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September 26, 2026—September 12, 2027
Istanbul Modern’s 10th collection exhibition brings together works by artists from Türkiye and different parts of the world, produced across various periods and geographies, along historical and thematic axes. Spanning the museum’s Dr. Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı Permanent Exhibition Gallery and different floors of the museum, the exhibition traces the transformation of modern and contemporary art in Türkiye since the 1940s, while offering new ways of reading the collection through encounters and dialogues established with works by international artists, particularly from the 2000s onward.
September 8, 2026
SANATORIUM is participating in Positions Berlin Art Fair from September 10-13 with a solo presentation featuring Erol Eskici. You can visit us at Hangar 6, Booth B21.
Erol Eskici’s solo booth for Positions Berlin is showcasing forms in the process of transformation rather than specific objects. Some forms in the works resemble fragments of shells, leaves, wings, or mineral folds; others appear pressed, bent, or slowly sedimented. Yet none of them can be fully defined. This ambiguity is not a deficiency, but arises from the inability of forms to settle into a single category of being.
In this conversation with Necmi Sönmez, Erol Eskici traces the development of his artistic practice from his early years in Adana and Istanbul to his life and work in Cologne. Reflecting on his relationship with archives, memory, place and the image, Eskici discusses the techniques and materials that have shaped his practice over the years, as well as his ongoing departure from established forms and methods. From topography and geology to abstraction, assemblage and the notion of parataxis, the conversation follows an artist whose work emerges through constant experimentation, unexpected encounters and a refusal to settle into a single visual language. On the occasion of his first solo exhibition in Germany, Fields of Encounter, at Golestani Gallery in Düsseldorf, Eskici speaks about the ideas, processes and visual tensions behind his recent paintings.
GOLESTANI is pleased to announce the upcoming collaborative exhibition together with Istanbul based gallery SANATORIUM presenting Erol Eskici in Düsseldorf. The solo exhibition entitled "Fields of Encounter" brings together new paintings and works on paper of the artist, who explores abstract forms inspired by natural and vegetal structures, inviting reflection on our fragile relationship with the living world and the subtle interconnections that shape it. We warmly invite you to the opening reception on Saturday, April 25 at 6 p.m. in the gallery. The artist will be present.
Opening receptionSaturday, April 25th, 6—9 p.m.
Collenbachstraße 4540476 Düsseldorf
Odunpazarı Modern Museum Group ExhibitionNovember 29, 2025—September 13, 2026Centered around the culture of dining, celebration, and togetherness, the exhibition Wide Expanse brings togethe works across painting, sculpture, and installation. The selection bridges traces of the past with the shared emotions of the present, focusing on the innate human desire for connection and communion.Wide Expanse recalls not only the act of gathering around a table, but also the conversations, music, friendship, love, sorrow, and joy that accompany it — a way of living that celebrates being together. The artists featured in the exhibition reinterpret layers of collective memory through a contemporary visual language, drawing inspiration from dining rituals across different eras and cultures.
The first exhibition of CARPEL, an art collective based in London and Istanbul, Chrysalis of Rebirth, curated by Bengü Gün, will be held in London from March 8th to March 26th, 2025, featuring the works of Ahu Akgün, Burçak Bingöl, Cemre Yeşil, Erol Eskici, Hilal Polat, Meltem Şahin, Nancy Atakan, Özgül Arslan, Sarah Pickstone, and Seph Li. The exhibition explores the concept of rebirth as a transformative and ongoing process that integrates the past rather than rejecting it. It invites reflection on how personal, cultural, and societal changes shape identity and existence through memory, imagination, destruction, and creation. Each piece, in different disciplines, is in a dialogue with the others, where the past and present intertwine to create infinite possibilities for the self and the collective. Through this, the artists delve into themes of metamorphosis, resilience, and the cyclical nature of life.
KORPUT FLIPKorbut Flip brings together the works of artists to reflect on contemporary narratives where the boundaries of the body and mind are pushed to their extremes. In an era where the lines of truth blur, it invites us to witness how artists meticulously plan their own “Dead Loops”. “Korbut Flip” exhibition can be visited between January 31 - February 22, 2025 from Tuesday to Saturday between 12.00-19.00. https://www.gallerykairos.com/
The An Open Door exhibition aims to explore the multi-layered nature of the door image in the context of time and space. An open door creates a space of freedom that carries the fear of the unknown while symbolizing the beginning of privacy as an invitation. In this sense, the exhibition invites viewers to experience spatial interpretations and the dynamics of the inside-outside relationship that contain psychologically challenging elements.
The Age of FireCurator: Can Akgümüş04.11.- 27.11The Age of Fire exhibition, curated by Can Akgümüş, with support of the German Embassy Ankara, will open at Çankaya Contemporary Arts Center on November 4th 2023 bringing together 35 artists who create in the field of contemporary art on the topic of the climate crises.Inspired by the philosophy of deep ecology, the artists adopted styles that convey their reflections on the Anthropocene using material diversity, their direct relations with nature and earth, as well as their vision for the future.
„…AND QUIETLY THE NIGHT ARRIVES.“ Preliminary list of artists: Metin Celik · Andreana Dobreva · Erol Eskici · Marek Kvetan · Wolfe von Lenkiewicz · Nikola Markovic · Mihael Milunovic · Jina Park · Leopold Rabus · Richard Stipl · Sergiu Toma · Marko VelkCurator: Kristína Zaťko Jarošová and Patrik SteinhauserOpening: 01.10.2023Duration: 01.10.2023 – 31.12.2023ZOYA Museum, Partizánska 2275
The 'Stable Dreams' exhibition, where reality meets imagination, brings together the works of 21 artists under the supervision of Yekhan Pınarlıgil.
UNINTENDED MONUMENTS25 November 2022 - 21 January 2023SANATORIUM presents Erol Eskici’s solo show Unintended Monuments between the dates November 25, 2022 - January 21, 2023. The exhibition brings together Eskici’s works based on “Unintended Monuments”, one of the important points of the conceptual framework that Austrian art historian Aloïs Riegl defined and established in his article titled “The Modern Cult of Monuments: Its Character and Origin” (1903).
LAZY EYEThe term "Lazy Eye" in this context refers to a group exhibition held at Spoiler Zone Berlin, not a medical condition. The exhibition, titled "Lazy Eye," featured works by artists Bettina Krieg, Erol Eskici, Felix Findeiß, and Toni Meyer. The exhibition explored themes of perception, blurring, and the unexpected through various art forms like drawing, sculpture, painting, and photography. The exhibition took place on May 29th/30th and June 5th/6th, 2021, at Spoiler Aktionsraum in Berlin.