|
Contemporary
Istanbul, the region’s premier international art fair, announce the list of
galleries and participants for its milestone 10th anniversary.
|
Contemporary
Istanbul, the region’s premier international art fair, is delighted to announce
the list of galleries and participants for its milestone 10th anniversary,
including participating in the "CI Focus: Contemporary Tehran” and
"CI Plugin New Media and Digital Arts” Sections of the fair. As in past
years, CI will take place at the Istanbul Congress Centre (ICC) and Istanbul
Convention and Exhibition Centre (ICEC) from November 12th to 15th, 2015.
For
its 10th edition, Contemporary Istanbul will bring 102 leading and emerging
galleries from 28 cities across 24 countries, including 23 galleries that are
participating for the first time. Participating galleries were selected by CI
Artistic Advisor Marc-Olivier Wahler and the Selection Committee members –
Freda Rozenbaum-Uziyel, Kerimcan Güleryüz, Nathalie Mamane Cohen.
CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL FIRST-TIME
PARTICIPATING GALLERIES
The
CI newcomers include Art Lexing (Miami); Australia China Art Foundation
(Shanghai); Galerie Bernard Ceysson (Paris); Corridor Contemporary (Tel Aviv);
Dar AL-Anda Art Gallery (Amman); Dastan’s Basement (Tehran); Shirin Gallery
(Tehran); Aaran Gallery (Tehran); Lajevardi Foundation- New Media Society
(Tehran); Dubner Moderne (Lausanne), l’étrangère (London; Frederic Got (Paris);
Karavil Contemporary (London); König Galerie (Berlin), Lazarides Gallery
(London); LICHT FELD Gallery (Basel); Galerie Loevenbruck (Paris); Michael
Schultz (Berlin); Mika Gallery (Tel Aviv); Galerie Paris-Beijing (Paris);
PROPAGANDA (Warsaw); Galería Rosa Santos (Valencia); Vogelsang Gallery
(Brussels); Nasui Collection & Gallery (Bucharest); Analix Forever
(Geneva); Galeria Contrast (Barcelona); Daniel Marzona (Berlin).
|
Jorinde Voigt, Inherited Desire (2), Ink, Indian
Ink, Pastel, Oil Crayon, Pencil on Paper, 2015, KÖNIG GALERIE.
|
KÖNIG GALERIE was founded by
Johann König in 2002, and currently represents 30 international, emerging and
established artists, mostly belonging to a younger generation. The program’s
focus is on interdisciplinary, concept-oriented and space-based approaches in a
variety of media including sculpture, video, sound, painting, printmaking,
photography and performance.
xavierlaboulbenne acted as one of
the first galleries to open in Chelsea, New York between 1995-2000 where it
represented artists such as Charles Atlas,Marc Brandenburg, Ellen Cantor,
Marilyn Minter, Carl Ostendarp, and Michael Sayles, and exhibited works by
David Hammons, Pierre Molinier, and Andy Warhol, to name a few. The gallery,
relocated to Berlin in 2000, focuses on multi-media artists mainly based in Berlin,
and whose work reflects the zeitgeist of the German metropolis.
Analix Forever specializes in
international contemporary art, with a particular focus on young creation.
Analix Forever is also a place where artists meet, a place where art is discussed,
argued about, written about. A place where the boundaries between art, labor,
beauty, fashion, media, and communication are constantly reexplored. The
gallery was founded in 1991 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland. Active for
almost 20 years, Analix Forever is still presenting the most avant-garde and
innovating international and Swiss creations.
Galerie koal is committed
exclusively to young contemporary art. At Contemporary Istanbul, Galerie koal
will represent four young artists from Berlin - Arne Schreiber, Ingo
Mittelstaedt, Jeanno Gaussi and Katinka Pilscheur. The main focus of the
presentation will be abstract and minimal works by Katinka Pilscheur and Arne
Schreiber. Both artist will be exhibited first time in Turkey.
|
Lang/Baumann, Wave #2, Aluminium, Lacquer, 2015,
LOEVENBRUCK. |
Open
to the public since 2001 and located in Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood,
the Loevenbruck has changed
locations and moved into a larger space of 130 m2 at 6, rue Jacques Callot,
which is one block over from its previous address. The emblem, shortened to the
signature title of Loevenbruck, lights up the facade for 10 meters and beckons
you inside. In this new space, the gallery continues to promote the artists it
represents with unprecedented works waiting to be discovered or rediscovered.
