Thalia ja Pegasos / Thalia and Pegasos
Artist Kari Juva
Eläintarhantie 5, Kallio, Helsinki
In `Thalia and Pegasos’, placed in front of the City Theatre, Kari Juva’s (1939-2014) skill in uniting mass and the lightness of movement into a seamless one is in good evidence. Pegasos, the inspirer of poetry, carries Thalia, the muse of comedy, on its back, carrying the viewer away in a wild gallop.
The work was erected in 1970 and it is cast in bronze. The work belongs to the City of Helsinki’s art collection, which is managed and curated by HAM.