Painting As a Way of Living until 27.08. Istanbul Modern Art Museum

The video programmes at Istanbul Modern aim to present some of the most significantlocal and international productions created in this medium. Through a varied selection, the Istanbul Modern video programmes reveal how certain contemporary artists use new technologies to analyse or represent the aesthetic, emotional and social concerns of the times they are living in. The 4th Video Program at Istanbul Modern will run parallel to the monographic exhibition of works by two major Turkish abstract painters, Fahrelnissa Zeid and Nejad Devrim. Under the title “Painting as a Way of Living” the video works by Lida Abdul, Adrian Paci, Sarkis and Tony Tasset propose fascinating reflections on the practice of painting and reveal how the marvels of the sublime go hand in hand with the simplicity, the difficulties and the tragedies of everyday life. The works by these artists offer new insights into the understanding of how painting as a discipline continues to exist and expand beyond the classical limits of the framed canvas, into new territories, thanks to the use of contemporary media.