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Archè - Tiled Kiosk (12th Istanbul Biennial)
Istanbul Archaeological Museums: Tiled Kiosk (Osman Hamdi Bey Yokuşu Sokak, Gülhane, Istanbul, Turkey)
Solo Exhibition
From September 17th to November 13th 2011
Opening on September 17th at 19h30
Istanbul Archaeological Museums: Tiled Kiosk (Osman Hamdi Bey Yokuşu Sokak, Gülhane, Istanbul, Turkey)Solo Exhibition
From September 17th to November 13th 2011
Opening on September 17th at 19h30
Solo Exhibition
From September 17th to November 13th 2011
Opening on September 17th at 19h30
From September 17th to November 13th 2011, the 12th edition of the Istanbul Biennial will take place. It is considered as one of the most prestigious biennials alongside Venice, Sao Paolo and Sydney.
This year, Johan Tahon takes part in the Biennial with the exclusive solo exhibition Archè in the Tiled Kiosk, a 15th century pavilion, build by Ottoman sultan Mehmed II and set within the outer walls of Topkapi Palace. The kiosk is part of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
With his new ceramic sculptures Tahon will interact with the ancient old Iznik and Seljuk ceramics that are preserved in this beautiful monument.
With the title Archè, which in Greek literally means “beginning or first cause”, Tahon refers to this mysterious principle to which the arts of all times and places can be traced. Archè connects. All art shares a philosophical desire to find answers to the most fundamental questions entailed by human existence.
Tahon’s sculptures are irrevocably connected to the ceramics that are kept in the Tiled Kiosk, if only by technique. What you will see in the exhibition is a fruitful dialogue between desires of the past and the present.
For more information, please visit the following websites:
bienal.iksv.org/en
www.istanbularkeoloji.gov.tr
www.galeriartist.com
UNIVERSUS JOHAN TAHON SCULPTUREN 1999-2021
Dit nieuw boek met tekst van Arie Hartog en Jelle Van Riet werd uitgegeven door Lannoo ter gelegenheid van de solotentoonstelling in het MOU Museum te Oudenaarde (BE) (24 april - 30 september 2021)
Hard cover, 208p.
Photography: Gert Jan van Rooij
Vanaf 25 april 2021 te verkrijgen in het MOU Museum, de boekhandel en online via https://www.lannoo.be/nl/johan-tahon-universus
Compleet overzichtswerk 20 jaar beeldende kunst Johan Tahon
'De kracht van Johan Tahon ligt in zijn koppige houding waarbij hij de sporen wil blijven laten zien van het gevecht dat vaak alleen - en altijd alleen ten volle - in het atelier van de kunstenaar zichtbaar en tastbaar is.' Dixit Jan Hoet, die kunstenaar Johan Tahon destijds ontdekte.
Meer dan dertig jaar later is er nu Universus, het boek bij de gelijknamige tentoonstelling in Oudenaarde, genoemd naar het beeld dat er al twintig jaar staat. Dat is ook het tijdsbestek dat Universus beslaat, want meer nog dan een catalogus is het ook het verhaal van de evolutie in Tahons beeldhouwkunst, van zijn plek in de kunstgeschiedenis én van de objecten die hij verzamelt.
NEWS AND UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS /
Universus
© Eva Feliers
King Filip of Belgium visited the exhibition 'Universus / Johan Tahon / Sculpturen 1999-2021' at the MOU Museum in Oudenaarde on September 21, 2021.
MÉTANOIA
© Vatican Media
Métanoia, ceramic sculpture of Johan Tahon for Pope Francis
Vatican - Rome (IT)
May 10th 2021
INTO THE EYES
Solo exhibition - Sculptures face to face with the Mystic Lamb
In collaboration with Diocese Ghent and Studio23
Saint Bavo’s Cathedral and Saint Bavo’s House, Ghent (BE)
May 18 - October 5, 2025
Open: Friday from 13h till 17h, Saturday from 10h till 17h and Sunday from 13h till 17h,
during the Ghent Festivities (19-27 juli) open every day from 10h till 17h.
Entrance: 5 euro (-12 years free)
DSC GALLERY
New Collaboration
From now on work of Johan Tahon is also available at
DSC Gallery, Prague (CZ)
www.dscgallery.com
ALIVE AND UNFOLDING
Group exhibition - Contemporary Ceramics
Curated by Vasi Hirdo
The Delta, Namur (BE)
May 17 till August 17, 2025
www.ledelta.be/evenements/vivant-et-en-devenir/
ART DÜSSELDORF 2025
Art Fair
Represented by STUDIO23, Ghent (BE)
Areal Böhler, Düsseldorf (DE)
April 10 - 13, 2025
www.art-dus.de
www.studio23gent.com
ART ROTTERDAM 2025
Art Fair
Represented by Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam (NL)
Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam (NL)
March 27 - 30, 2025
www.artrotterdam.com
BEYOND THESE WALLS
Group exhibition
Curated by Hester Alberdingk Thijm
AkzoNobel Art Space, Amsterdam (NL)
February 27 till July 25, 2025
https://www.artfoundation.akzonobel.com/exhibition/
FINGERTIPS
Solo exhibition
STUDIO23, Ghent (BE)
December 13, 2024 - January 12, 2025
The exhibition ‘Fingertips’ is extended till January 26
http://www.studio23gent.com
PAN AMSTERDAM 2024
Art Fair
Represented by Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam (NL)
Amsterdam RAI, Hall 8, Europaplein - Amsterdam (NL)
From November 24 till December 1, 2024
http://www.pan.nl
http://www.gerhardhofland.com