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  Nur KOÇAK                  
Vitrinler  3  /  Shop windows  3   
8 Mart-30 Nisan  /March 8- April 30, 2000

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Shop Windows and I

NUR KOÇAK

I have always liked watching shop windows. The first window I literally glued myself to was that of a toyshop named Ülgen. In the Ankara of my childhood, the shop was on Atatürk Boulevard, next to the sales booth of the National Lottery. While my parents bought tickets, I would run next door to stand gazing at the two dolls placed in two corners of the window. The porcelain dolls were almost my size. One had golden locks, the other black. Their blue glass eyes would close when put te sleep. I preferred the beautiful brunette, which resembled Elizabeth Taylor's childhood. Wearing a white striped blue dress with baby-styled collar and balloon-shaped sleeves; black patent leather shoes and white socks, this doll embellished my dreams for months. At home, I declared a few times how badly I wanted to own it, but I was told that it coasted as much as my father's monthly income: Two hundred Turkish liras to be exact. So, I refrained. Frankly, it had not occurred to me why my parents never missed the lottery draws?.. Could the prize go to buy me that doll?..

Berk Stocking and Bijouterie opened towards the end of the eighties on Moda Avenue. The shop window caught my attention with what it displayed (The lingerie that I had painted on woman's bodies in my Object Women series - in Red and Black, for instance - were now put on plastic mannequins) as well as how it displayed. Moulded plastic legs with their toes pointing upwards were scattered around in the window. The fillet or lace knitted stocking adorned with embroidery or artificial gems were accompanied either by a gigantic paper fan or by a huge plastic heart. The images of the world reflecting on the shop's window coalesced with the provocativeness of the objects behind; the gloss of the satin, the transparency of the nylon mixed with the sheen of the plastic. I could not keep from taking several pictures. Berk Stockings painted in 1989 is the first work of the series I made using, these photographs. This shop closed down a few years later. It was first replaced by a music store, and then, by a greengrocery. Now, a bric-a-brac dealer occupies the place.

Biography

1941                 was born in Istanbul on December 14th.

1948-58           had elementary and secondary school education untill the end of 10th grade at TED Ankara College.

1958-60           studied 11th and 12th grades in Western High School, Washington DC, USA and graduated from that establishment.

1960-64           studied art at the State Academy of Fine Arts' Painting Department in Istanbul.

1964-67           worked as a technical designer in Lausanne, Switzerland.

1968                graduated from the State Academy of Fine Arts' Painting Department after another year of study in Istanbul.

1970-74           did further studies on art at the Ecole Nationale Supçrieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France, on a scholarship won from the Turkish State.

1975-81            worked as an assistant professor at the State Academy of Fine Arts' Painting Department in Istanbul.

                        Lives and works in Istanbul as a self employed artist.

ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

1976                "Objects Fetishes-Femmes Objects", State Academy of Fine Arts, Architect Sinan Hall, Fındıklı, Istanbul

1982                "Les Envois", State Gallery of Fine Arts, Beyoğlu, Istanbul

1984                "1974-1984", Garanti Art Gallery, Harbiye, Istanbul

1986                "From the Family Album", Maçka Art Gallery, Maçka, Istanbul

1987                "Retrospective Presentation, 1", Mine Art Gallery, Altıyol, Istanbul

1989                "Retrospective Presentation, 2", Mine Art Gallery, Altıyol, Istanbul

1990                "Shop Windows, 1", Lami Art Gallery, Nişantaşı, Istanbul

1993                "Shop Windows, 2", Garanti Art Gallery, Beyoğlu, Istanbul

1994                "Retrospective Presentation, 3", Selvin Art Gallery, Kavaklıdere, Ankara

1997                "Souvenirs de Bonheur", Ercüment Kalmık Museum, Ayaspaşa, Istanbul

2000                "Shop Windows, 3", Mine Art Gallery, Bahariye, Istanbul

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1973                Salon d'Automne, Grand Palais, Paris

1974                Salon des Artistes Français, Grand Palais, Paris; "Young Turkish Artists Living in France", Centre d'Acceuil pour les Etudiants du Moyen Orient, Paris

