“Black and white stories” was the theme of an exhibition in memory of Mustafa Okan at the Painting and Sculpture Museum – Kültürpark Art Gallery in Izmir in early July. The show featured more than 700 works by artists from 44 countries.
Mustafa Okan (1963-2016) was a Turkish artist with a keen interest in politics and the history of his country. In the online catalog of the Canakkale Biennial, he is characterized as follows:
“In terms of art history, Mustafa Okan has a neo-expressionist style
and he is indirectly exposing political history of Turkish Republic in his painting series entitled ‘Fire Stories’.”
Gabriele Müller’s art print “o.T.” (without title) takes up the expressive gesture of Okan’s works and confronts the viewer with the eye of the state, which he cannot escape.
Unfortunately, Gerald’s card got lost somewhere between Vienna and Izmir.
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