk / serigraphy on canvas
Moderna Museet, Stockholm

155. Victor Vasarely: Salgo Positif. Wood relief, multiple. Galerie Denise René.

VASARELY, Victor
Pécs, Hungary 1908
Residence: Paris

153. Boglar Bleu
1967  202 x 202
Galerie Denise René, Paris

154.  Meh Neg
1967  245 x 245
Collage
Galerie Denise René, Paris

155. Salgo Positif
Puureliefi, multippeli / trärelief, multippel / wood relief, multiple
Galerie Denise René, Paris

156.  Turkiz Negatif
Puureliefi, multippeli / trärelief, multippel / wood relief, multiple
Galerie Denise René, Paris

157.  Granat Negatif
Puureliefi, multippeli / trärelief, multippel / wood relief, multiple
Galerie Denise René, Paris

158.  Zaphir Negatif
Puureliefi, multippeli / trärelief, multippel / wood relief, multiple
Galerie Denise René, Paris

159.  Beryl Positif
Puureliefi, multippeli / trärelief, multippel / wood relief, multiple
Galerie Denise René, Paris

160.  Topaze Blanche Negatif
Puureliefi, multippeli / trärelief, multippel / wood relief, multiple
Galerie Denise René, Paris

161.  Topaze Noire Negatif
Puureliefi, multippeli / trärelief, multippel / wood relief, multiple
Galerie Denise René, Paris

162.  Caribe Positif
Puureliefi, multippeli / trärelief, multippel / wood relief, multiple
Galerie Denise René, Paris

163.  Dyok Positif
Puureliefi, multippeli / trärelief, multippel / wood relief, multiple
Galerie Denise René, Paris

164.  Sellem Positif
Puureliefi, multippeli / trärelief, multippel / wood relief, multiple
Galerie Denise René, Paris

165.  Eclipse Positif
Puureliefi, multippeli / trärelief, multippel / wood relief, multiple
Galerie Denise René, Paris

166. Tom Wesselman: Seascape (US 1965). Liquitex on canvas. From his Seascape series. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

WESSELMAN, Tom
Cincinnati, Ohio 1931
Residence: New York

166.  Merimaisema / Marin / Seascape
1965  162,5 x 183
Liquitex kankaalle / liquitex på duk / liquitex on canvas
Courtesy, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York

168, Katsuhiro Yamaguchi: Bridge in May (JP 1967). Acryl and light. My scan from the Ars 69 Helsinki catalogue.

YAMAGUCHI, Katsuhiro
Tokyo, Japan 1928
Residence: Tokyo

167.  Suudelma / Kyss / Kiss
1967  200 x 250 x 50
Akryylimuovia ja valoa / akryl och ljus / acryl and light
Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, Tokyo

168.  Toukokuinen silta / Bro i maj / Bridge in May
1967  80 x 300 x 300
Akryylimuovia ja valoa / akryl och ljus / acryl and light
Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, Tokyo