Posts written by: EGe

K21 Ständehaus, March 2014

K21 Kunstsammlung of Düsseldorf was one of the best things in the city. I was quite amazed by some of the works including "In Orbit" from Tomas Saraceno. I read that the installation will continue to be there until 2022. Sadly I saw this work too late, the museum was about to close so I could not experience how it…

Salt Beyoğlu, December 2013

A Promised Exhibition / Vadedilmiş Bir SergiGülsün Karamustafa SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 – JANUARY 5, 2014 I was deeply affected by this exhibition especially by the installation  Apartment (2012), where the artist follows the trail of the former Greek-Istanbulite owners of her residence in Cihangir ( Bazlamacı Apartmanı) back to Greece. The story of Vaslamatzis family back then the owners of Olympos soda…

Pera Museum, July 2013

Manolo Valdés, Paintings And Sculptures 08 May - 21 July 2013 I visited this exhibition with Sevde. I was definitely not expecting to see "Las Meninas" in this exhibition, that was a nice surprise for me. I saw the original painting back in 2009 in Prado Museum in Madrid. Sadly, taking photos was forbidden so I do not have my…

Pera Museum, February 2013

Between Desert and Sea / Çöl ve Deniz Arasında A Selection from the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts 25 January - 21 April 2013 I was very excited to see this exhibition. Especially one piece from Laila Shaw, born in Gaza in Palestine. Laila has visited the Leonardo da Vinci School in Cairo and studied Fine Arts at the…

Sabancı Müzesi, December 2012

Bir Ülke Değişirken / Tanzimattan Cumhuriyete Türk Resmi Sergisi /“Turkish Painting from the Ottoman Reformation to the Republic” This was another chance for me to see works from Turkish artists expanding from 1830s to 1920s... So almost a century. There are even some royal family members among the exhibited artists. I guess I was more charmed with this "Middle East"…

Contemporary Istanbul 7th Edition, November 2012

22nd to 25th November 2010 I was impressed by this Arabic pop-art concept of Hassan Hajjaj. And the beautiful flower decoration was by a Korean artist. I used it as a wallpaper for my mobile phone for a long time :)  Hamid's Back - Hassan Hajjaj, 200Moroccan Motorcycle Mashup - Hassan HajjajElvan Alpay, 2012

Dalí Theatre-Museum July 2012

So, again Dali! This time with my parents. When they visited me for my graduation, we had a chance to check many places around and of course I took them to the precious Dali Theatre Museum in his hometown-village Figueres. La Venus qui somriu (The Smiling Venus) - Dali, 1923Evarist VallèsStill Life by Mauve Moonlight - Dali, 1926 Central Panel…

Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, January 2012

Again one of the museums I visited the most throughout my life in different epochs. It has a large collection. Such as Medieval Romanesque Art, Medieval Romanesque Art and all Catalan! Then Renaissance and Baroque Art, Modern... So it's a huge museum with a very beautiful garden. You can watch the magic fountain show in the evenings with a view…

Pera Museum, March 2011

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, From the Gelman Collection 23 December 2010 - 27 March 2011 I was very excited to finally be able to take some photos from this Gelman collection series. I actually had seen all of these in Berlin in 2010 however it was forbidden to take photos there. So I enjoyed my time also shooting some…

Contemporary İstanbul 5th Edition, November 2010

25th to 28th November 2010 I guess this one was my first visit to the Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair. I was pretty impressed back then, I had never seen such a mixture of different perspectives in my life altogether. Many art galleries, many local & foreign artists. I decided to visit the fair every year and I never regret! Güneşe…