ISTANBUL MODERN 

Current Exhibitions 

Chiharu Shiota: Between Worlds

Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota's large-scale installation, created especially for Istanbul Modern, is meeting with the audience as part of the Centenary of the Establishment of Japan-Türkiye Diplomatic Relations. Chiharu Shiota’s (b. 1972) art delves into profound themes such as memory, existence, migration, journeys, and the human experience. The exhibition, titled “Chiharu Shiota: Between Worlds”, focuses on these topics, which the artist frequently explores through various forms of expression such as performance, video, installation, and painting. Shiota’s art questions the impact of memories and spaces on the human experience, inviting viewers on a journey between different worlds.

The exhibition is curated by Öykü Özsoy Sağnak and Yazın Öztürk from Istanbul Modern’s curatorial team. You can visit the “Chiharu Shiota: Between Worlds” exhibition between September 6, 2024, and February 9, 2025.

Olafur Eliasson: Your unexpected encounter 

Olafur Eliasson's first solo exhibition in Türkiye, “Your unexpected encounter,” reflects the artist's deep interest in light, color, perception, movement, geometry, and the environment. The artworks also reveal the network of relationships the artist forges between broad areas of research and his multidisciplinary practice. As well as following the personal journey of the artist, the exhibition addresses navigation and orientation on a wider scale, inspired by the site of the museum and its maritime location by the Bosphorus.

Ozan Sağdıç: The Photographer’s Testimony 

“The Photographer’s Testimony” presents a wide selection of works by Ozan Sağdıç (b. 1934), one of the most prominent names in the history of photography in Türkiye. The exhibition focuses on documentary photography, a widespread genre of photography in the world, while also shedding light on the country’s social, political, economic, cultural, and visual history from the 1950s to the present day. The exhibition features 127 black and white and color photographs, including portraits of politicians who shaped the country, influential figures in art and literature, as well as works depicting street life with ordinary people working or having fun, in short, capturing these transformative years from a humanistic point of view.

Timeless Curiosities 

“Timeless Curiosities” focuses on how contemporary technologies and digital culture have shaped the way artists think and produce. The works in the exhibition aim to record the transformations in artists’ perspectives on different issues by addressing topics that artists have considered since the earliest instances of artistic production. Focusing on subjects such as nature, history, architecture, city, identity, and society, “Timeless Curiosities” brings new perspectives to artistic curiosities that have stood out in diverse genres of art throughout history. Thus, the works featured in the exhibition resonate with broader themes in Istanbul Modern’s collection and exhibitions. 

Floating Islands 

“Floating Islands,” Istanbul Modern’s 9th collection exhibition, brings together more than 280 works by 110 artists and 2 artist duos. Touching on different subjects and approaches, from figurative paintings to installations and videos, the selection reveals interactions between artists.Underlining common topics that artists from Türkiye and abroad have engaged with, the works demonstrate the affinities and shared sensibilities of production by contemporary artists living in different geographies. 

Renzo Piano: Genius Loci 

“Renzo Piano: Genius Loci” focuses on the architecture of Istanbul Modern’s new museum building and its design and construction process. Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW), the new building greets art lovers at the same location where Istanbul Modern opened its doors in 2004 as Türkiye's first museum of modern and contemporary art. “Renzo Piano: Genius Loci” examines the new museum building, which Piano designed taking inspiration from the light and atmosphere unique to the Bosphorus and Istanbul. 

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JULY EVENTS

Workshops 

Summer Art School 

7–10 years old 

Istanbul Museum of Modern Art offers an art-filled program for children during the summer holiday. Within the scope of this program, which will take place between July 9 and August 23, 2024, children between the ages of 7 and 10 can study artworks together with museum educators and participate in workshops where they create artistic productions. 

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Weekend Art Workshops for Children 

7–14 years old 

Children take part in programs which are designed for specific age groups and focus on exhibitions held at the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, works of art featured in the exhibitions, and the careers of artists whose works are exhibited. Participants thus gain experience in different fields of art ranging from painting, sculpture, and video to performance, design, and architecture. 

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Family Art Workshops 

2–10 years old 

On weekends, Istanbul Modern carries out education programs that children can participate with their families. Designed in parallel with exhibitions and led by a museum educator, the programs are organized for families of children of different ages. 

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Istanbul Modern will be closed on Sunday, June 16, 2024, due to religious holiday.

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