The November Group

One of the most significant artist groups in the history of Finnish art was founded amid the unrest of the general strike of 1917: the November Group. 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the group’s first exhibition, and Villa Gyllenberg's exhibition displayed works from 1916 to 1926 by the artists Wäinö Aaltonen, Ilmari Aalto, Mikko Carlstedt, Alvar Cawén, Marcus Collin, Ragnar Ekelund, Viljo Kojo, Anton Lindforss, Alex Matson, Juho Mäkelä, Eero Nelimarkka and Tyko Sallinen.