Opened
in September 2014 with a solo exhibition of Bernd Lohaus, Daniel Marzona currently represents 10 artists from different
generations who use a wide range of media while most of them can be considered
as sculptors. All of them are working within a conceptual framework. The
gallery is pleased to announce their first time participation in Contemporary
Istanbul with a solo presentation of new works by Vajiko Chachkhiani (b. 1985
in Tbilisi, Georgia).
GALLERIES FROM THE TURKEY
Galleries
from the greater region include, ALAN Istanbul; x-ist; Galeri Baraz; Galeri
Zilberman; Versus Art Project; Soda; Sanatorium; Rampa İstanbul; Redart
Gallery; Pi Artworks; Piramid Sanat; Pg Art Gallery; Mika Gallery; Galeri Nev; Mixer; Milk
Gallery; MERKUR; Kare Art Gallery; Siyah-Beyaz; Galeri İlayda; Galeri 77; Gama
Gallery; Gaia Gallery; Daire Sanat; The Empire Project; Dirimart; CEP Gallery;
C.A.M.; Bozlu Art Project; Art350; artSümer; art ON; Doğançay Museum;
Galeri\Miz; Armaggan Art and Design; Bozlu Art Project; Krampf Gallery.
|
Sara Mathiasson, Sussum, Hand crochet hairnet
and braided hair on stryrofoam form, 2015, xavierlaboulbenne.
|
CI Focus: Contemporary Tehran— which each
year showcases a cutting-edge selection of contemporary art from a specific
geographic region or a relevant subject—will present outstanding galleries from
Tehran with works by emerging and established artists such as Nasser Bakhshi (Aaran
Gallery); Babak Roshaninejad (Assar Gallery); Ali Akbar Sadeghi (Shirin
Gallery) and Houman Mortazavi (Dastan’s Basement).
"We
are thrilled to have Tehran as this year’s focus for Contemporary Istanbul,”
said Ali Güreli, Founder & Chairman of Contemporary Istanbul. "This
city has an incredible history and a strong emerging contemporary art scene
which we want to present to the world. It has always been the interest of CI
and its collectors to discover new artists and promote exciting art scenes from
around the world. That is why we are excited that Tehran will have a strong
presence this year at the fair.”
Some
notable galleries participating in CI Focus: Contemporary Tehran are Assar
Gallery; Aaran Gallery; Dastan’s Basement; Lajevardi Foundation - New Media
Society; and Shirin Gallery.
