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Modern
Essays 4:
SALON
SALT Galata (Until June 17, 2012)
SALT’s Modern Essays series investigates different
aspects of modernism, the effects of Westernization, and the notion of
progress in cultural practices. Examining visual and spatial production in
Turkey, Modern Essays explores ideals of modernization in
relation to constructed environments, design, and the comparative material
reality of different eras. SALON, the fourth exhibition from
the series, displays a three-dimensional moment/section of diligence and
simplicity, which represents Ankara of the 1960s, a period overlooked
compared to the early years of the Republic of Turkey. Drawing from the
architecture and design archives at SALT, the exhibition reveals an
intersection of disciplines by following the progression of time and
experiences through photo albums and interviews.
The main
display is a set of original furniture from Butik-A, a design studio which
opened in 1958 and served as an exceptional attempt to provide and produce
designs that are far from the mainstream. The displayed set of furniture is
not an arbitrary selection but the relocation of a real living room.
Borrowed from the apartment of composer Ulvi Cemal Erkin and pianist
Ferhunde Erkin, this group of Butik-A items point to a placid sensitivity
in furniture design and production of the time. Referring to the spatial
environment from which these objects were taken, the plan of the Erkin
apartment designed by architects Rahmi Bediz and Demirtaş Kamçıl,
whose practices haven’t been well researched and documented as of
yet, is drawn on the floor of SALON.
Translated By
SALT Galata (Until July 8, 2012)
İstanbul Eindhoven-SALTVanAbbe:
68-89
SALT Beyoğlu (Until August 26, 2012)
Upcoming
Modern
Essays 5: Graft
SALT Galata (May 25–August
26, 2012)
In Deed: Certificates of Authenticity in Art
SALT Beyoğlu (May 31–August 26, 2012)
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