OMM designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates. © NAARO
Last weekend saw the opening of Odunpazari Modern Museum (OMM), a major new art museum founded by art collector Erol Tabanca and designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates in North West Turkey. Here, we recall the event in pictures
Home to Erol Tabanca’s 1000 piece contemporary art collection alongside a curated program of exhibitions, OMM officially opened its doors to the public on Sunday 8th September following a glamorous launch party on the Saturday night.
Guests at the opening party of OMM
Erol Tabanca with Kengo Kuma and Yuki Ikeguchi
The opening celebrations saw Japanese bamboo artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV completing the final touches of his largest ever installation, alongside performances by Turkish artist Lin Pesto, and singer-songwriter Jonathan Bree , and two immersive installations by British digital art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast.
The largest installation to date by Japanese bamboo-artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV © NAARO
Read more: OMM’s Creative Director Idil Tabanca on creating an art institution
The night also launched the museum’s first exhibition Vuslat (loosely translated as The Union). The group show features a selection of over 100 works by 60 leading artists predominantly from Turkey including Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, Canan Tolon, Erol Akyavaş, İlhan Koman, Ramazan Bayrakoğlu, Sinan Demirtaş and Tayfun Erdoğmuş.
Rana, Idil and Erol Tabanca
Fashion designer Dilara Fındıkoğlu has designed the uniforms for the museum’s staff in collaboration with Creative Director Idil Tabanca
For more information visit: omm.art
