Kiasma's countdown

Kiasma's countdown has started. An indication of this is Kiasma Magazine's Issue Number 0 which is now in your hands.

We have begun our countdown unconventionally with zero because the day when the counting stops will hopefully never come to pass. Kiasma's work is never finished....

The names of the Museum of Contemporary Art's principal partners were announced on February sixth in Kiasma's still unfinished premises. We had been seeking out partners that would help make the Museum and its activities known to the larger public both nationally and internationally already before Kiasma's opening. The Aamulehti Group, MTV Oy, Nokia, Oy Sokos Ab, and Suomen PT along with its subsidiaries Telecom Finland Oy and Suomen Posti believed in Kiasma's significance and decided to embark with us in this cooperative venture. We are also presenting their thoughts on the subject in this issue.

We are now able to publish Kiasma Magazine's debut issue one year before the actual opening of the Museum. We extend our warm thanks to all our partners for making this possible. Autumn 1997 will see the publication of Issue Number 1 of Kiasma Magazine.

Kiasma is already alive!

Tuula Arkio
Director of the Museum