ART FROM BERLIN continues its presence at the Turkish art fair Contemporary Istanbul ’11
“As a special guest Nebahat Erpolat will perform a work on memory, which is directly linked to the gallery’s philosophy and the shown works.”
Originally published on zone-b.info
On November 23rd, the Contemporary Istanbul art fair will open its doors for its sixth edition. Alongside the Istanbul Biennale, the fair is one of the most exiting art events in Turkey that also attracts the attention of an international audience. This market place at the interface between the Orient and the Occident is getting more and more interesting for collectors, curators and art dealers from all over the world. With an extended exhibition area at the new hall of Istanbul Congress Center (İKM), Contemporary Istanbul is acting on this emerging interest and the past success of the fair.
ART FROM BERLIN – a selected presentation of Berlin based galleries – will continue its presence at the fair for the third time and will be exhibiting brand new art works from Berlin in the new hall.
In a Berlin-wide call for attending, organized by the Galleries’ Association of Berlin (LVBG), the galleries Brockstedt, Petra Rietz Salon Gallery, Tammen & Partner, West Berlin Gallery and zone B were chosen by the expert jury of Dr. Matthias Harder (Curator Helmut Newton Foundation Berlin), Cai Wagner (gallery owner and vice president of the LVBG) and Johannes Wendland (art critic at Handelsblatt and Zitty Magazin). These galleries will allow an insight into the current art discourse at the German Capital, as one of the leading art metropolises of the world.
One of the very traditional galleries of Germany for modern masters, Brockstedt will represent its Berlin program with contemporary painters and sculptors such as Ernst Baumeister, Tino Geiss, Johannes Grützke, Rocco Hettwer, Salustiano and Hans Scheib. Due to the great interest of the Turkish audience, the gallery has been participating with ART FROM BERLIN at Contemporary Istanbul continuously from the first time in 2009.
Petra Rietz Salon Gallery is one of the newcomers to the Berlin art scene. The gallery is based on a private place of inspiration and exchange about contemporary art, where artists, collectors, publicists and art lovers come together. At Contemporary Istanbul 2011, Petra Rietz will introduce the paintings of Claus Brunsman (b. 1966 Ahaus/Germany), who is a master student of the famous international artist Jannis Kounelllis. Another student of the art academy Düsseldorf, Eva Schwab (b. 1966 Frankfurt a.M./Germany), who studied in the class of the famous German artist Markus Lüpertz, is also showing her recent paintings at the gallery’s booth. As a special guest Nebahat Erpolat will perform a work on memory, which is directly linked to the gallery’s philosophy and the shown works.
Already known at the fair is the presentation of Tammen & Partner. The gallery will again present new installations by the internationally renowned artist Volker März, who has already entered excellent collections throughout Turkey. Furthermore, the visitors of the fair will be attracted by the magnificent steel sculptures such as “Istanbul Golden Gate” of the German sculptor Herbert Mehler. Additionally, Tammen & Partner is showcasing paraffin paintings by Heike Jeschonnek, contemporary renaissance paintings by Michael Ramsauer and photographs by Christa Frieda Vogel and Ernst Volland. Furthermore new pieces of the Turkish painters Hanefi Yeter and Erdogan Zümrütoglu.
A very new influence on the international art scene is represented by West Berlin Gallery (WBG). The gallery prides itself on being a contributing factor to this unconventional art movement of Berlin, a leading capital in street art. WBG primarily represents and exhibits works from artists accredited by the street. For its first appearance in Contemporary Istanbul, West Berlin Gallery will exhibit outstanding works by three of its top-notch artists: Featuring street art pioneer Giacomo Spazio, rising star Alias and established German street artist Linda’s Ex, West Berlin Gallery’s booth has the ambition to showcase the richness of street art.
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Cultural Memory
A physical space of sensations, emotions and associations from a specific moment in time from the past.
