At the 440th Art Meeting, we visit the Olympus III, Enteriyör Exhibition at the Historical Flour Mill. The third of the “Olympos Exhibitions” series that started in 2019, the group exhibition on the theme of Enteriyör, curated by Taner Ceylan, will take place between January 8 and January 21, 2024 at the historical flour mill building in Karaköy, which dates back to the 19th century. The exhibition space, which hosted Galeri Manâ between 2011-2014 and Ali Raif Dinçkök's collection after 2018
is known. In the exhibition series, which continues with the income from the artist's olive grove in Olympos and independent volunteer support, what comes with art turns into art. The “Olympos Exhibitions” are a series of exhibitions that showcase the production processes of some of the artists that Taner Ceylan closely follows.
bringing together the basic concepts of art
experiment. Pelda Aytaş, Mert Acar, Vildan Hoşbak, Studio Pinprick, Sinan Çınar, Sinan Tuncay, Serdar If, Kaan Fıçıcı, Enes Alba and Can İncekara will take part in this third exhibition of the Olympus Exhibitions, which focused on the themes of Portrait and Landscape in its first two editions and planned as five exhibitions in total, with their paintings, sculptures, photographs, drawings, videos and installations. All new works are being exhibited for the first time.
Like the Portrait-oriented books published in 2019 and Landscape-oriented books published in 2021, a book focusing on the theme of Interiors accompanies the exhibition this year. In their texts for the book, edited by Süreyyya Evren, designed by Vahit Tuna and featuring reproduction photographs by Engin Gerçek, artists Ayşenur Şentürk, Burak Delier, Can Aytekin, Eda Gecikmez, Gurur Birsin, Handan Börüteçene, Hera Büyüktaşçıyan, Murat Morova, Özlem Yılmaz, Seçkin Pirim, Selçuk Artut, Selim Birsel and Sinan Logie address the concept of interiors with their texts on interior-focused structures that have left a mark on their lives. Complementing the exhibition, this publication presents the works of contemporary artists
Francis Bacon, Henri Matisse, Andrew Wyeth, Seher Shah, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Martha Rosler, Nuri Kuzucan, Malik Aksel, Eduardo Chillida, Diego Velázquez, and many more.
brings their thoughts together. Accompanied by Melis Bektaş, the coordinator of the exhibition, we visit Olympos Exhibitions III, Enteriyör.
Tuesday, January 16
12.00-13.00
Address: Kemankeş Karamustafa Mahallesi, Ali Paşa Değirmeni Sokak, No:16
Beyoglu/Istanbul