ISTANBUL MODERN | EXHIBITION CATALOGUE| IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS indir kitap bedava

Istanbul Museum of Modern Art addressed the influence of traditional shadow theater on the cinema of the turn of the 20th century and on contemporary art of today, with “In Praise of Shadows”, curated by Paolo Colombo, Advisor of Istanbul Modern. The exhibition took place between January 22 and May 5, 2009 and brought together the most important works of eight contemporary artists from seven different countries and of two master filmmakers from the first half of the 20th century. The exhibition “In Praise of Shadows” brought together works and films of Haluk Akakçe (Turkey), Nathalie Djurberg (Sweden), William Kentridge (South Africa), Katariina Lillqvist (Finland), Jockum Nordström (Sweden), Lotte Reiniger (Germany), Christiana Soulou (Greece), Ladislas Starewitch (Poland), Andrew Vickery (Great Britain) and Kara Walker (U.S.A.). “In Praise of Shadows”, reflecting the influences on contemporary art of the long history of the shadow theatre in Turkey and Greece comprised works that were based on folk tales or simple contemporary narratives and presented more than 100 works of shadow theatre with dance, opera and music, silhouettes, drawings, texts, manuscripts, and films. Curator: Paolo Colombo Pages: 150 Language: English ISBN: 978-88-8158-714-8