Exhibition Tour with Mathematics Professor Miklós Hoffmann

Exhibition Tour

January 23, 2025 / 19:00

Pera Museum is hosting guided exhibition tours led by Mathematics Professor Miklós Hoffmann as part of two exhibitions: Calculations and Coincidences, which showcases the works of pioneers in algorithmic and computer art, Vera Molnár, Dóra Maurer, and Gizella Rákóczy, and In Search of Vera Molnár, which brings together 16 contemporary artists inspired by Vera Molnár’s artistic practice.

The guided tours will focus primarily on the relationship between the exhibited artworks with mathematics, probability, geometry and computer technology while seeking answers to such questions as; 

-How can one capture the transformations of a plane or space, be it the space of shapes or colors?
-How can we reach non-Euclidean worlds through arts?
-Is it possible to draw all possible movements in a single work?
-Is the computer a co-creator or just a tool?
-How and when did the cave paintings of computer-assisted art arise? 

The guided tour fee: 200 TL (Free for Pera Museum Friendship Program members.)

The 1-hour guided tour language will be in English and capacity is limited. To join the tour, you can buy tickets from Biletix or make a reservation via resepsiyon@peramuzesi.org.tr

About Miklós Hoffmann
Miklós Hoffmann is a professor of mathematics at the Eszterhazy Karoly University, Eger, Hungary and the Dean of the Faculty of Informatics. He teaches courses in geometry, computer graphics and arts. He has been studying the relationship between fine arts, computer science and mathematics for years, especially in terms of abstract geometric arts and computer-assisted arts. He also regularly gives guided tours and hosts vernissages in various contemporary art exhibitions.

Temporary Exhibition

Calculations and Coincidences

Calculations and Coincidences brought together three pioneers of algorithmic art—Vera Molnár, Dóra Maurer, and Gizella Rákóczy—through their works from the Hungarian National Bank Collection. The exhibition focused primarily on the profound influence of Molnár, who was unquestionably among the most significant names in computer art while tracing how the artistic explorations of Maurer and Rákóczy expanded the boundaries of abstraction through the integration of algorithms and mathematics.

Calculations and Coincidences

Midnight Stories: COGITO <br> Tevfik Uyar

Midnight Stories: COGITO
Tevfik Uyar

He had imagined the court room as a big place. It wasn’t. It was about the size of his living room, with an elevation at one end, with a dais on it. The judges and the attorneys sat there. Below it was an old wooden rail, worn out in some places. That was his place. There was another seat for his lawyer. At the back, about 20 or 30 chairs were stowed out for the non-existent crowd.

Jean-Michel Basquiat Look At Me!

Jean-Michel Basquiat Look At Me!

The exhibition “Look At Me! Portraits and Other Fictions from the ”la Caixa” Contemporary Art Collection” examined portraiture, one of the oldest artistic genres, through a significant number of works of our times. Paintings, photographs, sculptures and videos shaped a labyrinth of gazes that invite spectators to reflect themselves in the social mirror of portraits.

The Welcoming of Venetian Balios to Ottoman Lands

The Welcoming of Venetian Balios to Ottoman Lands

The series of paintings depicting the audience ceremonies of European ambassadors hold a unique place among the works of Jean-Baptiste Vanmour of Valenciennes, who lived in İstanbul from 1699 until his death in 1737.