Akbank Sanat

Exhibition Contemporary Istanbul 21st Edition

Weird things are happening... In the world, and everywhere. Technological development, the transformation of everyday life, dismantles everything familiar, everything known.

Exhibition Akbank 44th Contemporary Artists Prize Exhibition

Akbank 44th Contemporary Artists Prize Exhibition will be held at Elgiz Museum between 14 May – 31 July 2026. The works of 23 artists selected as a result of the evaluations of the jury members, will be on display for art enthusiasts to enjoy.

Exhibition Contemporary Istanbul 20th Edition

Kounellis observed actors on stage, and painted them. Kounellis was into the heart of the matter, the poorness and acting. These paintings, exhibited here for the first time, under the sun, were born in and of the underworld.

Exhibition Akbank 43rd Contemporary Artists Prize Exhibition

Akbank 43rd Contemporary Artists Prize Exhibition, in order to support developments in the field of contemporary art and support young artists, will be held at Akbank Sanat between 30 May – 31 July 2025. The works of 27 artists selected as a result of the evaluations of the jury members, will be on display for art enthusiasts to enjoy.

Exhibition dots/dashes/dots: S.O.S

SOS, - dots, dashes, dots - is a call for a new world, a plea for a new order, a geometry emerging from a world enclosed within itself, precipitated in our memories.

Exhibition Intensions 6

Setting Sail for the Seventh Contemporary Art and Curatorship Seminar Program… This year, we are delighted to have successfully completed the sixth “Contemporary Art and Curating” Seminar Program in collaboration of Open Dialogue Istanbul and Akbank Sanat.

Exhibition Contemporary Istanbul 19th Edition

Each new artwork disrupts the game of the one before. Art: the agony between desire and its fulfillment. Game: another name for art.

Exhibition Georg Baselitz: The Last Decade

Georg Baselitz: The Last Decade, held at the Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) and Akbank Sanat, features works by the German painter, printmaker, and sculptor Georg Baselitz, a prominent figure in contemporary art.

Exhibition Akbank 42nd Contemporary Artists Prize Exhibition

Akbank 42nd Contemporary Artists Prize Exhibition, in order to support developments in the field of contemporary art and support young artists, will be held at Akbank Sanat between 05 June – 31 July 2024. The works of 22 artists selected as a result of the evaluations of the jury members, will be on display for art enthusiasts to enjoy.

Exhibition Now in Digital Art: Game Room

Now in Digital Art: Game Room offers a curious look at the use of games in contemporary art from both perspectives: examples of game art and art games invite visitors to view video games from a different angle.

Exhibition Intentions 2

“Intentions 2” exhibition aims to present collections of artworks, each with distinct concepts, that were not initially intended to be exhibited together, with the goal of generating new contextual relations.

Exhibition A Space of Insight: Akbank Sanat and 30 Years

Contemporary art functions as language, and no language can remain silent. Each language forges its own memory, identity, and consciousness in a distinct manner. Each exhibition represents a lived insight within a particular space. Celebrating 30 years, we reflect upon thirty-one exhibitions that mark significant milestones in our enduring journey.

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Film Shorts with Akbank Sanat
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Fabrika Ayvalık, BALIKESİR

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Conversation New and Bold Short Films

Aeskev, BALIKESİR

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Fabrika Ayvalık, BALIKESİR

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