EXHIBITION

Dream and Reality – Modern and Contemporary Women Artists from Turkey

Istanbul Modern, Istanbul, Istanbul, 09/16/2011 - 01/08/2012

Meclis-i Mebusan Avenue Liman İşletmeleri Sahası Antrepo No:4 Karaköy

ABOUT

Curators: Fatmagül Berktay, Levent Çalıkoğlu, Zeynep İnankur, Burcu Pelvanoğlu

With the exhibition "Dream and Reality– Modern and Contemporary Women Artists from Turkey", İstanbul Modern aims to put on the agenda Turkey’s social and cultural transformation via the work of women artists. The exhibition, which is centered on the position of women artists in modern and contemporary art, offers a new, alternative perspective on the sociocultural history of Turkey.

By drawing attention to the works of women artists produced for more than a century the exhibition aims to remind us of their position in the history of art while rendering visible on the one hand the ways in which, through their art, they convey their experiences in the social arena, and on the other hand, and more particularly, their pioneering and critical position in contemporary art.

The female artists in the exhibition are brought together through the originality of the diversity of their work, without classifying them on the basis of gender. The work of women artists offers interesting perspectives and copious readings in the social and cultural history of Turkey. The exhibition draws attention not only to artworks but also to the transformations and policies of the time these works were produced. Formed by curators who have convened, the selection encompasses the production stretching from the mid-19th century to our day and incorporates many different disciplines from painting to video.

The exhibition also opens to discussion the issue of female identity which in Turkey has taken shape via diverse sociocultural dynamics. Furthermore, in panels, symposia, and workshops held in conjunction with the exhibition, feminist theory, gender discussions, and women’s studies in Turkey will be analyzed by speakers from diverse disciplines.

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