At our 539th Art Gathering, we are visiting “The Collective’s Memory: IMM Collections” at ArtIstanbul Feshane.
Organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Department of Culture, Arts and Social Affairs (IMM Culture) and IMM Heritage, the exhibition presents a comprehensive selection from the IMM Art Collections, whose institutional background dates back to the initiative to establish a Museum of Revolution in the Atatürk House in Şişli in 1925 and which has developed in various locations to the present day.
The exhibition brings together 316 works selected from IMM’s main collections, such as the Atatürk Library, Aşiyan Museum, and City Museum, with 311 works added to the collection through donations from important figures in the art world. This broad selection, encompassing different periods and techniques, makes visible how Istanbul’s artistic, cultural, and social memory was formed and how it continues to produce meaning today.
The exhibition, which addresses the modernization process from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic within a holistic panorama, Bringing together important figures such as Giovanni Bellini, Tevfik Fikret, Abdülmecid Efendi, and Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu under one roof, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Art Collections also sheds light on the contemporary transformation dynamics of the city through its contemporary art productions. The rich visual archive offered by the portrait collection provides powerful clues about Istanbul's social and cultural memory.
Continuing to grow as a public archive, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Art Collections, with its structure shaped by donations and its participatory approach, makes the city's cultural heritage accessible to everyone. The exhibition also includes a selection acquired with the consultancy of collector Cengiz Akıncı and presented under the title "Akıncı Collection: The Memory of the Collective." We will tour the exhibition with Artİstanbul Feshane Director Bahar Çelik Ömür and a guide.
Wednesday, January 14
12:00-13:00
Address: Artİstanbul Feshane, Nişancı, Eyüpsultan
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