{"id":138609,"date":"2024-10-06T03:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T00:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/?p=138609"},"modified":"2024-10-04T14:22:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T11:22:39","slug":"a-glimpse-into-early-20th-century-estonian-middle-class-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/a-glimpse-into-early-20th-century-estonian-middle-class-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A glimpse into early 20th century Estonian middle class life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Urmas L\u00fc\u00fcs’ exhibition The Life and Death of Mr. N<\/i> opened on Friday, October 4 at Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn. The exhibition takes visitors to the fictional character Mr. N\u2019s house, which offers a glimpse into the birth of the Estonian middle class in 1920s and 1930s.<\/p>\n

The Life and Death of Mr. N<\/i> is an exploration based on associations, fiction, and imagination. What were the desires and thoughts of the middle class? What hidden urges and concealed fears shaped their lives? What thoughts preoccupied Mr. N? What made him feel free, and what held him back?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Kumu offered me this opportunity, I started with a question that had long haunted me: How do we deal with freedom? I remember Tammsaare writing in his novel Truth and Justice<\/i>: ‘Freedom is that strange plant that eats itself’…,\u201d explained L\u00fc\u00fcs.<\/p>\n

Urmas L\u00fc\u00fcs (b. 1987) is a visual artist based in Tallinn. He trained as a blacksmith and specialises in large-scale installations and stage sets. His solo exhibitions are often narrative-driven and create immersive spatial environments.<\/p>\n

In addition to L\u00fc\u00fcs’ own spaces and objects, the exhibition features art, furniture, and consumer goods from the early 20th century. Works by artists such as Eduard Wiiralt<\/b>, Johannes M\u00fclber<\/b>, Oskar Kallis<\/b>, August Weizenberg<\/b>, Erna Kreischmann<\/b>, Hando Mugasto<\/b>, Endel K\u00f5ks,<\/b> and Amandus Adamson<\/b>, among others, are on display, sourced from both Estonian museums and private collections.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is open to the public on the third floor of Kumu until February 16,  <\/span>2025.<\/p>\n

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Oskar Kallis (1892\u20131918). Male Bust. Inspector. Undated. Pencil and ink. Art Museum of Estonia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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August Weizenberg (1837\u20131921). Eve. 1898. Marble. Art Museum of Estonia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rudolf Grossmann (1881\u20131941). Woman on a Lawn. 1915\u20131920. Watercolour, coloured pencil and gelatin printing. Art Museum of Estonia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Endel K\u00f5ks (1912\u20131983). In a Caf\u00e9. 1942. Oil. Art Museum of Estonia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eduard Wiiralt (1898\u20131954). Head of a Man (sketch). 1940. Coloured pencil. Art Museum of Estonia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eduard Wiiralt (1898\u20131954). Visit. 1925. Lithography. Art Museum of Estonia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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