Image series 38 / 2023: Füsun Onur

Explorations of Surface and Space

17 September 2023 | By: Bettina Pfleging

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She is one of the most important artists in Turkey. Füsun Onur already developed her own artistic position during her studies in the 1950s and she still pursues this claim today. She often uses everyday objects for her sculptures and is interested in concepts of space and surface. Some of her works extend into the room, interact with the viewer and are sometimes abstract, sometimes witty.
94 installations by Füsun Onur from the last sixty years, some of which fill the room, can be seen in the exhibition.

„Füsun Onur. Retrospective“
16 September 2023 until 28 January 2024, Museum Ludwig, Köln

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Füsun Onur. Dividing Space on a White Piece of Paper, 1965–1966, 50 pieces; 30 × 22.5 cm each; User uploads, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre

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Füsun Onur. Associations from a Shiny Circle on the Floor, Ausschnitt, 1980; Bildarchiv, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden

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Füsun Onur. Icons of Time, 1990, wood, leather, metal, paint; User uploads, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre

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Füsun Onur. Isimsiz, 1993, chair, chain and name tag; PIXX, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Institut für Kunst und Kunstwissenschaft

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Füsun Onur Opus II – Fantasia, Ausschnitt, 2001; User uploads, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre

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Füsun Onur. Opus II – Fantasia, Ausschnitt, 2001; Bildarchiv, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden

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Füsun Onur. Opus II – Fantasia, Ausschnitt, 2001; Bildarchiv, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden

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Füsun Onur. Opus II – Fantasia (Detail), Ausschnitt, 2001 (2021); User uploads, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre