Edirne, Turkey (17/06/1921)
Stockholm, Sweden (30/12/1986)
Places of Residence
Education and Employment
One-Person Exhibitions
Posthumous One-Person Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions
Posthumous Group Exhibitions
Public Works
Posthumously Completed Public Works
Research and Innovations
Works in Museums
Competitions, Awards & Scholarships
Bibliography
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1921-40
Edirne, Turkey
1940-47 Istanbul, Turkey
1947-51 Paris, France
1951-57 Istanbul, Turkey
1957-58 Brussels, Belgium
1958-65 Stockholm, Sweden
1965-86 Drottningholm (M/S Hulda sailing boat), Sweden
Education
and Employment
| 1940 1946 1947-51 1951-58 1958 1967-86 |
Matriculation
examination Diploma from the Academy of Art, Istanbul Student at the Académie Julian, Paris Professor at the Academy of Art, Istanbul Started collaborating with architect Ralph Erskine, Drottningholm Art professor at Konstfackskolan, Stockholm |
1948 |
Galerie
8, Paris Galerie Maeght, Paris The City Gallery, Istanbul The American Cultural Center, Istanbul SDS-hallen, Malmö Galerie Schindler, Berne Galerie Neumarkt, Zürich Palais International des Beaux-Arts, Brussels Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna Berlin Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Galerie Katakombe, Basle Galerie Burén, Stockholm ‘Salon de la Jeune Sculpture’, Musée Rodin, Paris |
Posthumous One-Person Exhibitions
1990 |
Galeri
Nev, Istanbul |
Group Exhibitions
1949 1951 1952? 1956 1957 1958 1961 1962 1966 1971 1975 1976 1976 1980 1981 1982 1983 1983 1986 1986 |
‘Réalitées Nouvelles’, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris ‘L’Ecole de Paris’, the French Consulate, Istanbul Galerie Denise René, Paris Venice Biennial Sao Paulo Biennial ‘50 Ans d'Art Moderne’, Palais International des Beaux-Arts, Brussels ‘IIème Exposition Internationale de Sculpture Contemporaine’ (‘2nd International Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture’), Musée Rodin, Paris Venice Biennial Teheran Biennial ‘IVème Exposition Internationale de Sculpture Contemporaine’ (‘4th International Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture’), Musée Rodin, Paris ‘Sju Skulpturer’, Institut Français, Stockholm ‘ARARAT’, Moderna Muséet, Stockholm Venice Biennial ‘1930 / 80’, Kulturhuset, Stockholm ‘Konkret Konst II’, Galleri Engström, Stockholm ‘Konkret Tvärblick, Riksutställningar’, travelling exhibition in Sweden ‘Vikningar och avvikelser’ (‘Folds and Deviations’), Galleri Konstfack, Stockholm ‘Nordisk Skulptur – 83’, Drammen ‘Grönningen exhibition’, Copenhagen ‘Vindens Kraft’ (‘Wind’s Force’), Gerlesborgsskolan, Hamburgsund |
1990
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Art Fair in Sollentuna, Stockholm Målargalleriet, Stockholm ‘Geometrisk Abstraktion XII’, Galleri Konstruktiv Tendens, Stockholm ‘Modern Turk: Turkish Art in the 2nd of the 20th Century’, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul ‘Memory and Scale: 15 Artists of Modern Turkish Sculpture’, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art ‘200. Sergi’ (‘200th Exhibition’), Galeri Nev, Ankara ‘Modern and Beyond’, santralistanbul |
1952-54 |
'Relief,
