Co-curated by Huma Kabakcı and Mine Küçük, a group exhibition titled Past meets Present presented a selection of works by 16 Turkish and international artists. All participating artists came from different artistic and cultural backgrounds yet their individual art practices are informed by a shared interest in the research, excavations and discoveries of historians, scientists and archaeologists.

The group exhibition featured works by artists including; Sami Aslan, Burçak Bingöl, Hera Büyüktaşçıyan, Ahmet Civelek, Onur Hastürk, Patrick Hough, Bilal Hakan Karakaya, Seçil Kınay, Hasan Kıran, Maude Maris, Ardan Özmenoğlu, Murat Palta, Shahpour Pouyan, Gazi Sansoy, Elvan Tekcan and Pınar Yolaçan.

Past meets Present’s curators, Huma Kabakcı and Mine Küçük, stated that their curatorial vision for the exhibition drew inspiration from the historical context of the exhibition space, which served as the Ottoman Post Office in the early 20th century, and from the international outlook of the Anna Laudel Contemporary gallery. Having long been influenced by the idea of redefining the past through contemporary art, the curators will invite visitors to explore and participate in a historical journey through contemporary art practice.

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