Koman exhibition in santralistanbul
‘Modern and Beyond’ show

(Santral Istanbul)

17 artworks created by Ilhan Koman were exhibited in santralistanbul’s first major show, called ‘Modern and Beyond’, from September 2007 until June 2008.

This exhibition included works by major modern and contemporary Turkish artists from 1950 until 2000 and took place as part of the Istanbul 10th Biennial.


Implementation of Koman’s ‘To Infinity…’
monumental artwork in santralistanbul

('To Infinity...')

One of Koman’s masterpieces, called ‘To Infinity…’ has been realised in monumental scale (6-meter long), in titanium 1st grade, for permanent implementation within santralistanbul site (in Eyup district). The artwork was inaugurated within the santralistanbul's Grand Opening, in September 2007, during Istanbul 10th Biennial of Contemporary Art.

Italian-Swedish artist Marco Veschetti, who used to be Ilhan Koman’s assistant in Stockholm, participated to the realisation of this piece, together with the Koman Foundation’s team. It took over a year to build this intriguing work referring to several complicated mathematical and mechanical principles.

Ilhan Koman had made several prototypes of this artwork. He was planning to build it in monument scale, but never got the chance to do so during his lifetime.

‘To Infinity…’ is the 6th Koman’s monumental artworks posthumously realised. It is the 5th artworks created by Ilhan Koman to be implemented in a public space in Turkey.


Presentation of Koman’s work at the
‘International Conference of Bridges
Donostia: Mathematical Connections in
Art, Music, and Science’ conference
(Spain)

(Koman, Akleman & Akgun)

Tevfik Akgun and Irfan Kaya from the Istanbul Yildiz Technical University, Communication Design Department, Faculty of Art and Design, Ahmet Koman (Ilhan Koman’s son) from the Istanbul Bogazici University, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department and Ergun Akleman from the College Station, Texas A&M University, Department of Architecture, Visualization Sciences Program have prepared for the Bridges Donostia (Spain) a lecture and a workshop about the ‘Spiral Developable Sculptures of Ilhan Koman’.

During this event, Irfan Kaya explaiedn spiral developable sculptural forms invented by Ilhan Koman approximately 25 years ago. He identified the mathematical procedure behind Koman’s spiral developable forms and showed that, using this procedure, a variety of spiral developable forms can be constructed.

The ‘International Conference of Bridges Donostia: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science’ took place in San Sebastian (Spain) from the 24th until the 27th of July 2007.


Koman exhibition at Ankara Galeri Nev’s
‘200. Sergi’ (‘200th Exhibition’)

(Galeri Nev Ankara)

Galeri Nev, one of the best art galleries in Turkey since 1984, celebrated its 200th exhibition with an exceptional presentation of artworks by the major Turkish artists that Nev has represented for the last 23 years. Ilhan Koman was among these artists.

Since 1990, Ankara and Istanbul Nev galleries have shown Koman’s artworks on the occasion of 5 exhibitions in Turkey.

The Galeri Nev’s ‘200th Exhibition’ took place from the 11th of May until the 11th of September 2007.


‘To Infinity’ Koman Exhibition at
Istanbul Sabanci University

(exhibition poster)

Sabanci University, SSBF Art Gallery and the Koman Foundation have presented a dozen Koman’s artworks within the Sabanci campus from the 21st of May until the 2nd of June 2007.

This exhibition took place at the same time than workshops organised by Sabanci University, which aimed at easing teaching of science for primary school teachers from all over Turkey. On this occasion, Tevfik Akgun (Yildiz Technical University) and Ahmet Koman (Bogazici University) have shown how to use Koman’s artworks in order to teach scientific principles to young children in a creative way.

‘To Infinity’ Sabanci exhibition has been organised by Ali Alpar, Defne Ucer, Sena Arcak (Sabanci University), Ahmet Koman, Kaya Hostas, Fany Torre (Koman Foundation) and Resat Kizilkutlu (RMK Transports). Print design was created by Asli Narin. The exhibition was sponsored by Sabanci University, Koman Foundation, Fassart Gallery and ICAM-I2CAM (Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter).


Koman Exhibition at Izmir
Konak Municipality Cultural Centre

(catalogue cover)

Konak Municipality’s Guzelyali Culture and Art Centre organised with the Koman Foundation the very first exhibition of Koman’s work in Izmir and the 1st Koman show in Turkey outside of Istanbul or Ankara.

About 50 art pieces representing Koman’s whole series of works were presented in the newly built art gallery of this centre. Several thousands persons visited it among which an important part of school pupils brought by their teachers in order to apprehend sciences from Koman’s artistic point of view.

The exhibition took place from the 21st of March until the 20th of April and has been warmly supported by the Konak municipal team, by its mayor, Ali Muzaffer Tuncag and by M. Tuncag's wife, architect Sedef Tuncag.