ÖZGÜN BİR HEYKEL SERGİLEME MODELİ OLARAK ELGİZ MÜZESİ TERAS SERGİLERİ

Abstract

This study analyzes the Terrace Exhibitions, initiated in 2012 at he Elgiz Museum, as a original open-air sculpture exhibition model. Organized through annual thematic open calls to national and international sculptors, the exhibitions present works selected by an advisory board and support interaction between artists and collectors, contributing to the circulation of sculpture art.

Through their continuity and regular production, the Terrace Exhibitions have become a sustainable and established practice within Turkey’s open-air sculpture exhibition landscape. The museum’s location in Maslak, outside the Beyoğlu axis traditionally defined as Turkey’s cultural center, and its position within a plaza structure are key factors shaping the exhibitions intitutional identity.

The first chapter of the thesis, titled "The Transformation of Sculpture in Turkey and its Exhibition Conditions," examines the historical process and exhibition practices of sculpture in Turkey, aiming to understand the current conditions of Terrace Exhibitions. The second chapter, titled "Open-Air Sculpture Exhibition Practices in Contemporary Art Museums: The Elgiz Museum Terrace Exhibitions Example," investigates the formation processes of contemporary art museums in Turkey and discusses the conditions under which the Elgiz Museum, which organizes Terrace Exhibitions, was established. The third chapter, titled "City, Museum, and Publicness: On the Spatial Policies of the Elgiz Museum," analyzes the museum's location in Maslak and the relationship between the Terrace Exhibitions and the museum's architecture within the context of the city and publicness.