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The Dogançay Museum
Based on the museum's brochure


The DOGANÇAY MUSEUM
, Turkey's first contemporary art museum, officially opened its doors to the public in 2004. It is housed in a historic 150-year-old five-story building located in the heart of the bustling Beyoglu district of Istanbul. The building was in a state of complete disrepair when Burhan Dogançay purchased it in 1999. Following a major four-year renovation, it was restored to its former glory and its interior converted to meet exacting museum standards. While the museum is dedicated almost exclusively to the work of its founder Burhan Dogançay-Turkey's foremost contemporary artist-one floor has been set aside for the work of the artist's father, Adil Dogançay.

 BURHAN DOGANÇAY's early artistic training was provided by his father as well as the well-known painter Arif Kaptan. From a young age, he learned the vital importance of good drawing. During the early 1950s, Dogançay spent a significant part of his student years in Paris studying art at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière while simultaneously pursuing his studies at the University of Paris in law and economics, which culminated in a doctorate degree. During this period he continued to paint regularly and to show his works in several group exhibitions. Soon after his return to Turkey, he participated in many exhibitions, including joint exhibitions with his father at the Ankara Art Lovers Club. Following a brief career in the diplomatic service which brought him to New York City in 1962, Dogançay decided in 1964 to devote himself entirely to art and to make New York his permanent home. Now, some 40 years later, the opening of Dogançay's own museum in his native Istanbul marks a new chapter in his life.

Burhan Dogançay is primarily known for a body of work that grew out of his fascination with urban walls. Spanning a period of over 40 years, this preoccupation was inspired by his travels to more than 100 countries and has been consistently translated into his paintings, graphics, Aubusson tapestries, sculptures and photographs.

Urban walls have a special meaning for Dogançay: they serve as a testament to the passage of time, reflecting social, political and economic change. They also bear witness to the assault of the elements and to the markings left by people. This, according to Dogançay, is what makes urban walls monuments to the human experience.

With over 100 works on display, the museum offers a stunning visual survey of the evolution of Dogançay's oeuvre, from his early figurative paintings to his wall-inspired art.


ADIL DOGANÇAY
was born in Istanbul in 1900. An officer in the Turkish army, he was also a well-known painter. His works are predominantly impressionistic land and seascapes in oil on canvas. Few of his paintings are dated; most of those on display in the museum were completed between 1940 and 1990, the year he died. He received his artistic training from Major ?eref Bey at the Ey³p Military Academy and from Major Tahsin Bey, a seascape artist from Diyarbakør, at the Topography School. He fought in the Turkish War of Independence and was awarded the Independence Medal. As a topographer, Dogançay traveled all over Anatolia, which gave him the opportunity to spend hours surrounded by nature. The artist produced all his paintings outdoors, calling nature his ægreatest teacherÆ. Whenever possible, he would head into nature, paint box in hand, searching for subjects to translate onto his canvas.


Adress and Contact:


Dogançay Museum
Balo Sokak No. 42
34335 Beyoglu/Istanbul - Turkey
Web site: http://www.burhandogancay.org
E-mail: burhandogancay@yahoo.com


More on the Light Millennium:

Book: Bridge of Dreams - The Re-Birth of the Brooklyn Bridge (March-April 2000)
-- LMTV: Bridge of Dreams with Burhan DOGANÇAY (February 2000)
-- Dogançay's Hearts (January 2000)
-- Dogançay's Fictional Biography written for the Light Millennium (March-April 2000)
Ulysses in Manhattan by Nilufer KUYAS (Fall 2001)
LMTV: "The Walls of the World" (August 1999)
LMTV: "Bridge of Dreams" (February 2000)
Are We A Reflection of Black Holes? (March-April 2000)
(Accompany with Dogancay's 'Heart' images)

   
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