“The Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum’s (SSM) latest exhibition to celebrate its 15th anniversary “Feyhaman Duran. Between Two Worlds” presents the artist’s technique that carries traces of the country’s transformation from the Ottoman Empire into the Turkish Republic, also reveals all the clashes and the developments of the era. The exhibition reflects the influences that shaped the art of Duran, who left an empire on the brink of collapse to arrive at the home of art in Paris and returned back to a country in revolutionary transformation.

Throughout his artistic life, Duran articulated his inner experience of amalgamating the East and the West through his paintings. Due to the demand for portraits in the early Republican years, he has been mostly known for his work in this style but he was equally proficient in other styles such as still-lifes and landscapes. In addition to his portraits, the nudes he painted during his education in Paris, landscapes in various regions and still-lifes where he used Ottoman calligraphy as objects in his compositions, are included in the exhibition to present the artist’s full potential to all visitors.

It is the first time Feyhaman Duran, whose work and life show how deeply he was attached to tradition, is subject to such a comprehensive exhibition. The large sample of works chosen from the artist’s own collection, with additions from SSM’s collection, present a detailed look into the career of this very important artist who witnessed and shaped many of the turning points in the history of Turkish art.” (sakipsabancimuzesi.org)

• Design development and SSM team
• Construction management
• Artwork Installations
• Special constructions

photo credit: SSM