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Books and catalogues (selection)

2022

ELINA BROTHERUS, Sebaldiana. Memento mori, texts by Elina Brotherus, W. G. Sebald

2021

ELINA BROTHERUS, Seabound - A logbook, texts by Elina Brotherus, Nicolai Tangen, Timo Valjakka, Kehrer Verlag, Germany

2017

ELINA BROTHERUS, Règle du Jeu - Carte Blanche Pmu #8, Editions Filigranes, texts by Patrick Le Bescont, Karolina Lewandowska

2015

ELINA BROTHERUS, Carpe Fucking Diem, Kehrer Verlag, Germany

Tango Trousers. Music videos. Videos by Elina Brotherus, music composed and performed by accordionist Maria Kalaniemi, DVD, Produced with the support of Serlachius Museums, Mänttä, and AVEK

Les Femmes de la Maison Carré, Maison Louis Carré, Bazoches-sous-Guillon

ELINA BROTHERUS, 12 ans après, Semiosquare, Helsinki

2012

Photographie des paysages européens, Bozar Books, Bruxelles

AUTRES – Être sauvage de Rousseau à nos jours, Editions esaaa, Annecy

ELINA BROTHERUS, Artist and Her Model, Texts by Susan Bright and Timo Kelaranta, Publisher Le Caillou bleu, Bruxelles

Collect contemporary photography, Thames & Hudson, London

State of the Art - New Contemporary Photography, NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf

2011

Alice in Wonderland, Lokomo, Turku

2010

Prix Nièpce, Rétrospective, Chambre avec vues, Paris.

Spazio, MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome

Starter, Arter, Istanbul.

Export - Import, Helsinki Kunsthalle

Felicità, Centre PasquArt, Bienne

Public Screen’s, i/o/lab senter for framtidskunst, Stavanger, Norway

Helsinki10’, Rogaland Art Museum, Stavanger.

2009

Photography matters : The Helsinki School, Statoil art programme, Oslo

Fly me to the MØØn, 44 Moen, Denmark

Teatri possibili. Dall’arte rinascimentale alla video-art, Palazzo Ferrero, Biella

Myth of Childhood, CCA Andratx, Mallorca ; Kunstverein Ludwigshafen

La Ruche cité des artistes, Palais Lumière, Evian

2008

Artists Files, The National Art Center, Tokyo.

REAL, Photographs from the DZ BANK collection, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Fennofolk - New Nordic Oddity, Design Museum, Helsinki

Nordiske stemninger, ARKEN, Ishöj, Danemark

The Return of the Prodigal Son, Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, Vaasa, Finlande

2007

Parts and the Whole, Colecciòn H+F, Fundacion Foto Colectania, Barcelona; Centro Cultural Bancaja de Alicante.

Elina Brotherus, Etudes d’après modèle, danseurs, Editions Textuel, Paris.

Into the Landscape, Preus Museum, Horten, Norway.

Merveilleux!, Château de Malbrouck, Manderen.

Peinture et photographie aujourd’hui, Château de Villeneuve, Vence.

Northen Lights, Galeria Civica, Modena.

2006

Ars Fennica 2007, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Elina Brotherus Breadth of Vision by Timo Valjakka.

Art, Life & Confusion, 47th October Salon, Belgrade, Centre Cultural.

Selbstauslöser, Kunst Halle Fridericianum, Kassel.

Cent, The Jules Wright Issue Memories, Spring 06, Issue’06, Elina Brotherus Suites françaises 2 by Jules Wright.

2005

Elina Brotherus: The New Painting, éditions Next Level, dist. Thames & Hudson.

Elina Brotherus, Tinglado 2, Moll de Costa, Contemporary Art Center, Tarragona.

2004

Elina Brotherus, The New Painting, Carnets de Résidences #2, Editions Contretype Bruxelles.

Elina Brotherus, The New Painting, Château d’eau, Toulouse.

Photography and Art Today, Thames and Hudson éditions.

2003

Blue Horizon, Contemporary Finnish Photography, Tokyo.

Annexe H, Image/imatge, Orhtez.