1977                International Triennial of Fine Arts, Belgrade; The Balkan Countries' Fine Arts Exhibition, Bucarest; Ist Istanbul Art Festival, "New Tendencies in Arts Exhibition", State Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul

1978                "Istanbul's Contemporary Art", Ankara, İzmir; "Turkish Contemporary Art", Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Baku

1979                Ist International Drawing Biennial, Lisbon, Porto

1979-84           Mail Art Exhibitions in Austria, Belgium, Brasil, Canada, Finland, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Old Yugoslavia, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, USA

1981                 3rd Istanbul Art Festival, "New Tendencies in Arts Exhibition", State Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul; 2nd International Drawing Biennial, Lisbon; "The Nude in Turkish Art", Baraz Art Gallery, Istanbul

1982                "Turkish Art in Turkish Cultural Change", Hisarbank Art Gallery, Istanbul

1983                "50 Precious Turkish Paintings of This Century", Alarko Art Gallery, Istanbul; 4th Istanbul Art Festival, "New Tendencies in Arts Exhibition", Architect Sinan University, Istanbul

1984                "A Section of Turkish Art since 1950", Alarko Art Gallery, Istanbul; "Thirteen Painters/Three Tendencies", Maçka Art Gallery, Istanbul

1986                "Turkish Art in the Second Half of This Century", Yıldız Palace Armory, Istanbul; "10th Anniversary Exhibitions", Maçka Art Gallery, Istanbul

1987                "The Modernization Process in Turkish Art", Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul;

                        "Ist International Contemporary Arts Exhibitions", Military Museum, Istanbul

1988-99           "Contemporary Art Summer Exhibitions", Mine Art Gallery, Istanbul

1989                "Grand Exhibition", Atatürk Cultural Center, Ankara, Anatolia University, Eskişehir; "Contemporary Art'89", Kazım Taşkent Gallery, Istanbul; 2nd International Art Biennial of Istanbul Participating Art Galleries Exhibition, Mine Art Gallery, Istanbul

1990                "Grand Exhibition, 2", Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Istanbul, Atatürk Cultural Center, Ankara; "15 Years of Artistic Activities Exhibition", a Gallery Baraz organization, Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul

1991                 Ist Istanbul Art Fair, TÜYAP Exhibition Palace, Istanbul

1992                2nd Istanbul Art Fair, TÜYAP Exhibition Palace, Istanbul

1993                "Women Artists since the Turkish Republic", Archeological Museum, Istanbul

1995                "Les Traces", Yıldız University Sabancı Cultural Center, Istanbul; "The Intolerance" Exhibition, a fund raising project for the war victims of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yıldız Palace Armory, Istanbul; "The Hope Mozaic", a wall panel painting project and auction sale organized through UNICEF for the war victim children of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hilton Hotel, Istanbul

1996                "The Auto-portait in Turkish Art", Yapı Kredi Cultural Center, Istanbul; "The Human Factor in Turkish Art", Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Istanbul; "The Other, Contemporary Art Exhibition", an organization of AIAP, International Art Association in Turkey, Antrepo, Istanbul, "Les Traces", Yapı Kredi Art Galleries, Adana, İzmir

1997                "3rd Paper Works Special Exhibition", an organization of the Museum of Painting and Sculpture Association, Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul

1998                "Manzara/Landscape", Paintings, Photographies and Videos, Borusan Culture and Art Center, Istanbul; "Fourty One, 41 Years, 41 Artists, 41 Art Works" Exhibition, Marmara University's Fine Arts Faculty, Istanbul

1999                "Artist Portraits", Yapı Kredi Cultural Center, Istanbul

AWARDS AND GRANTS

1960                "Best Art Student Prize", Western High School, Washington DC, USA

1970-74           Turkish State Scholarship, Paris, France

1979                High Achievement Prize, "Children of Turkey" Art Exibition, Association of Visual Arts and Art Lovers Society of Istanbul

1981                 Gold Medal Award, 3rd Istanbul Art Festival, "New Tendencies in Arts Exhibition", State Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul

1986                Honorable Mention, DYO 20th Art Exhibition, Izmir, Istanbul, Ankara

1992                Certificate of High Achievement,