Gentle Means and Easy Tasks
Below Zero Finnish Art Award 2025
Exhibition 7 March – 26 April
Preview 6 March 6.30-9pm
Current Residency 22 January – 6 March
Meet the artist in residence on Wednesdays 12-5pm or by appointment
Anssi Kasitonni’s sculptures and videos are complex, hand-made productions that reference popular culture and are filled with humour. During his Beaconsfield residency Kasitonni researches the locale and delves into the psyche of South London to inspire the new work.
A new sculpture on a monumental scale explores the story of the 19th century benefactor Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy (1786 -1851) his wife Eliza, and the building of the Lambeth Ragged Schools – the remaining wing of which has been occupied by Beaconsfield Contemporary Art since 1995. Kasitonni reimagines the grand pediment which once crowed the original neoclassical portico, bringing hallmark playfulness to bear upon serious questions raised by architectural excesses, whether about the origins of wealth behind historic expressions of philanthropy or contemporary redevelopment.
Sculpture workshop for Enthusiasts Wednesday 26 February 2-5pm. Learn from Annsi Kasitonni’s fast-sculpture techniques. Sculpt an object of your own desire from cardboard and plaster and discuss the foundations of this new commission. Limited places. Book here
Anssi Kasitonni talks about the Below Zero Award
The Below Zero Finnish Art Award is a Beaconsfield Commission in partnership with Serlachius and the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland, supported by the Mirisch & Lebenheim Charitable Foundation.