Girls’Night Out, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach; St Louis Museum of Art, Saint Louis.

Carnegie Award 2003, Konstakademien,Stockholm, Sweden.

Zeitgenössische Fotokunst aus Finland, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin.

2002

Carnegie Art Award 2002, Stockholm, Sweden.

Fotoencuentros, festival Murcia, Espagne.

Acquisitions 1996-2002, Frac Alsace, Sélestat.

PHE02 Femininos, exhibition catalogue, Photo Espana, Madrid.

Attachment +, exhibition catalogue, Brugge 2002.

The Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize 2002, exhibition catalogue, text by Val Williams, in association with the Photographers’ Gallery, London.

DECISIVE DAYS, Elina Brotherus, Valokuvia-Photographies-Photographs 1997-2001, text by Jan Kaila, Kustannus Pohjoinen, Oulu.

2001

Silence in the City, exhibition catalogue, Gwangju City Art Museum, Gwangju.

Make me feel, exhibition catalogue, text by John Peter Nilson, Elina Brotherus, Art Athina, Athens.

SPRING, Elina Brotherus, exhibition catalogue. Text by Sophie Howarth, Jane Rendell, The Wapping Project, London.

ARS 01, exhibition catalogues, texts by Val Williams and Leena Laakso and Elina Brotherus. Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki.

Magnetic North, Current Installation Photography in Finland, texts by Caryn Faure Walker and Mika Hannula, The Finnish Museum of Photography, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Helsinki.

Confidences : Parce que c’était moi, Parce que c’était lui, exhibition catalogue, text by Elina Brotherus. Casino, Forum d’Art Contemporain, Luxembourg.

SUITES FRANÇAISES 2, Elina Brotherus, exhibition catalogue, texts by Andrea Holzherr and Val Williams, & : gb agency, Paris.

Printemps de Septembre : Théâtres du fantastique, exhibition catalogue, texts by Marie-Frédérique Halin and Val Williams, Actes Sud

Surface and whirlpools — samtida finsk konst, exhibition catalogue, text by Jan Kaila, Borås Konstmuseum, Borås.

2000

Jahresgaben 01, exhibition catalogue. Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main.

One of those days, exhibition catalogue. Mannheimer Kunstverein, Mannheim.

Quinze en Europe, La jeune photographie européenne, exhibition catalogue, text by Gabriel Bauret, Septembre de la Photo, Théâtre de la photographie et de l’image, Nice.

Waterfront, exhibition catalogue, text by Pontus Kyander, Kulturbro, Kulturhuset Toldkammeret, Helsingør / Helsingborgs Museum.

ELINA BROTHERUS, exhibition catalogue, texts by Caryn Faure Walker and Elina Brotherus, i8 Galleri, Reykjavík, Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Reykjavík.

Narcisse blessé, Autoportraits contemporains 1970-2000, exhibition catalogue, Passage de Retz, Paris.

Norden, Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Nordeuropa, exhibition catalogue, texts by Mika Hannula and Sabine Folie and Brigitte Kölle, Kunsthalle Vienna.

Think 2000, 130th anniversary exhibition of the University of Art and Design Helsinki, exhibition catalogue, text by Caryn Laure Walker, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Helsinki.

The Passion and the Wave, 6th International Istanbul Biennial of Contemporary Art, exhibition catalogue, texts by Anders Kreuger and Paolo Colombo, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Istanbul.

1999

Identité fictive, Photographie finlandaise, exhibition catalogue, texts by Jean-Louis Godefroid, Asko Mäkelä, Espace photographique Contretype, Brussels.

Finnish line : Starting point, jeunes artistes finlandais, exhibition catalogue, texts by Yrjänä Levanto, Paul-Hervé Parsy, Elina Brotherus, Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg.

Valoa / Light, History of Finnish Photography 1839-1999, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki.

1998

ELINA BROTHERUS, exhibition catalogue, texts by Yrjänä Levanto and Elina Brotherus. Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå.

Press articles (selection)

2010

Artforum, Elina Brotherus, english, text by Julia Langbein, (January)

Flair, L’arte è un gioco di specchi, by Laura Icardona.

