Sue Fuller, String Composition 128, 1964, Plastic threads, wood, fabric, and metal, Sue Fuller Estate and Susan Teller Gallery, New York, by courtesy of NY.

Having opened its doors to culture and art events in July 2023 after the extensive restoration and repurposing works conducted by İBB Miras at Feshane-i Amire, one of the significant industrial buildings inherited from the Ottoman, Artİstanbul Feshane hosts the collection of Tate Modern, one of the most visited museums in the world. Considering the number of visitors, Tate Modern is among the most visited museums in the world along with Louvre Museum in France, Vatican Museums in Vatican, and the British Museum in the UK.

Photo: Jim Stephenson

The exhibition “The Dynamic Eye: Beyond Opt and Kinetic Art”, featuring the collection brought to Turkey in collaboration with İBB Kültür and İBB Miras, includes 95 works of art by 57 artists from 21 countries. The exhibition “Dynamic Eye: Beyond Opt and Kinetic Art” is bringing an exclusive multidisciplinary selection by various artists such as Alexander Calder, Frank Stella, Victor Vasarely, Lygia Clark, Liliane Lijn, Julio Le Parc, Jesus Rafael Soto, Kenneth Noland, and Helio Oiticica to Artİstanbul Feshane. The exhibition is curated by Valentina Ravaglia, the Curator of Displays and International Art at Tate Modern, a world-renowned art museum in London.

Mary Martin, Inversions, 1966, Aluminum, oil paint, and wood.

The exhibition redefines the optical and kinetic art, which emerged in 1950s and 1960s being inspired by mathematics, color theory, and perceptual psychology & physiology, from a global perspective. Bringing modernist pioneers and contemporary artists as well as the artists closely connected with this movement together, the exhibition “Dynamic Eye: Beyond Opt and Kinetic Art” is a form of journey towards the 20th century art.

Liliane Lijn, Space Displace Koan, 1969, Fiberglass, polyester resin, fluorescent tube, and motor.

Previously exhibited at Atkinson Museum in Porto, Portugal, and at Pudong Art Museum in Shanghai, China, the “Dynamic Eye: Beyond Opt and Kinetic Art” can be visited at Artİstanbul Feshane between 10.00 AM - 7.30 PM every day except Monday until May 19th, 2024.