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Tag Archives: Tomur Atagok

1. Tomur Atagök: Painter, Historian, Critic, Curator, Mentor

      Tomur Atagök 1939-2025 We are all  mourning the passing of  our beloved mentor and teacher     I first connected with Tomur Atagök in 1997 through her collaborations with Katy Deepwell in n.paradoxa.   Tomur had just published in the first volume of Katy’s amazing magaine, an essay  on  “Contemporary Turkish Women Artists”. ( […]

   This entry was posted on March 31, 2025 and is filed under Art and Activism, Contemporary Art, ecology, Feminism, landscape, Uncategorized.

   Tags: Anatolian goddesses, anti war, Biennials, feminism, nature, Tomur Atagok, Turkey, Uğur Mumcu

2. A visit to the home of contemporary Turkish Artist Tomur Atagök

   A visit to the home of contemporary Turkish artist Tomur Atagök provided me with new insights into her paintings and collages about politics and nature.

   This entry was posted on October 19, 2015 and is filed under Contemporary Art, Feminism, Turkish Women Artists, Uncategorized.

   Tags: art, goddesses, hans hofmann, house, nature, third bridge in Istanbul, Tomur Atagok, Turkey

3. The Istanbul Modern : Hayat ve Hakikat Dream and Reality Modern and Contemporary Women Artists from Turkey

   The exhibition “Dream and Reality” at the Istanbul Modern Museum provides an overview of modern and contemporary women artists from Turkey. Since women constitute many of the leading artists in Turkey, the exhibition is a valuable survey of modern and contemporary art beginning in the early twentieth century and continuing to the present. Jointly curated […]

   This entry was posted on October 26, 2011 and is filed under Turkish Women Artists.

   Tags: Ahu Antman, Aliye Berger, Asli SunguInci Eviner, Atilkunst, Fahrelnissa Zeid, Fusun Onur, Gulsun Karamustafa, Gunes Terkol, Hale Tenger, Hayal ve Hakikat, Istanbul Modern, Kezban Arca Batibeki, Mihri Hanim, NIlbar Gures, Nur Kocak, Tomur Atagok, Turkish Women Artists

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