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2022-07-25
Edifice as Artifact, is a exhibition focusing on the monumental, large-scale color photographs of Turkish artist Ahmet Ertuğ. A trained architect and a lifelong photographer of architectural heritage, Ertuğ has identified and masterfully documented the interiors of civilization’s most exemplary structures since he began in the early 1970s. From Unesco World Heritage Sites, vaulting places of worship, and opulent palazzos, to staid university libraries, magnificent theaters, and classically styled banks, Ertuğ’s formalist photographs have explored the role of architectural spaces within all segments of society and presented them as stand-alone works of art. For this exhibition, Ertuğ reflects upon images produced over the last 50 years in his homeland, Istanbul, Turkey, exhibiting dramatic large-scale color photographs taken within some of the world’s most historical and aesthetically significant structures: the Hagia Sophia, the Topkapı Palace, and the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne. Using large-format cameras, extended exposure techniques, and his trained eye for architecture, Ertuğ captures each venue’s enormity with infinite detail.
Opposite – Imperial Hall, Harem-Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, 2008
Exhibition runs through to September 17th, 2022
Bruce Silverstein Gallery
529 West 20th Street
New York
NY 10011
www.brucesilverstein.com