Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul - Berlin is pleased to present a selection of works by Heba Y. Amin, Alpin Arda Bağcık, Burçak Bingöl, Antonio Cosentino and Simon Wachsmuth at Art Basel Hong Kong 2019.
Alpin Arda Bağcık's photorealist paintings take inspiration from defining moments in the history of the 20th century. His politically themed works are a critique of authority and a poignant comment on the delusion of power. Antonio Cosentino's tin skyscraper and luggage reminds us of the typical obliviousness of modernity, by suggesting concepts such as the fleetingness of megacities and urban architecture, the loss of human scale and localness, the superhuman speed and even consumption.
In her works Burçak Bingöl explores notions of belonging, cultural heritage, identity, decoration and failure by blurring the boundaries between these seemingly distinct notions. Bingöl's ceramic installation Hatayi, (2017) is a reproduction of ceramic panel by Şah Kulu in Topkapi Palace, Istanbul with today's technology by glazing it completely with cobalt. With motifs influenced by the Chinese and Persian mythology this 16th century panel by Şah Kulu who came to the Ottoman Empire from Persia, points to a moment of cultural transformation in the Ottoman art that gave the name 'çini' to the technique inspired by Chinese porcelain. Cobalt, a pigment that gives the Chinese porcelain its deep blue colour was imported from Persia to China.
Heba Y. Amin's projects are research-based investigations addressing themes related to urbanism and technology. Antiquity Thieves (2014) as well as the tryptich Iron Eaters, (2014) enable the viewer to see a part of Amin's series 'Objects in Exile'. The images address loopholes and contradictions in the constructs of trade and economy through dislocation, deconstruction and the re-framing of contested objects. By alluding to instances of precarious labor, the work attempts to question the materiality of objects and the traces of value that are associated with it. Furthermore, Simon Wachsmuth researches the blind spots and unexpected epilogues in the grand narratives of history and art history using archival materials, that stands in dialogue with a vocabulary of minimalistic forms. In his series titled Master of the Nets - The Kochi Tiles, (2007—2012 the blue-white tiles of the Pardesi Synagogue in Kochi—using elements from Chinese painting, made for export in Canton, imported around 1760 by the Portuguese to India—highlight the misunderstandings through translation in cultural heritage.
Venue
Hong Kong Convention And Exhibition Centre
1 Harbour Rd,Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Opening Hours
Private View (by invitation only)
Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 2pm to 8pm
Thursday, March 28, 2019, 1pm to 5pm
Vernissage
Thursday, March 28, 2019, 5pm to 9pm
Public Days
Friday, March 29, 2019, 1pm to 8pm
(12 noon to 1pm VIP viewing only)
Saturday, March 30, 2019, 1pm to 8pm
(12 noon to 1pm VIP viewing only)
Sunday, March 31, 2019, 11am to 6pm