Trois couleurs, français, Points de vie, texte de Anne-Lou Vicente.

2009

The moment, Now expanding/Wapping project, by Jill Singer.

Artforum international, Elina Brotherus, by Lauren O’Neill Butler.

2008

Flair Magazine, #5, Maggio, io ti guardo, tu mi osservi, by Laura Incardona.

The New York Times, February 15, Ars Fennica, Finnish Art Now, by Ken Johnson.

The Village Voice, February 20-26, Four Finalists for Finland’s prestigious Ars Fennica find a New York home at Scandinavian House by Robert Shuster.

Helsingin Sanomat, January 10, Harjoitelmia mallin mukaa by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta.

The New York Times, Sun, February 7, Finnish Art’s IPO by Maureen Mullarkey.

2007

Magazine 04, Automn-Winter, #1, Elina Brotherus by Thimotée Chailloux.

Poly, artistes & cultures d’aujourdhui, #4, Mars, So close / so Far away, Altkirch.

HebdoScope, N°923, 7-13 mars, So Close/ so far away, Collection H+F.

Regioartline Kunstmagazin, #2, March 15, by Charlotte Ullmann.

Edit-revue.com, #5, Elina Brotherus: Quand le corps devient paysage by Tiffany Kleinbeck.

Whitewall, Issue 4, contents 1, Elina Brotherus.

Tema-Celeste, #119 january-february, Sgauardi dal nord, reflecting with Images.

20 Minutes Lyon, January 10, Elina Brotherus:The New Painting.

Beaux Arts Magazine, #271, Jan, Exporama: Elina Brotherus.

Aamulehti, Jan.7, Valokuva olisi kiva yllätys.

Aamulehti, Jan.10. Voittaja Kåhre tarjoilee ihmetystä ja yllätyksiä, by Veikko Halmetoja

Taide, 1/2007, Konteksti ja katsoja, by Otso Kantokorpi.

Flair, Feb, Il mondo magico di Elina, by Filippo Maggia

Exibart.onpaper, March, Sguardi da nord, by Francesca Baboni

Arte e critica, March-May 2007 Elina Brotherus, by Lorella Scacco.

Finnpro, March, Kuvassa keskellä; Elina Brotherus, by Kalle Kirtilä

Regioartline Kunstmagazin, #2, March 15, by Charlotte Ullmann.

HebdoScope, #923, March 7-13, So Close/ So Far Away, Collection H+F,

Artistes & cultures d’aujourdhui, Altkirch, #4, March, So Close / So Far Away Poly.

Profil, #77, April, Tache d’huile by Katia Berger.

Muse, #38, Oct, Dossier Nature portfolio.

2006

Helsinki Uutiset, 16/01, Elina Brothreus maalaa kameralla by Marketta Karjalainen

Blue Wings, december, Coming of Age by Satu Jussila.

Nikon News, oct/nov/dec, Elina Brotherus: The New Painting.

Chalon Magazine, oct, Elina Brotherus, un regard en quête de la beauté simple by Nathalie Monneret

Actuphoto.com, Elina Brotherus: The New Painting.

Le Journal de Saone et Loire, 12 décembre, Photo: E. Brotherus, Portrait: Elina, et le silence se fait by Mathieu Brelière.

Le Journal du Palais, 23-29 oct, Elina Brotherus expose à Chalon.

Figaroscope, 25 oct, Elina Brotherus pour les Pays nordiques.

L’Indépendant du Louhannias et du Jura, 21 oct, Expoisition au Musée Nièpce de Chalon sur Saone.

Next Level, #10, Elina Brotherus Breath of Vision by Timo Valjakka.

Espo Arte, N#39, Feb/mar, Elina Brotherus by Laura Fanti

Le Monde, 15/16 janv, L’école photographique d’Helsinki, Nouvelle venue by Roxana Azimi.

Paris-Art.com, Elina Brotherus, Model Studies by Pierre Juhasz.

Hufvudstadsbladet, 21 jan, Konst, Landskapets budbärare by Camilla Wasastjerna.

