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Meşher
Meşher is an art exhibition space on Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkey, operated by the private Vehbi Koç Foundation. Meşher was founded in 2019 in the building that formerly housed the Arter (art center), Arter. The name Meşher is the Ottoman Turkish word ( ) meaning exhibition or exhibition space. ''I-You-They: A Century of Artist Women'' (2021–2022) The exhibition named ''I-You-They: A Century of Artist Women'' initially was held from 9 October 2021 to 27 March 2022 but was later extended another two months until 29 May 2022. It included pieces created by female artists who were based in Turkey and active between the years of the 1850s and the 1950s. It intends to recognize artists that are largely unrecognized in classic art history. The exhibition was curated by Deniz Artun, and was created under patronage by Çiğdem Simavi. The exhibition displayed more than 200 artworks by women artists, some of whose names have been forgotten and others who are well-known. Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neşe Aybey
Neşe Aybey (1930–2015), also written Neş'e Aybey, was a Turkish Painter, Miniaturist and Academic in the field of miniature art, one of the ''Traditional Turkish Arts'' and part of the Ottoman Book Arts. She was the older sister of sculptor Gürdal Duyar. Neşe Aybey was born as Neşe Duyar on 2 March 1930 as the second child of Fikri Duyar and Nezahat Duyar (Erişkin). She was the older sister of sculptor Gürdal Duyar (1935–2004) and younger sister of Erdal Duyar (1927–1975). She was married to Hasan Rauf Aybey (1921–2005), the internist- Medical Doctor and poet. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul, where she was a student of Hüseyin Tahirzade Behzat in the 1940s, majoring dually in miniature and tezhip. She became a professional painter, miniaturist, and also authored ''Turkish Miniature art in the 20th Century'' (1979). Upon the establishment of the Chair of Traditional Turkish Crafts in 1976 at the Academy of Fine Arts and the re-esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |