Today was spent moving and clearing up our studio. On the weekend we plan to start constructing the mezzanine floor - construction was a little delayed by the event of the International Workers Day celebrations - so we now have a lot to catch up on.  Tomorrow at Showroom (Lönnrotinkatu 16) we have t... Читать еще

I got an email the other day from an underground record label in Germany asking if I could send them some high-res pictures of some of my older porno works to use for album covers. They've already made a few covers from works in the past and I had totally forgotten about it. They look cool though. Читать еще

Last week I got an email complaint from someone in Thailand regarding my McBuddha work. It read:"We're very fail when this picture on your website. I'm from Thailand who is a buddhism. We're ask for your explain about that. It's not good for my religion and ours thai friends to talk with this on the... Читать еще

Today we'll start building a sort of mezzanine level in my studio at Hernesaari. I share the space with a few friends - an upholsterer and a furniture designer - and this new floor will give us some more office-type space. I'm still loving the studio out here. It's really spacious and airy and it'... Читать еще

Finally it's happening - the historic court case State of Finland/McDonald's Finland vs. Jani Leinonen! So mark it in your calendars and spread the word: 4th of June 9 o'clock at Helsingin käräjäoikeus (Porkkalankatu 13, Helsinki). Arrive early because there are only about 30 seats available!  Читать еще

We just got two new gravestone sculptures back from the gilder. I usually never make art about art, but this time I couldn't resist. It's called Death of Andy Warhol. Читать еще

We've been hard at work on my forthcoming book, which I hope to send to the printer within a week. It's almost ready and I'm excited about getting it out there. Yesterday the Hyvinkää Art Museum and Hyvinkää Artists' Association invited me to curate an exhibition called Taju. The theme is going... Читать еще

I was sitting in my studio today and noticed everyone else was on the phone. I started listening to what they're talking about. Sarah was on the phone to the police prosecutor for our Ronald McDonald kidnapping case and Joonas was talking to a costume rental shop asking if they have all the Disney ... Читать еще

Some months ago an insurance company contacted me to tell me that one of my gravestones had been damaged in transit. It can't be repaired, so they asked if I could create a replica because insurance will pay for that. Only it would cost too much to ship the original back to me to be destroyed, so t... Читать еще

The other day the Minister for Culture said that Finland should cancel the Ice Hockey World Championships to be held in Belarus due to that nation's failure to adhere to basic human rights. The International Ice Hockey Federation said that you shouldn't confuse sports and politics, which is basicall... Читать еще