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TALLINN – 9 January – 28 March 2021 Flo Kasearu, Tallinn Art Hall The lockdown-delayed opening of Flo Kasearu's exhibition Cut out of life (curated by Cathrin Mayer) at Tallinn Art Hall only added to the hype and expectation. Hot on the heels of solo-shows at Tartu Art Museum and Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn, the exhibition takes a strong stand in its comprehensive representation of the fruits of domestic violence. Not only does the exhibition present the viewer with the seldo

TALLINN winter 2021 walkable exhibition As more and more shops fall victim to the current economic downturn, the Old Town of Tallinn is looking increasingly like its former days at the end of the Soviet era, when there weren’t so many shops in the first place and those that existed were struggling to put anything on their shelves. There are those that are hoping this current crisis could inspire us all to re-think where the so-called free market of capitalism has led us, and

LONG READ by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley I find myself in a wintery town in south Estonia with half an hour to kill and decide to wander around the centre, my route guided by the least slippery pavements. It quickly becomes clear that it’s too dangerous for me to brave the icy streets. I start looking for somewhere interesting to get inside, preferably with a hot drink. A little old lady peers at me with concern from a big picture window as I slip for the 17th time. I wander in thr