On February 20th, the EKA Gallery in Estonia opened a group exhibition titled "The Image is Illustrative: Interventions in the Monumental Paintings of the Old Tallinn Airport Terminal." This exhibition arises from the practical need to engage with two ideologically charged socialist realist monumental paintings located in the old terminal of Tallinn Airport – Viktor Karrus's "View of Moscow" and Richard Sagritsa's "View of Tallinn," both created in 1955. The exhibition includes contemporary artists' interventions aimed at provoking dialogue between the original works and the new artistic expressions.

The exhibition was inspired by a 2025 competition held in collaboration with Tallinn Airport to create intervening works of art, although the winning piece was ultimately not executed as per the client's decision. Therefore, the showcased paintings have been borrowed by EKA to provide a platform for artists to present their interventions alongside archival materials related to the airport, thereby adding layers of context to the dialogue.

This exhibition is part of the project "New Frames for the Monument," which is a collaborative effort between the Estonian Academy of Arts and Tallinn University. After the exhibition concludes, the artworks will be transferred to the Estonian Museum of Art, ensuring that the reflections on totalitarianism and its legacies continue to resonate within the cultural discourse in Estonia.