Contemporary Istanbul 2021

Since 2012, C24 Gallery has had a regular presence at Turkey's premier art fair, Contemporary Istanbul. This year we are excited to present the work of İrfan Önürmen, Marion Fink, and Cheryl Molnar. This group of artists collectively explores shifting notions of truth, identity and reality as expressed through an investigation of both internal and external landscapes. Using a variety of mediums, these artists offer a visually engaging survey of life in the digital age, as we grapple with the unpredictable changes brought on by worldwide political and environmental turmoil, the global pandemic, and an accelerated pace of technological development.

İrfan Önürmen's work in collage, painting and sculpture reveals the relationships and discrepancies between personal and public experience as seen through the lens of contemporary media. With a unique aesthetic approach comprised of layering tulle and textile materials, he explores concepts of vulnerability, transparency, fragmentation and depth.

The individuals in Marion Fink's drawings and monoprints confront the basic existential questions of life in an ever shifting reality, engaging the symbolic elements of modern living in surreal, colorful landscapes.

Cheryl Molnar's collage paintings offer their own brand of surrealism, expressed through the odd juxtaposition of architectural structures set in unlikely natural vistas. Her dreamlike environments conjure up memories of places visited and imagined, pulling viewers into their immersive worlds.

This year, in addition to our booth presentation, we are proud to showcase İrfan Önürmen's outdoor sculpture installation, including Immigrants and Concrete Bust. Designed specifically for an outdoor space, Immigrants is inspired by the increasing number of people all over the world who have been displaced from their homes due to wars and other large-scale disasters. Concrete Bust offers a new take on the tradition of honoring notable people with a sculpture of their head, paying homage instead to the many anonymous individuals whose pixillated images fill the airwaves of our digital landscape.

Contemporary Istanbul will be open to the public from October 7-10. C24 Gallery can be found in Booth A1 - 211.