October 9 - November 17, 2013
In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, Pera Museum engaged in its new exhibition in a reading of recent Turkish history through examples of modern Turkish painting and images. Curated by Ekrem Işın and presenting a wide variety of works by artists such as Avni Arbaş, Nuri Iyem, Abidin Dino, Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, Cihat Burak, Turan Erol, Nedim Günsür, and Yüksel Arslan, this selection attempted to offer a new look at the Republic through the plastic arts, and covers themes like the years of the National Forces, rural life, migration, slums and urbanization, the isolated individuals of modern life, and interpretation of the past.
The Adventure of an Image: Brief History of the Republic
Initially, the image of the Republic was rooted in the land. The value associated to this fruitful resource has assumed its meaning within this context: The belief in being able to stand on one’s own feet, spirit of sharing with the public, a sense of morality sensitive to the warmth associated with being poor... It was a dream. Then, the image set out on a journey through history towards reality. The image, which reflected human tragedy in the steppes and on barren lands, emigrated to cities with caravans loaded with hope. It was stopped at city gates and denied entry for a long time, unwelcomed. Life in the slums became a haven for new dreams. The Tower of Babel, the contemporary City, built by people and events stacked on top of each other, was the last stop for the Republic’s image. Having felt social fatigue here for the first time; the image needed to look behind and reinterpret the heavy legacy on its back. Modern Turkish painting has become the social art of an image that has witnessed recent history, joined its adventure, and pondered at each breaking point.
Artists: Erol Akyavaş, Hakkı Anlı, Avni Arbaş, Yüksel Arslan, Bedri Baykam, Cihat Burak, Adnan Çoker, Tiraje Dikmen, Abidin Dino, Devrim Erbil, Turan Erol, Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, Mehmet Güleryüz, Neşet Günal, Nedim Günsür, Nuri İyem, Oya Zaim Katoğlu, Komet, Mehmet Pesen, Burhan Uygur
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In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, Pera Museum engaged in a reading of recent Turkish history through examples of modern Turkish painting and images. Curated by...
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Organized in collaboration with the Giacometti Foundation, Paris, the exhibition explores Giacometti’s prolific life, most of which the artist led in his studio in Montparnasse, through the works of his early period as well his late work, including one unfinished piece. Devoted to Giacometti’s early works, the first part of the exhibition demonstrates the influence of Giovanni Giacometti, the father of the artist and a Swiss Post-Impressionist painter himself, on Giacometti’s output during these years and his role in his son’s development.
Following the opening of his studio, “El Chark Societe Photographic,” on Beyoğlu’s Postacılar Caddesi in 1857, the Levantine-descent Pascal Sébah moves to yet another studio next to the Russian Embassy in 1860 with a Frenchman named A. Laroche, who, apart from having worked in Paris previously, is also quite familiar with photographic techniques.
The exhibition Look at Me! Portraits and Other Fictions from the ”la Caixa” Contemporary Art Collection examines portraiture, one of the oldest artistic genres, through a significant number of works of our times. Through the exhibition we will be sharing about the artists and sections in Look At Me!. This time we are sharing about Janine Antoni , exhibited under the section “The Conventions of Identitiy”!
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
