Galerist Gallery in Istanbul
Beyoğlu · Contemporary programme
Editorial Profile
Galerist occupies an established position within contemporary art in Istanbul, with a history that reaches back to 2001 and a base in Passage Petits-Champs in Pera, Beyoğlu, since 2011. Its program is shaped by a dual commitment: supporting contemporary artists from Turkey while also preserving and presenting the work of figures who have become central to the country’s recent art history. This gives the gallery a profile that is neither purely emerging nor purely market-driven, but one attentive to continuity, representation, and long-term artistic development. Its roster includes artists such as Nil Yalter, Semiha Berksoy, Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin, Hera Büyüktaşcıyan, Elif Uras, Nuri Kuzucan, Yusuf Sevinçli, Ayça Telgeren, and Burcu Yağcıoğlu, indicating a program that moves across conceptual practice, painting, photography, installation, sculpture, and materially sensitive forms of research.
Within the network of galleries in Istanbul, Galerist is particularly relevant for the way it links Beyoğlu’s historic gallery geography with an international circuit. Recent and past exhibitions, from Lara Ögel’s Locus Affectus to presentations of İpek Duben, Elif Uras, Defne Tesal, and Nuri Kuzucan, suggest a program built around both solo depth and carefully framed group contexts. Its participation in fairs such as The Armory Show, Abu Dhabi Art, Frieze, ARCOmadrid, Art Dubai, and Contemporary Istanbul extends this local base outward, while its publishing activity adds an editorial layer to the gallery’s role. In relation to Istanbul’s contemporary art institutions, it functions as a commercial space with a clear curatorial memory, connecting artists, estates, exhibitions, and publications within a broader cultural ecosystem.
Selected Artists
Nil Yalter
Turkish-French
Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin
Turkish
Semiha Berksoy
Turkish
Hera Büyüktaşcıyan
Turkish
Elif Uras
Turkish
Yusuf Sevinçli
Turkish
Nuri Kuzucan
Turkish
Burcu Yağcıoğlu
Turkish
Selected Exhibitions
Earth on Their Hands
Elif Uras
Tumult
Yusuf Sevinçli
H-Fact: Hospitality/Hostility
Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin
Among Friends: One Chapter of a Long Story
Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin, Can Altay, Thomas Büsch, Tunç Ali Çam, Grip-in, Ayhan Hacıfazlıoğlu, Minna Henriksson, Staffan Jofjell, Şirin İskit, Emre Koyuncuoğlu, Michael Morris, Serkan Özkaya, Camila Rocha, Vahit Tuna, Nalan Yırtmaç
True Love Leaves No Traces
Silva Bingaz, Claire Denis, Alfredo Jaar, Ismene King, Ariana Papademetropoulos, Necla Rüzgar, Anri Sala, Kiki Smith, Stefania Strouza, Hale Tenger, Kostis Velonis
The Sea Said Okay
Nilbar Güreş
Kara Kum
Nil Yalter
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