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| Summer Show / 01 July-30 Agustos / Ankara |
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| Galeri Artist is a contemporary art gallery based in Istanbul, Ankara and Berlin. Founded by Daghan Özil in 1986, the gallery has developed a showcase for contemporary art. From the start, the gallery’s mission has been to link European and Turkish art in Istanbul, where East meets West. In October 2003, Galeri Artist opened a space in Berlin with a show from the famous dadaist artist George Grosz. Within the first year, the gallery held exhibitions featuring important artists to promote the Turkish scene in Germany. Meanwhile, Daghan Özil played a part in bringing internationally known artists such as Ramin-Rokni Haerizadeh, Donald Sultan, Jan Fabre to Turkey. The headquarters in Istanbul host not only the gallery itself but also the Edition department which encloses lithography, prints, limited edition miniatures of a large panel of artists from Picasso to Fahrelnissa Zeid and Galeri Artist LAB, a experimental space for young artists, whose rebirth emphases the support to the new Turkish creation. The upper floors are dedicated to temporary exhibitions of works from the Özil Collection alternating with the exhibitions in other local institutions or worldwide museums. In the prospect of its art promoting policy, Galeri Artist is also regularly editing books and two monthly magazines: Artist Acutal & Modern. |
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