Taner ceylan biography

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2020

FOOL’S PARADISE
Galeri Nev, Istanbul / TURKEY

2019

d’Apres Leonardo
Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Turin / ITALY

For an Imaginist Renewal of the World
Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea and Fondazione CRC, Church of San Domenico, Alba, Turin / ITALY

58th Venice Biennale, THE PIEDMONT PAVILION
Curated by Marianna Vecellio – Concept by Carolyn Christov Bakargiev
Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art
Combo VENICE / ITALY

2017

Ğ – the soft g, Queer forms migrate
Schwules Museum, Berlin / GERMANY

2016

Contemporary Artists vs. The Masters: Homage, Battle, Reclamation
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Vermont / USA

2015

14th Istanbul Biennial, SALTWATER: A Theory of Thought Forms
drafted by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
Istanbul / TURKEY

2015

Artinternational Istanbul
Paul Kasmin Gallery, Istanbul / TURKEY

2014

Artinternational Istanbul
Paul Kasmin Gallery, Istanbul / TURKEY

2013

Frieze New York
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York / USA

2012

Istanbul Modern – Rotterdam
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam / NETHERLANDS

Art Basel Miami Beach
Paul Kasmin Gallery, Miami / USA

2011

Confessions of Dangerous Minds, Contemporary Art from Turkey
Phillips De Pury & Company Rooms, Saatchi Gallery, London / UK

Art Basel
Galerist, Ba

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Artist Talk
Taner Ceylan & Tarkan Okçuoğlu

Pera Museum presents a talk by artist Taner Ceylan and art historian Tarkan Okçuoğlu as part of the exhibition Souvenirs of the Future!

Based on Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics Collection, Souvenirs of the Future brings together contemporary works, many of which are inspired by the collection. The talk organized as part of the exhibition, will closely examine Taner Ceylan's works titled Wall (2018) and Archeology (2023) from an art historical perspective. 

The painting titled Wall depicts in detail a dilapidated wall in the courtyard of Rüstem Pasha Mosque, a building dating back to the 16^th century designed by Mimar Sinan. Covered with tiles that have been broken down over the years and irregularly reassembled, the wall represents a structure in which Ceylan sees harmony in disharmony. Archaeology addresses a fictional chain of relationships set in the Tanzimat Era. The painting reflects the different layers of the modernisation process of the Ottoman Empire, which is characterized by the tension of dichotomies such as traditional and modern, West and East, slave and master. Based on these two works, the speakers will focus on their relationship with Ottoman painting, the historicity of th