Pera Museum brings Sarajevo's contemporary art to Istanbul
by Daily Sabah
ISTANBULSep 09, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah
Sep 09, 2015 12:00 am
Pera Museum's ‘Images of Our Time' exhibition features the work of 80 students, undergraduate and graduate, from all departments of the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, and will be on display until Nov. 1
Since its founding, Pera Museum has supported young artists and contemporary art through collaborations with several universities and art institutions both in Turkey and abroad. Now, in its 10th year, Pera Museum is hosting young artists from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo. The exhibition "Images of Our Time" brings together works in various media created by undergraduate and graduate students in Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as graduates of the academy's six faculties: Painting, sculpture, print, graphic design and product design.
Curated by Professor Aida Abadzic Hodzic from the University of Sarajevo's Faculty of Philosophy, the exhibition surveys contemporary art in Bosnia-Herzegovina and offers comments and reflections by its young artists on the history and social issues of the country. The exhibition sheds light on the program and work of the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo, and gives a sense of the contemporary art scene in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Reflective of the contemporary art scene in Sarajevo, the diversity of the feature student-artists' exploration can be observed through socially engaged art, analysis and interpretation of the space and time in which we live and act in, examinations of identity, elements of tradition in contemporary contexts and the space of art as a space of freedom, imagination, play and spirituality.
The Academy of Fine Arts at the University of Sarajevo was founded in 1972 and became a respected arts academy in Yugoslavia at the time. It attracted important figures from all areas of art, architecture, design, art theory and history from across the region. An exceptional degree of openness, variety of expression and approach characterized the teaching methods at the academy. Even when the city was under siege, the academy survived and continued operating during the war. In many ways, the Bosnian War brought on the destabilization and collapse of many segments of Bosnian-Herzegovinian society, but the academy managed to sustain itself and continues to work under challenging circumstances to preserve the values and reputation it has earned. Unfortunately, Sarajevo and Bosnia-Herzegovina have become synonymous with the horrors of war, but today, many internationally acclaimed artists and designers have attended the academy.
Reflective of the contemporary art scene in Sarajevo, the diversity of the feature student-artists' exploration can be observed through socially engaged art, analysis and interpretation of the space and time in which we live and act in, examinations of identity, elements of tradition in contemporary contexts and the space of art as a space of freedom, imagination, play and spirituality. The exhibition celebrates young artists from Bosnia-Herzegovina and strives to bring a breath of freshness and youth from the Sarajevo art scene into Pera Museum in Istanbul.
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