Floating Islands

“Floating Islands,” Istanbul Modern’s 9th collection exhibition, besides the permanent exhibition gallery, encompasses other spaces throughout the building.

The exhibition presents a chronological selection from the museum collection that traces the development and transformation of art scene in Türkiye after 1945. Touching on different subjects and approaches, from figurative paintings to installations and videos, the selection reveals interactions between artists. While shedding light on the popular tendencies of the time, each work also informs viewers about the specific style of the artist.

“Floating Islands” pays homage to artists’ extraordinary imagination and spheres of influence. It indicates their attachment to a specific place while also emphasizing the impact of their thought and production beyond borders and geographies.

The catalogue prepared for “Floating Islands” features photographs of the artworks in the exhibition and other relevant visuals, alongside a conceptual framework written by curator Deniz Pehlivaner, as well as an essay by Fırat Arapoğlu titled “A Vertical Look.”

Artists: Kuzgun Acar, Franz Ackermann, Murat Akagündüz, Erol Akyavaş, Nevin Aladağ, Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin, Halil Altındere, Refik Anadol, Avni Arbaş, Yüksel Arslan, Tomur Atagök, Kutluğ Ataman, Fikret Atay, Georg Baselitz, Bedri Baykam, Aliye Berger, Nurullah Berk, Sabri Berkel, Semiha Berksoy, Albert Bitran, Mohamed Bourouissa, Mark Bradford, Lee Bul, Cihat Burak, Daniel Buren, CANAN, Taner Ceylan, Hussein Chalayan, Anthony Cragg, Adnan Çoker, Richard Deacon, Nejad Melih Devrim, Burhan Doğançay, İpek Duben, Nezaket Ekici, Abidin Elderoğlu, Olafur Eliasson, Devrim Erbil, Tayfun Erdoğmuş, Neş'e Erdok, Cevdet Erek, Ayşe Erkmen, Erol Eskici, İnci Eviner, Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, Murat Germen, Gilbert & George, Tanya Goel, Katharina Grosse, Ara Güler, Mehmet Güleryüz, Neşet Günal, Nedim Günsür, Selma Gürbüz, Altan Gürman, Camille Henrot, Horasan, Balkan Naci İslimyeli, Ferit İşcan, Nuri İyem, Zeki Faik İzer, İhsan Cemal Karaburçak, Gülsün Karamustafa, Şahin Kaygun, Ali Kazma, Anselm Kiefer, Karin Kneffel, Nur Koçak, Komet, Azade Köker, Guillermo Kuitca, Nuri Kuzucan, Alicja Kwade, Bertrand Lavier, Margherita Manzelli, Şükran Moral, Yıldız Moran, Aydan Murtezaoğlu, Mübin Orhon, Kemal Önsoy, İrfan Önürmen, Ferhat Özgür, Serkan Özkaya, Şener Özmen - Erkan Özgen, Orhan Peker, Seçkin Pirim, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Laure Prouvost, Anselm Reyle, Adrián Villar Rojas, Sterling Ruby, Sarkis, Hale Tenger, Canan Tolon, Seyhun Topuz, Selim Turan, F.Tülin, Ömer Uluç, Ebru Uygun, Burhan Uygur, Jorinde Voigt, Nari Ward, Richard Wentworth, Nil Yalter, Haegue Yang, Fahrelnissa Zeid, Jérôme Zonder, :mentalKLINIK, Yılmaz Zenger

Curators: Levent Çalıkoğlu, Deniz Pehlivaner

Click here for the virtual tour of "Floating Islands."

Nejad Melih Devrim
Untitled
1978-1986
Gouache on paper
33 x 25 cm
Dr. Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı Foundation Collection
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art / Long Term Loan
(detail)