Joan Miro'
dal 22/9/2014 al 31/1/2015
Segnalato da
22/9/2014
Joan Miro'
Sakip Sabanci Museum, Istanbul
Women, Birds and Stars. The exhibition will provide the opportunity to understand the symbolic language of the artist through a rich selection of artworks in different mediums such as oil on canvas, sculpture, lithography and ceramics.
Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM), host
s a comprehensive exhibition consisting of the
Catalan artist and sculptor Joan Miró, born in Barc
elona. This exhibition, titled
Joan Miró. Women,
Birds and Stars
focuses
on
the maturity period of the groundbreaking and versa
tile artist. The
exhibition, sponsored by Sabancı Holding and organi
zed in collaboration with the Joan Miró
Foundation in Barcelona, the family collection Suc
cessió Miró in Mallorca and the Pilar and Joan
Miró Foundation again in Mallorca can be visited be
tween 23 September 2014 and 1 February 2015.
Focusing on the women, birds and stars themes of Mi
ró, who was inspired by his observations on the
Mediterranean landscape and people, the exhibition
presents the viewer a rich selection of paintings,
prints, sculptures and ceramics, thus providing the
opportunity to understand Miró’s symbolic
language. Artlovers who will meet with Miró in Ista
nbul, will witness the reflections in different for
ms
of the energy the artist derived from the Mediterra
nean culture.
The SSM Director
Dr. Nazan Öl
çer said, ‘We initiated talks with the Joan Miró Fo
undation in
Barcelona three years ago. Our dream was to add the
third link with this great Catalan master to the
trilogy of Spain’s great masters, which we started
with Pablo Picasso and continued with Salvador
Dali. Now we are filled with the excitement of havi
ng fulfilled this dream. Together with the Joan
Miró Foundation in Barcelona, we decided to prepare
a selection, focusing on the artist’s maturity
period, centering on women, birds and stars, themes
which he never gave up, and which underline his
versatility. To stress this versatility, we also bo
rrowed works of art from the family collection in
Mallorca and workshop materials from the Pilar and
Joan Miró Foundation again in Mallorca. Some of
his art in different techniques and some of his per
sonal belongings will be exhibited for the first ti
me,
here at SSM, in Turkey. A series of documentaries w
ill also be shown at the exhibition, thus giving us
the chance to observe the artist’s life, inner worl
d, his transformations, friends, anger and reaction
to
the political events in his country and in the worl
d, thereby catching a glimpse of his secret world,
which he guarded closely.’
Sabancı Holding CEO
Zafer Kurtul
’s comments were as follows: ‘We do not limit ourse
lves to our
economic activities; supporting projects within the
sphere of art and culture is always a priority for
us.
Sabancı Holding has supported exhibitions by great
masters ever since the ‘Picasso in Istanbul’
exhibition which ushered a new era in the history o
f Turkish museums. We deem this to be an integral
part of our corporate citizenship. Our efforts in t
his respect are based on our wish and will to make
a
contribution to the society, from our social respon
sibility perspective. We are extremely gratified th
at
the Turkish society responds wholeheartedly to this
wish of ours. I believe that this exhibition will
be
received with the same warm interest witnessed by t
he previous ones, with long queues at the
doors. Miró is the fourth great master whose works
we have helped to bring to the Turkish public, the
first three being Picasso, Rembrandt and Monet. Sab
ancı Holding’s vision is to acquire permanent
advantages through making difference, and Miró is a
n artist who has made a difference with his art,
with his works. This exhibition will enable us to c
ome to know and understand this great master,
through his life as well as his work.
Museum Communications Service
Tel: +90 212 2332238 Fax : +90 212 2484436 E-mail: ssm@ab-pr.com
Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM)
Sakıp Sabancı Cad. No:42 Emirgan 34467 İstanbul
Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday, Friday: 10:00-20:00
Closed Mondays.
The last tickets are sold 30 minutes before the Museum’s closing time.
Admission Fees:
Adult 20 TL
Groups 15 TL
Concessions 10 TL (students, teachers)
Wednesday free