Opens soon!
We are excited to announce that internationally acclaimed British Nigerian artist and designer Yinka Ilori MBA will design a new commission on iconic Lasipalatsi Square in summer–autumn 2025!
Launching in June 2025, Ilori’s large-scale public installation, will transform the museum’s domes into a participatory and functional artwork, inviting visitors to play and interact with the public realm in new ways.
This commission is the first annual series to bring diverse artistic talent to the Amos Rex’s domes and the Lasipalatsi Square and is part of a new summer season featuring art, events, and interventions.
The Artist
Yinka Ilori MBE
British-Nigerian artist and designer Yinka Ilori MBE (b. 1987) is globally renowned for his bold visual language and use of vibrant colours, often drawing inspiration from his dual heritage to tell compelling stories. Believing art should be accessible to all, he is recognised for transforming urban environments – from billboards to playgrounds and parks, into immersive artworks. His mission is to spark joy, inspire playfulness and foster a sense of community among those who interact with these reimagined spaces. Yinka Ilori lives and works in London.
Yinka Ilori’s work has been widely exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions across the UK and internationally. Recent public commissions include Good Things Come to Those Who Wait (Piccadilly Circus, London, 2024), which transformed this bustling intersection into an open-air gallery; Reflection in Numbers (Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 2024), a pavilion exploring racism in sport; and Slices of Peace (Kent, 2022), a community project featuring bright apple sculptures and a soundscape composed by Peter Adjaye, inspired by West African “call and response” traditions.
Ilori has also collaborated with a wide range of partners and clients, including Apple, Somerset House, LEGO Group, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Adidas, Creative Courts, Universal Museum, the Ethnographic Museum in Stockholm, and Superblue Miami.