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TAKE ME WITH YOU… 1 ISTANBUL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

СТАМБУЛЬСКИЙ МУЗЕЙ СОВРЕМЕННОГО ИСКУССТВА
TOP 10 TURKISH CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERIES
Частный музей, открылся в 2004 году в огромном A private museum opened in 2004 in a
здании бывшего портового склада на берегу ENG huge building of a former port warehouse
Босфора. На первом этаже находятся библиоте- on the shore of the Bosphorus. On the ground
he Elgiz Museum of Modern Art on horseback, sad, as if she had already gone all the ка, кинотеатр и выставочные залы для временных floor, there is a library, a cinema, and exhibition
ENG экспозиций. На втором — выставлены произ- halls for temporary exhibitions. The second one
does not belong to the first echelon way through the battles with windmills and at the same
of recommended sights to visit in time confident that she would not turn off her path. ведения, отражающие основные вехи развития exhibits works reflecting the main milestones of the
TIstanbul, and wrongly so. Located in The highlight of the museum is the sculpture garden современного турецкого искусства в контексте development of modern Turkish art in the context of
a very pleasant area between the Istanbul University on the roof top, where an independent exposition истории страны. Примечательны также сад скуль- the country’s history. A sculpture garden and a cafe
птур и кафе с отличным видом на залив.
with a great view of the bay are also noteworthy.
of Technology campus and the ultra-modern Maslak is exhibited in the open air. The blue or gray sky is
skyscrapers business district, the museum in bustling reflected in the glazed facades of the skyscrapers Asmalı Mescit, Meşrutiyet Cd. No. 99, 34430 Beyoğlu/Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul can give the traveler a wonderful couple of surrounding the museum and serves as a spectacular istanbulmodern.org
hours of peace for the eyes, mind and soul. backdrop for sculptures.
The museum was founded in 2001 by the Elgiz It is interesting to note that sculpture by modern
family to house their private collection and give a Turkish artists turns out to be much more interesting 2 CERMODERN GALLERY, ANKARA
space for young Turkish artists where they could than painting. Sculptors work in both abstract and ГАЛЕРЕЯ CERMODERN, АНКАРА
present their art to the world, it was the first private super-realistic manner, boldly combining classical
museum of contemporary art in Turkey. Most of the and modern materials. Delicate snow-white marble Центр современного искусства CerModern в The CerModern Center for Contemporary
space is occupied by temporary exhibitions, which is pierced with rusty nails, and polished wood is Анкаре примечателен не только экспозицией, но и ENG Art in Ankara is notable not only for its
allows the largest number of artists to exhibit and gives populated with a million hyperrealistic silicone архитектурой: он расположен в здании бывше- exposition, but also for its architecture: it is located
viewers a reason to visit the museum quite often. By the microhumans. In painting, everything is usually much го железнодорожного депо. Здесь проходят вы- in the building of a former railway depot. There are
way, the entrance to the museum is free, which makes more predictable and usual. I asked why this was ставки, лекции по истории искусств, мастер-клас- exhibitions, lectures on art history, master classes for
visiting it even more enjoyable. happening at the owner of the ArtOpol Gallery of сы для детей и взрослых и даже занятия йогой. children and adults, and even yoga classes.
Now the Elgiz Museum hosts the exhibition Contemporary Art, Pynar Turker Uygun, but she only
«Resurrection or Broken Dreams», where the curators rewarded me with «Bravo!» and laughed in response. Anafartalar, Altınsoy Cd. No. 3, 06101 Sıhhıye/Altındağ/Ankara, Turkey
invite artists and us together to comprehend the She confirmed that modern Turkish sculpture is in cermodern.org
experience that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought increasing demand among collectors from all over the
us. Something reminded me of a famous song. «... world, and there is no such success in painting yet.
broken bridges regain the power of height. «Yes, A special bonus for advanced travelers is the MSA 3 X-IST GALLERY, ISTANBUL
something very optimistic and lyric. The works are very Culinary Arts Academy, located in the courtyard ГАЛЕРЕЯ X-IST, СТАМБУЛ
interesting and up to date, which, funnily enough, of the museum. On the roof, there is one of the best
cannot be said about the topic to which the exhibition restaurants in Istanbul with a fusion menu and a Галерея x-ist — один из самых популярных музеев со- The X-ist Gallery is one of the most popular
is dedicated. But this is the beauty of modern abstract gorgeous view of the Bosphorus. In the courtyard, временного искусства в Стамбуле. Команда проекта ENG contemporary art museums in Istanbul.
art, it allows you to find new meanings. Addressing the there is a cafe where you can drink coffee and прославилась открытием новых талантов. В x-ist боль- The project team became famous for discovering
topic of our issue, the sculpture of Mahmut Aydin «Don taste desserts from future Michelin stars at the most шое внимание уделяют взаимодействию арт-объ- new talents. At X-ist, much attention is paid to the
Quixote Woman» touched me. A young barefoot girl affordable prices. ектов и пространства, так что посещение местных interaction of art objects and space, so visiting local
выставок — это отдельный впечатляющий опыт. exhibitions is a separate impressive experience.

Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mah. Mumhane Cd., No. 50, K:2, 34425Beyoğlu/Istanbul, Turkey
CONTEMPORARY ART IS VERY WIDELY REPRESENTED IN TURKEY. IN artxist.com
ADDITION TO THE ELGIZ GALLERY, WE CAN RECOMMEND VISITING AT
LEAST 9 MORE ICONIC PLACES ON THE ART MAP OF THE REPUBLIC.

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