Kiasma's collection exhibition Rock, Paper, Scissors explores the diverse meanings and techniques of contemporary-art materials from the 1970s to the present. This lavish exhibition provides keys for understanding numerous phenomena in the art of recent decades. Why does contemporary art look the way it does? What do the choices of material tell us? What kind of material are sounds – or thoughts – for an artist?

Stories of ancient heroes involve strength, wit, beauty, sacrifice, misfortune and, above all, incredible plot twists. Those ingredients are very much alive in Western culture and lure us into the world of hero tales. Sinebrychoff Art Museum's exhibition examines the mantle of heroism and what lies beneath it. What makes a hero a hero?