Kirkko & Kaupunkl, #2, 18 janv, Kauneus Löytyy Läheltä by Satu Itkonen.

Helsingin Sanomat, 14 janv, Vaeltajan tie historiasta valokuvaan by Anu Uimonen

100, 13 jan, Elina Brotherus, Astui maalareiden Maaperälle by STT.

Presso, 7 janv, Elina Brotherus astui luontoon by Mila Savaspuro.

Anna, Jan., Elina Brotherus, astuu maalareiden alueelle by Samuli Isola.

2005

Libération, Hors Série Photographie, Nov-Dec, L’album de vacances.

Muse Magazine, Octobre, Elina Brotherus.

Madame, #9, sept, Allein in der Land-Schaft by Rüdiger Von Naso.

Libération, 1er août, D’un territoire à l’autre, voir au dos.

El Temps d’Art, juliol-agost, #20, special cover by Elina Brotherus.

Origina, #144, marzo, Elina Brotherus by Victor Zamundio-Taylor.

Modern Painters, June, Elina Brotherus at gb agency by Paola Noe.

Le Monde 2, March 26, Peintures photographiques by Michel Guérin.

Vogue, mars #855, Méditation Contemplative by Frédéric Bonnet.

Les Inrockuptibles, 2-8 mars, Vernissage Elina Brotherus.

Beaux Arts Magazine, March, #249

Le Monde, 12 mars, Les Jeux de regards d’Elina Brotherus by Philippe Dagen.

Paris-art.com, Model Studies d’Elina Brotherus by Pierre Juhasz.

Revue.com, Elina Brotherus, trois évèvements.

2004

Next Level, vol 2, #4, Painting with light, Elina Brotherus by Craig Burnett.

Jerusalem Post, april 28, Six Others from Paris by Meir Ronnen.

Valo, Aamulehti, 20-26.08.04 Et tiedä mitään suomalaisesta valokuvasta, ellet tunne Elina Brotherusta.

Palleten Magazine, #255, Elina Brotherus, Om Att Uppträda För Kameran by Jan Kaila.

Dazed &Confused, Vol 2, issue 19, nov, Elina Brotherus by Ola Rindal.

ARTnOrd, #7, Photographie et vidéo, La communauté invisible by Harri Laakso.

Le Monde, 23 oct, Elina Brotherus, l’oeil et la mémoire by Philippe Dagen.

Mood Magzine, #75, 09 Elina Brotherus by Giuliana Montrasio.

Flair Magazine, June, Di ghiaccio e di fuoco by Laura Incardona.

Big Issue, March 22-28 Crawl in after dusk by Helen Sumpter.

Metro, 10 mars, Bathing in the light by Fisun Güner.

Film-Niche, Issue I, Elina Brotherus at Wapping Project.

What’s On, March 31, Elina Brotherus: Baigneurs by Florence Hallett.

UIT, Krant van West-Vlaanderen, jan 16, Kijk, dit is alles wat er is! by J. Debruyne.

De Tijd, janv 7, Kabbelende Schilderijen by Marc Ruyters.

2003

Frame News, Sept, Girl’s Night Out at Ocma by Mika Hannula.

Orange Coast, Sept., Orange County Museum of Art, by Monika Steinberg.

The Orange County Register, sept 7, Girl Power by R. Chang.

Riviera, sept, p 232-234, Art Beat by Daniella Walsh.

Los Angeles Times, Sept 24, Reframing feminine identity by Christopher Knight.

Coast, oct, p 114-115, All about the girl by Lauri Mendenhall.

The Orange County Register, Oct 12, Women have their say, by Daniella Walsh.

OC Weekly, Oct 3, I love little Girls, they make me feel so by R. Schoenkopf.

Time-Out London, Fev 26- Mars 5, Carnegie Art Award by Martin Coomer.

Die Tageszeitung, 21 février, Kunst Elina Brotherus Miroir video.

Der Tagesspiegel, 8 mars, Grundton in Moll, Nostalgic Real, by Peter Herbstreuth.

