AMONG FRIENDS: ONE CHAPTER OF A LONG STORY: Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin, Can Altay, Thomas Büsch, Tunç Ali Çam, Grip-in, Ayhan Hacıfazlıoğlu, Minna Henriksson & Staffan Jofjell, Şirin İskit, Emre Koyuncuoğlu, Michael Morris, Serkan Özkaya, Camila Rocha, Vahit Tuna, Nalan Yırtmaç

Galerist is proud to host ‘Among Friends: One Chapter of a Long Story’, the gallery’s first exhibition of Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin since it began representing the artist’s estate in 2020.

Focusing on Alptekin, an artist who throve on daily life and considered the process of creation to be more important than the artwork as the outcome, the exhibition undoubtedly reflects the way he lived, created, lectured, travelled, collaborated and drew friends together.

Always a firm believer in collaboration and collective production, Alptekin initiated many artist collectives in his lifetime. The artworks, which are part of this exhibition, are also actors in bringing various perspectives of that period to today.

Rooted in these aspects, the exhibition brings together works by Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin, Can Altay, Thomas Büsch, Tunç Ali Çam, Grip-in (Ali Cindoruk, Eray Makal, Erhan Muratoğlu), Ayhan Hacıfazlıoğlu, Minna Henriksson & Staffan Jofjell, Şirin İskit, Emre Koyuncuoğlu, Michael Morris, Serkan Özkaya, Camila Rocha, Vahit Tuna and Nalan Yırtmaç.

According to curator Pelin Uran, “It is inevitable that Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin, who has grounded all his artistic production on a philosophical foundation, and who believed that everyone needed to study philosophy at some point in their lives, would have an eagerness to leave his mark in life, and for this passion of his to show throughout his oeuvre. This exhibition is significant for following these traces on the 15th anniversary of his passing.”

Opening on Monday, September 11, accompanied by a performance by Emre Koyuncuoğlu, the exhibition titled ‘Among Friends: One Chapter of a Long Story’ will be open to visit until October 28, 2023.