The
list for the galleries at the general section for this year, is as follows: AB
Gallery (Seoul); Analix Forever (Geneva); Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea
(Milano); ALAN Istanbul (Istanbul); Aria Art Gallery (Florence); ARMAGGAN Art
& Design (Istanbul); Art Lexing (Miami); art ON (Istanbul); artSumer
(Istanbul); ART350 (Istanbul); Australia China Art Foundation (Shanghai);
Galeri Baraz (Istanbul); Barbara Paci Galleria d'Arte (Pietrasanta); Berengo
Studios (Venice); BERLINARTPROJECTS (Berlin); Galerie Bernard Ceysson (Paris);
Bozlu Art Project (Istanbul); C.A.M Galeri (Istanbul); C24 Gallery (New York);
Cep Gallery (Istanbul); Corridor Contemporary (Tel Aviv); Galeria Contrast
(Barcelona); Daire Sanat (Istanbul); Daniel Marzona (Berlin); Dar Al-Anda Art
(Amman); Dirimart (Istanbul); Dubner Moderne (Lausanne); Edition Purrmann
(Grefrath); Emmanuel Fremin (New York); The Empire Project (Istanbul);
l'étrangère (London); Faur Zsófi Galéria (Budapest); Frederic Got (Paris); Il
Chiostro Arte Contemporanea (Saronno); Gaia Gallery (Istanbul); Gama Gallery
(Istanbul); Galeri 77 (Istanbul); Galeri/Miz (Istanbul); Galerie Iragui
(Moscow); Galeri İlayda (Istanbul); Kare Art Gallery (Istanbul); Karavil Contemporary
(London); Galerie Koal (Berlin); König Galerie (Berlin); K+Y Gallery (Paris);
Lazarides Gallery (London); Galerie Lelong (Paris); LICHT FELD Gallery (Basel);
Galerie Loevenbruck (Paris); Mark Hachem Gallery (Paris); Marlborough Gallery
(New York); MERKUR (Istanbul); Galerie Michael Schultz (Berlin); Mika Gallery
(Tel Aviv); Milk Gallery (Istanbul); Mixer (Istanbul); Modus Art Gallery
(Paris); Nasui Collection & Gallery (Bucharest); Galeri Nev (Istanbul);
Project Artbeat (Tbilisi); PROPAGANDA (Warsaw); Galerie Paris-Beijing (Paris);
Galleria Russo (Rome); Galería Rosa Santos (Valencia); Soda (Istanbul);
Sanatorium (Istanbul); Rampa (Istanbul); Redart (Istanbul); Pi Artworks
(Istanbul); Piramid Sanat (Istanbul); Pg Art Gallery (Istanbul); Siyah-Beyaz
(Ankara); Versus Art Project (Istanbul); x-ist (Istanbul); Galeri Zilberman
(Istanbul); Galeria Senda (Barcelona); Savina Gallery (St. Petersburg); Víctor
Lope Arte Contemporáneo (Barcelona); Villa del Arte (Barcelona); Vogelsang
Contemporary (Brussels); Yavuz Gallery (Singapore) and WHITE ROOM | LIQUID art
system (Capri).
Plugin, Contemporary Istanbul’s section
dedicated to new media is now in its 3rd edition. This year galleries,
architecture and design studios and new media related initiatives, such as
maker spaces, game labs, digital art collectives and project spaces will be
gathered in a single space under a curatorial theme proposed by Dr. Ebru
Yetişkin: "X-CHANGE”.
Transcending
beyond the binary distinctions of low-tech and high-tech, organic and
inorganic, physical and digital, Plugin’s participants this year include: DAM
Gallery (Berlin); Pearl Lam Galleries (Hong Kong- Shanghai-Singapore);
Lajevardi Foundation – New Media Society (Tehran); LICHT FELD Gallery (Basel);
Galeri Zilberman (Istanbul).
Building Bridges - Australia China Art
Foundation
In
a project coordinated by the Australia China Art Foundation (ACAF) for the 10th
anniversary of Contemporary Istanbul the fair will host Chinese artists and
galleries in both private and public spaces.
ACAF
will focus on Chinese artists for CI 2015, bringing a diverse and sometimes
challenging group of art works and experiences to Istanbul. The collaboration
will, in the future, extend to Australian artists and will also bring artists
from Turkey and the Middle East to China and Australia.
The
presentation at CI 2015 will include artists Shao Yinong and Mu Chen, Ling Jian
(all presented by the Australia China Art Foundation), Aaajiao (presented by
Leo Xu Projects, Shanghai), Tao Hui (presented by Aike Dellarco Gallery,
Shanghai), Yang Xin and Zheng Jiang (both presented by Space Station Gallery,
Beijing). And, will include a group show, "Parade,” curated by art critic
Aimee Lin---the metaphor of "parade” represents the national collective
imagination of China’s modernity, politically and socially. Inspired by Mikhail
Bakhtin's theory of the 'carnivalesque' style of literature, the aim of this
project is to build up another kind of parade: the artistic parade of
individual voices.
Visitor Information:
12-15
November 2015
Preview
11 November 2015
contemporaryistanbul.com