l00 m2 on the eastern wing of the Atatürk Mausoleum, Ankara Sculpture, 30-m high, for the Turkey Pavilion at the Brussels World Fair Relief in aluminium, LIC, Stockholm Sculpture in Sparbanken, Vargön, Uddevalla Sculpture in Vasa Gymnasium, Stockholm ‘Blomman’ (‘The Flower’), Brittgården, Tibro Sculpture in front of Divan Hotel, Istanbul Wooden relief at Pågens, Malmö Sculpture in front of Sparbanken's Conference Centre, Skepparholmen, Stockholm ‘Rullting’, sculptural ornamentation at the town square of Bosvedjan, Sundsvall (together with sculptors H. Gustafsson and H. Hild) ‘From Leonardo to...’, sculpture in front of the Royal Academy of Technology (KTH) at Karlavägen, Stockholm (together with architect Çetin Kanra) ‘Hyperform’, sculpture in the entrance-hall of Atlas Copco, Stockholm ‘Ryssjor’, Fisksätra, Stockholm (together with sculptor H. Gustafsson) ‘Akdeniz (‘The Mediterranean’), Yapi Kredi Insurance (previously Halk), Istanbul ‘Snäckan’ (‘The Shell’), Sculpture in the entrance-hall of Förbundshuset, Stockholm ‘The Swedish National Coat of Arms’, Plenary Hall of the House of Parliament, Stockholm |
| 1988 1989 1990 1991 1991 (2003) (2003) (2004) 2007 2008 2008 |
‘The
Swedish National Coat of Arms’ for permanent use in the House
of Parliament was in production in 1986. Some of Ilhan Koman's colleagues
and former students completed the work, which was unveiled by the
Head of the Parliament on National Commemoration Day, June 6th. ‘Portal’, mobile sculpture, which was originally to be placed in an underground station in Stockholm (1984-86) was enlarged in order to be placed at the City Terminal, Stockholm. The sculpture was unveiled by The King of Sweden on the occasion of the inauguration of the City Terminal, January 20th. It has been removed from the City Terminal in 2007. ‘Vattenvirveln’ (‘The Whirlpool’), sculpture for the town square at Ekerö Centrum, near Stockholm, was in production between 1985-86. Some of Ilhan Koman's colleagues and former students completed the sculpture, which was unveiled on June 8th. ‘Three-Winged Eolian Rotor’, Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm. Large scale bronze reproduction of a terracotta sculpture cast in Pietrasanta, Italy. The work is implemented in the Seymenler Park, Ankara. Bust in tribute to Ilhan Koman, Edirne University Park, Edirne. Naming of a public square ‘Ilhan Koman Square’, Edirne. Frieze in tribute to Ilhan Koman, Besiktas Art Park, Istanbul. ‘Sonsuzluga…’ (‘To Infinity…’), monumental realisation in titanium, santralistanbul. Relocalisation of monumental artwork 'Portal" from Stockholm Central Station (Sweden) to Bogazici University, Istanbul. 'Pi' series, monumental realisation in steel, Bogazici University, Istanbul. |
Research and Innovations
1969-71 1971-73 1973-75 1974-76 1979-80 1979-82 1979-82 1982-86 |
Swedish
Patent Registration ‘Hyperform.’ Registration nr. 10570 (1971-12-22) ‘Two Flexible Polyhedrons, Construction Units and Manner of their Production.’ Registration nr. 388.472 (1977-01-13) Continued research on flexible units, ‘Foldable Construction’. Registration nrs. 7510232-7 and 7510233-5 ‘Wind-rotors’. Registration nr. 7603405-6 Studies on structural units of ‘Infinity Minus One’. Registration nr. 30960 (1982- 10-13) Studies on flexible stuctures, ‘Tetraflex’. Registration nr. 8203211-1 Other Studies on a vertical-axle rotor in an interdisciplinary research project, together with architect E. Friis at the Royal Academy of Technology (KTH) Artistic research on ‘Derivative geometrical and topological shapes and structures’ and ways of using them in the creation of works of art. The first part of this research was documented at Galleri Konstfack in March 1983 |
1951 |
One
of the authors of the ‘Groupe
Espace Manifesto’, concerning an integration of art, architecture
and urbanism, with the purpose of creating a humane milieu. The French
Ministry of Culture approved this manifesto, which was published in
