476.During our art meeting, we are visiting the exhibition "Taviloglu Collection: A Collector's Story", consisting of works accumulated by collector Mustafa Taviloglu for more than 50 years, at the Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture.

Mustafa Taviloglu's collection, “A Collector's Story”, which has been created with great passion and dedication since 1972, met the audience at seven different venues in Istanbul. The collection, which spans seven important places on the cultural and artistic map of Istanbul such as Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum, Artİstanbul Feshane, Istanbul Sanat, Gazhane Museum, Liquor Factory, Eyüpsultan Gallery and Iş Sanat Kibele Art Gallery, includes 2412 works by 903 artists.

The 52-year-old collection, curatorial arrangements of which were made by Derya Yücel and Marcus Graf, includes works by Bedri R from Hodja Ali Rıza to Osman Hamdi, Halil Pasha to Süleyman Seyyid, Fikret Mualla to Ibrahim Çallı. In addition to the works of dozens of famous Turkish artists, from Eyüboğlu to Cihat Burak, Komet, Mehmet Güleryüz and Burhan Doğançay, the works of many foreign artists are also included. In the exhibition, which offers a wide range of artists, periods, styles, techniques and a variety of psychics, it is also possible to see the current works of young artists who have been included in the collection in recent years.

Turkish artists make up 81 percent of the 52-year-old collection, which started with Necdet Kalay's work “Köy Evi” in 1972. The artist of the 2112 works in the collection was born in Turkey. Mustafa Taviloglu started buying the works of foreign artists in 2010, in his own words, at a late period. Foreign artists make up 19 percent of the collection. Painting stands out with 1740 works in the collection. While this figure constitutes 71.6 percent of the collection, 1217 works of figures, 453 works of nature, 424 works of city and 336 works are classified as abstract when examined in terms of theme maintenance. The oldest artist was born in 1814 and the youngest artist was born in 2000, 84 percent of the artists in the collection are alive. This feature also makes the Taviloglu Collection stand out as a living collection. 

In addition to the exhibition titled “Half a Century of Adventure”, which presents a chronological summary of the Taviloglu Collection at the Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture, the collection is exhibited in different venues under four themes. We are making our visit under the guidance of Mustafa Taviloğlu, the owner of the collection, and Yasemin Yemişçi, one of Marcus Graf's assistants.

*Our art meetings are free for our members, 500 TL for guests and 250 TL for children over the age of 12. For your guests, we ask that they be deposited to our association account as a donation before the trip. 

Tuesday October 1st

11.15-12.00 Documentary Screening

12.00-13.00 Collection Tour

Address: Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Kılıçali Paşa, Majlis-i Mebusan Caddesi No:6, Beyoğlu

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