Le Soir, 26 fév, La peinture réinventée à travers l’objectif by Jean-Marie Wynants.

La Libre Culture, 22 janvier, Photographies en vue by Jean-Marc Bodson.

2002

Tema Celeste Contemporary Art, #94, Special Elina Brotherus, Throught the looking glass by Giovanna Calvenzi.

Art & Auction, November, Fair Fraîche by Laurie-Hurwitz-Attias.

Le Journal des Arts, #158, 8-21 Novembre, Les bilans de la Fiac by Nicolas Thély and Roxana Azimi.

Le Monde, 26 octobre, Paradis des petits prix de l’art contemporain by Ph. Dagen.

Art Review, october French Connection by Pernilla Holmes.

Journal des Arts, Quotidien de la Fiac, 25 octobre, One man Show Elina Brotherus by A.D.

Function Form, #85, Decisive Days by Elina Brotherus.

ArtForum, october, Elina Brotherus by Barry Schwabsky.

Sanomat, Kuultturi, August 10, by Anu Uimonen.

SSI, Newsletter, July-September, Elina Brotherus Photographic Works by Marianne O’Kane.

Corriere della Sera, July 10, Madrid: Sandres, Newton, Elina Brotherus: un edizione per PhotoEspana by Gianluigi Colin.

Le Monde, 20 juin, Les autoportraits de Brotherus, baromètres de ses sentiments by Michel Guerrin.

ArtReview, Vol. LIII, March. City clickers; Francis Hodgson gives at least four out of five to this year’s Citigroup Prize entries by Francis Hodgson.

Art World, march. Elina Brotherus by Yin Zi.

Vision, March. A Photographer’s World by Yin Zi, Shanghai/Beijing.

Make, Feb.- March. Text by Claire Fitzsimmons, London.

Contemporary Visual Arts ( CVA): Reviews: Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize 2002 by Keith Patrick.

The Daily Telegraph, Feb.2, Five Shots at Winning.

The Guardian, week-end supplement, Feb 2, Snap happy; Realists and anti-realists, portraitists and landscape photographers, the nominees for this year’s Citigroup prize — photography’s answer to the Turner — have been chosen by Melissa Denes.

Great, Vol. 40, Feb.-March, The Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize 2002, The Photographers’ Gallery, London.

Professional Photographer, January, Banking on it; Citigroup Photography Prize.

Design Week, Jan.24 : Shot Tactics, Challenging photography by Citigroup prize contenders by Oliver Bennett.

Suomen Kuvalehti, August : Ratkaiseva päivä.

Tijd Cultuur, Supplement of De Financieel-Economische Tijd, Jaargang 5 Nr. 185, Jan. 16., Attachment+ in Brugge 2002 Artist’s Page by Elina Brotherus.

Helsingin Sanomat, January. Naisen, opiskelijan ja maahanmuuttajan tunnelmia; Näkökulmia ARS 01 —näyttelyn taideteoksiin by Anne Rouhiainen.

Sydsvenska Dagbladet, Jan.12 : Utlämnande självporträtt by Hans Wikner.

Foto, Nr. Feb.. Horisonter & bitmärken by Karin Hartley.

Financial Times, Jan.5-6. Cities reflect nature; a Finnish contemporary artist trying to capture light the Impressionist way by Lynn Mac Ritchie.

2001

Maalaustaide Suomessa: Nainen näkee kevään ikkunan takana Marja-Terttu Kivirinta. In Pinx. Weilin+Göös, Porvoo.

Art Monthly, Nov., ARS 01: Unfolding Perspectives by Rebecca K. Engman.

ArtReview, Vol LII. Water, water everywhere; Finnish artist Elina Brotherus makes a splash at Wapping CE.

Helsingin Sanomat, Nov. 27. Vetinen lohdutusmatka kohti kevättä; Elina Brotheruksen ensimmäinen liikkuva kuva yksityisnäyttelyssä Lontoon Wappingissa by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta.

NU: the Nordic Art Review, Vol. III No. June, Magnetic North: The strategic contrasts of scale and subtle juxtapositions of subject create an eminently intelligent and visually engaging spectacle by Roy Exley.