Art d’Aujourd’hui Revue, No: 8, Paris (France), October. Stage design and masks for a play by Dario Fo (‘L’Enterrement du Patron’ / 'Funerals of the Boss') directed by Mehmet Ulusoy at the Théâtre de Liberté, Les Halles, Paris. These clay studies have later been cast in bronze in limited edition commercially available. Directed his sculpture classes at Konstfackskolan in a project involving one theme (Rhythm), one material (Wood), and one tool (Band-saw). All the students took part in this study and exhibited their works at Galleri Konstfack in December 198l. The exhibition also travelled to Dalarnas Museum and to Södertälje Konsthall in 1983, and was completed with a ‘public workshop’ at Kulturhuset in Stockholm in April - August 1984, and further travelled to Nacka. |
Works in Museums
Moderna Muséet, Stockholm
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Museo J. Battle, Montevideo
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
National Museum for Painting and Sculpture, Istanbul
Palais International des Beaux Arts, Brussels
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Competitions, Awards & Scholarships
| 1946
1951 1952 1954 1955 1958 1969 1970 1970 1970's 1971 1974 1974 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982-86 1986 |
Three
year Turkish governmental fellowship for studies in Paris First prize in the competition for the ornamentation of the eastern wing of the Atatürk Mausoleum, Ankara Second prize in the sculpture competition for Sümer Bank, Ankara Second prize in the Turkish Government's Annual Art Exhibition First prize in the Turkish Government's Annual Art Exhibition Participated in an international competition in Montevideo (together with architect P-O Skånes) First prize in an open competition for the artistic ornamentation of the town square of Bosvedjan, Sundsvall (together with three former students) Shared first prize in an open competition for the artistic ornamentation of the City Hall square in Örebro (together with architect Çetin Kanra) Second prize in an open competition for the artistic ornamentation of Fisksätra, Nacka (together with architect Çetin Kanra and sculptor H. Gustafsson) Two scholarships from the Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm First prize in a competition for sculptural ornamentation of a yard at Huddinge Sjukhus, Stockholm Awarded project in the competition ‘Betong i Stadsbilden’, Stockholm Awarded project in a competition for sculptural ornamentation of a square at Täby Centrum, Stockholm (together with architect Çetin Kanra) Scholarship from the Swedish Artist Society Scholarship from the Swedish Artist Society Scholarship from the Swedish Artist Society Research grant from the National Council of Construction Research (together with architect E. Friis) Scholarship from the Stockholm Cultural Organisation Simavi Prize (Best Artist of the Year), Istanbul Research grant from Konstfackskolan, Stockholm Awarded project in an open competition for sculptural ornamentation of the university campus at Frescati, Stockholm |
Bibliography
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Moderne. Brussels, 1958 > Read, Herbert; A Concise History of Modern Sculpture. Thames and Hudson. London, 1964 > Berk, Nurullah; Türkiye'de Modern Resim ve Heykel Sanati. Istanbul > Dictionnaire Critique et Documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs. Librairie Gründ. Paris, 1976 > Leonardo Vol.12, article (pp. 1-4): ‘On my Approach to Making Nonfigurative Static and Kinetic Sculpture’ by Ilhan Koman & Françoise Ribeyrolles. Pergamon Press. New York, 1979 > Friis, Eva; Vertikalaxlad Vindrotor. Värmetillskott i Befintliga Byggnader. Estetik, Ekologi och Ekonomi (research report). KTH-A-PRM. Stockholm, 1982 > Natur och Kulturs Konstnärslexikon. Stockholm, 1982 > 63 Skulptörer. Pedagog-förlaget. Klippan, 1984 > Wingren, Bo; Konst på Stan. Bokförlaget Natur och