2014 ANNUAL REPORT

ix Exhibitions from Borusan Contemporary

In commemoration of its 100th birthday, the

Yusuf Ziya Pasha Mansion became the Borusan

Contemporary, a venue for exhibitions of

contemporary art. Also known as Perili Köşk

(Haunted Mansion), the building, in Istanbul’s

Rumelihisari neighborhood, serves as Borusan Holding’s

headquarters during the week and is open to public during the

weekend as a venue for art aficionados’ enjoyment of Borusan

Contemporary’s innovative art exhibitions.

Borusan Contemporary’s 2014 program continued to present

selections from its collection, alongside exhibitions with various

media and conceptual content.

Borusan Contemporary hosted an exhibition of John Gerrard’s

dynamic works entitled “Exercise”, from 1 March to 1 June

2014. The pieces are remarkable for using the very software that

enables the operations of entertainment, industry and warfare.

Another exhibition, “Megaplex Trilogy,” ran parallel with

“Exercise.” Curated by Kathleen Forde, the exhibition contained

3D film collages by Marco Brambilla: Creation (Megaplex) (2012),

Evolution (Megaplex) (2010) and Civilization (Megaplex) (2008).

“Common Ground: Earth” (1 March–16 November) was the first

in the 2014–2015 exhibition series “Common Ground: Earth,

Water, Air” that presents works from the Borusan Contemporary

Art Collection.

“West Coat Visions” (14 June–16 November) showcased

works from the collection of San Francisco Museum of Modern

Art (SFMOMA), one of the world’s most important media art

collections, providing a rare opportunity to view some unique

works which are not easy to come by out of San Francisco.

Curated by SFMOMA’s Media Arts Curator Rudolf Frieling, the

exhibition featured works of Jeremy Blake, Bill Fontana, Doug

Hall, Steina and Bill Viola.

Borusan Contemporary hosted workshops parallel the

exhibitions, which ran throughout the year, bringing children and

adults together through art.

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