The Saatchi Gallery aims to provide an innovative forum for contemporary art, presenting work by largely unseen young artists or by international artists whose work has been rarely or never exhibited in the UK.The audience for exhibitions of contemporary art has increased widely during the recent years as general awareness and interest in contemporary art has developed both in Britain and abroad.
When The Saatchi Gallery first opened over twenty five years ago it was only those who had a dedicated interest in contemporary art who sought out the gallery to see work by new artists. The audience, however, built steadily over the years and in our new home in King's Road our visitor numbers now exceed 1,5million per annum, with over 2000 schools a year organizing student visits.
The Saatchi Gallery has worked with media sponsors on a number of shows including The Observer, The Sunday Times, Evening Standard, The Independent on Sunday and Time Out.
Many artists showing at The Saatchi Gallery are unknown when first exhibited, not only to the general public but also to the commercial art world. Many of these artists are subsequently offered shows by galleries and museums internationally. In this effect, the gallery also operates as a springboard for young artists to launch their careers.
Mavi Boncuk |
ARA GÜLER
24 April - 5 May 2019
Ara Güler was born in Istanbul 1928. Throughout his life he was a significant global representative of Turkey's creative photography. He worked as Near East photojournalist for Time Life in 1956, Paris Match in 1958 and Stern magazine. Magnum Photos also published Ara Güler's photos globally and in 1961, he had become the first Turkish member of the American Society of Magazine Photographers (ASMP).
In 1962, he was awarded the Master of Leica title in Germany and featured in a special issue of Swiss Camera magazine, one of the world's leading photography publications. Güler also photographed the images for Lord Kinross' Hagia Sophia Book published in 1971 and the cover photo on "Picasso: Métamorphose et Unité", published by Skira Books to celebrate Picasso's 90th birthday. His images on art and art history were published by Time Life, Horizon, Newsweek and Skira Publishing House.
Güler's photographs of Architect Sinan's buildings were published in a book titled "Sinan: Architect of Séleyman the Magnificent" in France in 1992 by Edition Arthaud Publications and in the US and UK by Thames & Hudson Publications.
In 2002, he was awarded "the Légion d'honneur: Officier des Arts et des Lettres" by the French government, and in 2009 "La Médaille de la Ville de Paris" by Paris Municipality.
He was also bestowed upon an "Honorary Doctorate" by the Yildiz Technical University in 2004, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 2013 and Boğaziçi University in 2014.
Ara Güler Photography Exhibition has been curated by the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey in collaboration with Dogus Group Ara Güler Museum, Archives and Research Centre. Following the exhibition in London, Güler's work will be exhibited in Paris, Kyoto, New York, Rome and Mogashishu.
Exhibition Schedule
April 2019 - LONDON, SAATCHI GALLERY
May 2019 - PARIS, POLKA GALLERY
June 2019 - KYOTO, TOFUKUJI TEMPLE
September 2019 - NEW YORK, SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
January 2020 - ROME, TRASTEVERE MUSEUM
April 2020 - MOGADISHU, TURKISH EMBASSY