Kultur. Stockholm, 1984 > Gezer, Hüseyin; Türk Heykeli (Turkish Sculpture). Ankara, 1984 > En Värld Under Jord. Färg och Form i Tunnelbanan. Liber Förlag. Stockholm, 1985 > Grande Larousse Encyclopédique (supplément). Paris > Who's Who in Turkey. Istanbul > Tanken och Handen: Konstfack 150 År. Page One Publishing AB. Stockholm, 1994 > Koman, Kerstin; Ilhan Koman. Kalejdoskop Förlag. Stockholm, 1994 > Uçuk, Fatma Semiha; Ilhan Koman. Istanbul, 1996 > Calikoglu, Levent & Akdag, Aysun; Modern Turk: 20. YY. Ikinci Yarisinda Turk Sanati / Turkish Art in the Second of the 20th Century (exhibition catalogue). Istanbul Sanat Muzesi Vakfi / Istanbul Art Museum Foundation. Istanbul, 2001. > Haydaroglu, Mine & Torre, Fany Elisa; Ilhan Koman: Retrospektif / Retrospective (exhibition catalogue). Yapi Kredi Kultur Sanat Yayincilik Ticaret ve Sanayi A. S.. Istanbul, 2005 > Ileri, Cem; Bellek ve Olcek, Modern Turk Heykelinin 15 Sanatcisi / Memory and Scale, 15 Artists of Modern Turkish Sculpture (exhibition catalogue). Istanbul Modern Sanat Iktisadi Isletmesi. Istanbul, 2006 > Pazarbasi, Ece, Ece, Ozlem & Torre, Fany Elisa; Beldemiz icin Sanat / Art for our Town. Ilhan Koman Kultur ve Sanat Vakfi / Ilhan Koman Foundation for Cultures and Arts. Istanbul, 2005 > Sarhangi, Reza & Sharp, John; Bridges London, Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture (conference proceedings), article: ‘Developable Sculptural Forms of Ilhan Koman’ by Tevfik Akgun, Ergun Akleman & Ahmet Koman. Tarquin Publications. London, 2006 > International Conference of Bridges Donostia: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science (conference proceedings), article: ‘Spiral Developable Sculptures of Ilhan Koman’ by Tevfik Akgun, Ergun Akleman, Irfan Kaya & Ahmet Koman. San Sebastian, 2007 |
| L'Art d'Aujourd'hui,
Paris, 1950 Prisme des Arts, Paris, 1950 Arkitekt, Istanbul, 1955 Arkitekt, Istanbul, 1956 Prisme des Arts, Paris, 1956 Arkitekt, Istanbul, 1957 Bulletin, Museum of Modern Art, New York Aujourd'hui, Paris, 1958 Art News, New York, 1959 Arkitekt, Istanbul, 1960 (article by Hadi Bara) Aujourd'hui, Paris, 1961 (article by Pierre Guéguen) Konstrevy, Stockholm, 1962 (article by Kristian Romare) Neue Berner Nachrichten, Berne, 1962 (article by Jean-Christoph Ammann) Arts International, New York, 1962 Paletten, Gothenburg, 1962 Aujourd'hui, Paris, 1962 Arkitekt, Istanbul, 1962 (article by Hadi Bara) Neue Züricher Zeitung, Zürich, 1962 Aujourd'hui, Paris, 1962 (article by Denis Chevalier) Lausanne Magazine, Lausanne, 1962 (article by Jean-Claude Widmer) Paletten, Gothenburg, 1979 (article by Beate Sydhoff) Leonardo, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1979 (article by Françoise Ribeyrolles) Milliyet Sanat, Istanbul, 198l (articles by Abidin Dino, Günes Karabuda, and Yasar Kemal) Konkret Kalejdoskop, 1981 Sanat Olayi, Istanbul, 198l (article by Ali Neyzi) Milliyet Sanat, Istanbul, 1982 (article by Zeynep Oral) Berlingske, Copenhagen, 1986 (article by Poul Flöe Svenningsen) Politiken, Copenhagen, 1986 (article by Pierre Lübecker) Milliyet Sanat, Istanbul, 1987 (articles by Abidin Dino, Ferit Edgü, Günes Karabuda, and Kaya Özsezgin) Arredamento Dekorasyon, No. 5, Istanbul, May 1993 (article by Hüseyin B. Alptekin and Özgür Uçkan) Vizyon Dekorasyon, No. 18, Istanbul, January 1996 (article by Haldun Dostoglu and Abdurrahman Hancö) Albüm, No. 5, Istanbul, June 1998 (article by Emine Çaykara) Atlas,Istanbul, January 2000 (first page cover) About 500 press articles about Ilhan Koman and/or about the Koman Foundation, covering a period going from 1987 until 2008, are available for consultation if you ask for them writing to mail@koman.org. |
