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EXHIBITION: “A DREAM…BUT NOT YOURS: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM TURKEY”, AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS (NMWA), 12 FEBRUARY – 16 MAY 2010
Organized and sponsored by DEIK / Turkish American Business Council and Akbank
DEIK/Turkish-American Business Council is proud to co-sponsor a remarkable exhibition titled “A Dream…but not Yours: Contemporary Art from Turkey” with Akbank. The exhibition will take place between February 12th and May 16th 2010 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA). The NMWA, located in Washington DC, is the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists.
General Manager of Akbank, Ziya Akkurt points that they are proud of supporting contemporary arts for years. He states that creative mind and change will be the bones of a modern society. He continues: “Turkish society is in favor of embracing the constant change and art is the proof of this embrace. In this respect, we are delighted to give our support to this exhibition with the works of eleven leading women artists. Aiming to bring an authenticity, dynamism, and diversity to the arena of contemporary art of Turkey; this exhibition will give an opportunity to share the works of our artists with the rest of the world.”
DEİK/Turkish-American Business Council Chairman Haluk Dinçer asserts that the Business Council is proud to sponsor the exhibition “A Dream…but not Yours: Contemporary Art from Turkey” within their 2010 activities. Dinçer adds that the relations between countries would not be enriched only through interaction at governmental and private sector levels but also via cooperating through academic and arts communities which is why DEIK/Turkish-American Business Council (TAIK) has long been undertaking such international activities on arts and culture.
The curator of “A Dream…but not Yours: Contemporary Art from Turkey” is Ms. Esra Sarıgedik Öktem. The works to be displayed belong to eleven leading women artists in Turkey: Nevin Aladağ, Selda Asal, Merve Brill, İpek Duben, İnci Eviner, Leyla Gediz, Gülsün Karamustafa, Ceren Oykut, Canan Şenol, Ayça Telgeren and Canan Tolon. The curator states that the starting point was the fact that the NMWA is a museum exclusive to the art works of women. “The possibility of a contemporary art exhibition being limited to any nationality or any gender seems as much likely as the existence of a museum devoted exclusively to the works of women artists in the middle of Washington DC. Nevertheless, the Museum exists and the concept of the exhibition branched from this idea and building upon the socio-political conditions and the media added to these realities, the title of the exhibition emerged: The roles imposed upon one’s self and the probability of these roles coinciding with one’s own dreams and ideals” Sarıgedik Öktem concluded.
For more information on the National Museum of Women in the Arts; visit www.nmwa.org
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Contact:
Nihan Çağlayan, nihanc@strateji.com
Phone:+90 212 275 01 45 ext:16
Hacer Kacer: hacerk@strateji.com
Phone:+90 212 275 01 45 ext:18
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