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16.02 - 03.04.2021

Artists: Alp İşmen, Yüksel Dal

Curator: Nergis Abıyeva

Mixer hosts the duo exhibition entitled “Marvelous correspondences, subtle resemblances” of two artists from different generations, Alp İşmen and Yüksel Dal; curated by Nergis Abıyeva, between February 16 and April 3, 2021.

The exhibition named after Umberto Eco's novel Foucault's Pendulum, traces not what is immediately visible and comprehensible at first glance, but what is noticed as it gets deeper in its layers. Both Alp İşmen and Yüksel Dal prefer to practice with pencil and paper and research the possibilities of ink on paper. Both artists treat ink as a field of experience rather than an ordinary material. As the viewer will immediately grasp, the "line" stands out in the works in the exhibition.

The exhibition “Marvelous correspondences, subtle resemblances” focuses on visual and gestural relations that are not equal to each other but correspond to each other.

While presenting the works of Alp İşmen and Yüksel Dal in parallel with each other, “Marvelous correspondences, subtle resemblances” also offers a solo exhibition experience that gives the audience the opportunity to understand the practice of each artist.

“Marvelous correspondences, subtle resemblances” curated by Nergis Abıyeva with the participation of Alp İşmen and Yüksel Dal, can be visited at Mixer between 16 February and 3 April.

About the Artists:

Alp İşmen (1962, İstanbul) graduated from the College of Applied Fine Arts (which later became part of Marmara University) in 1984. One of his etchings was displayed at the 5th Günümüz Sanatçıları (Modern-Day Artists) exhibition. Even though he was educated in printmaking, he has spent his life working in graphic design. In 2003, he attended the Bu Sergi Aileye Mahsustur group exhibition at Karşı Sanat. İşmen’s work was exhibited at the Kâğıt (Paper) exhibition, which took place at Contemporary Istanbul in 2017, and at Pilevneli Project in 2019. The artist, whose work appears in many collections, also attended Daire Sanat’s Open Studio Program in 2019.

Yüksel Dal (1992, Denizli) graduated from the painting department of Marmara University Fine Arts Faculty in 2015. He completed his post graduate degree at the same university. His first solo exhibition, “Infinitely Small, Infinitely Big,” took place at Mixer in 2018. Among other venues, his work has been exhibited at the Istanbul Kültür University Art Gallery (as part of the 16th Istanbul Biennial), O’Art Art Competition, Istanbul Rotary Art Competition, Genç Etkinlik 7, Marmara University Cumhuriyet Museum, The Marmara Pera.  

Photo by : Nazlı Erdemirel