New Generation Art Space, “Offline Times” exhibition met with the Istanbul art audience. Opened on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Evrim Art Gallery, the exhibition can be viewed at Evrim Art Gallery until April 6, 2024.
The artists in the “Offline Times” exhibition; Ağır Uğur Uludağ, Beşir Bayar, Büşra Aktekinoğlu Babat, Gülistan Kaya, Günsu Saraçoğlu, Kübra Akbulut Tarım, Mahmut Özdemir, Mehmet Babat, Tuğba Küçükbahar, Zeynep KöklüceThe artists conveyed their messages to the art audience in their joint manifesto about the exhibition.
“Being “Offline” is the great despair of the painful people of the Modern Age. It is the name of unhappiness on a screen that is cut off from its artificial life, trapped in old posts, a symbol of relentless uploading. Nothing is uploaded; neither the lives of others, nor the approved likes of our fake happiness. Sometimes being “Offline” becomes a choice rather than an obligation. Likes that need the approval and attention of others, feeble and unattractive notifications, and more importantly, communication is prevented. The contradiction of the loneliness of modern man, where everyone is easily accessible, is updated.
How can the artist be Online in a modern age that has nothing aesthetic about it? In the digitized universe of life, canvas and paints retain their historical primitiveness. No canvas surface can be as bright as a state-of-the-art screen. But there is no doubt that they will continue to exist after the digital world as they did before it. On the other hand, to be online is to become a potential viewer. The mind, constantly exposed to images, has no patience or time to interpret and reflect on what it sees. In a rapid flow, the screen promises better and better. This results in an endless cycle. In “Offline Times”, New Generation Artists create their own realities on their canvases. Sometimes with colors, sometimes with unusual forms, they convey the reflections of the age they live in. They aim for man to be not only a spectator, but also a thinker and interpreter.”
In this context, New Generation Art Space aims to create a notification in the minds of the viewers in the group exhibition “Offline Times” organized under the roof of Evrim Art Gallery. Moreover, it guarantees that none of the works will encounter connection problems and remain offline.
The exhibition can be visited at Evrim Art Gallery until April 6, 2024.Evrim Art GalleryAddress: Göztepe Mahallesi, Bağdat Caddesi Handan Palas Apartment No:233 Daire: 1 Kadıköy-Istanbul, Tel.: (0533) 237 59 06 Visiting Hours: Mon-Wed-Thurs-Fri 11:00-19:00 Sunday 12:00-18:00, closed on Tuesdays.