NU: the Nordic Art Review, Vol. III No. june. ARS 01 x 2 by Tomas Ivan Träskman and Vasif Kortun.

Modern Painters, Winter Vol. 14 Nr. 4, Magnetic North by Craig Burnett.

Flash Art, Nov.-Dec., Magnetic North at Art Gallery Walsall by Catherine Grant.

Frieze, Oct., Elina Brotherus, &: gb agency by Laurie Attias.

Vogue, #921, Oct. L’ancien et le nouveau, by Michel Guerrin.

Libération, A pleine vue Supplement de Sept.-Oct, Elina Brotherus, Corps étranger by Hervé Gauville.

La Dépèche du Midi, Edition spéciale Printemps de Septembre, Sept.- Oct.

Tema Celeste, #86, Summer, Elina Brotherus by Francesco Poli.

Portfolio, #33, Elina Brotherus: Misty Mirrors, Foreign Languages and other Vicissitudes of Life text by Brigitte Kölle, Edinburgh.

Katalog, Vol. 13 #2 / Summer, Elina Brotherus: Behind my eyes ,text by Søren Haldt, Museet for Fotokunst, Odense.

Le Monde, May 6-7, Photos d’identité; Les signes intimes d’Elina Brotherus by Michel Guerrin.

Aden / Le Monde, April 26, Elina Brotherus : le français en dix-huit leçons by Françoise-Aline Blain.

Contemporary Visual Arts (CVA), issue 34, Previews: Elina Brotherus, Suites françaises 2.

Paris Photo, #13, April-May, Artiste inviteée/Artist Insert: Elina Brotherus.

Kaltio, #2, Melankolian viettelys by Elina Heikka.

Anna, Feb. 13, Kuvia kaipuusta; Heli Hiltunen on ehdolla Ars Fennica —palkinnon saajaksi, Elina Brotherus voitti juuri Fotofinlandian by Heli Suominen.

Helsingin Sanomat, Feb. 3, Totisista omakuvista voitonhymyyn; Elina Brotherus voitti Fotofinlandia- kilpailun by Arja Maunuksela.

2000

Helsingin Sanomat, Aug. 12, Valokuva on uutta maalaustaidetta; Elina Brotherus on noussut nopeasti kansainväliseksi taiteilijaksi by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta.

Helsingin Sanomat, Jan. 6, Vuoden 1999 läpimurrot ja ilmiöt; Uusi valokuva luokittelee tunteita by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta.

1999

Le Monde, Aug. 22-23, Intimité/identité sous l’oeil d’Elina Brotherus, 27 ans by Michel Guerrin.

Helsingin Sanomat, Jan. 14, Tanssija tirkistelee itseään by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta.

1998

Kuva, #3, Elina Brotherus: Wedding portraits; Valokuvia sarjasta Das Mädchen sprach von Liebe Helsinki.

Helsingin Sanomat, June 4, Aidot ja lavastetut tunteet; Kaksi erilaista vahvaa valokuvaajaa esittäytyy by Arja Maunuksela.

Radio and TV Interviews

Chanel 4, UK, Feb. 5, 2002, Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize 2002 by Christabel Gingell (in English).

ARS 4 YOU, TV Nelonen, Finland, Sept. 30, 2001, series of interviews of ARS 01 artists by Tiina Cavén (in Finnish).

Printemps de septembre, artist’s interview produced by & : gb agency, Paris, May 2001 (in English).

Radio Aino, Yleisradio, Finland, Feb. 2, 2001, Fotofinlandia award, interview by Sari Siekkinen (in Finnish).

Finland’s television, Lumottu tie, Aug. 2000, artists’ interviews (in Finnish).

Sveriges Television, Sweden, Bildjournalen PAL, 1999, Istanbul Biennial, artists’ interviews by Pontus Kyander (in Swedinsh and in Finnish).

Radio Ylen Ykkönen, Finland, July 12, 1999, Näyt, artists’ interviews, 5 parts, by Jonni Roos (in Finnish).