TaşAnkara explained

TaşAnkara
Wikidata:Q6016607
City:Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
Artist:Jørgen Haugen Sørensen
Medium:Stone
Subject:Abstract
Height Metric:130
Width Metric:195
Length Metric:410
Condition:Completed
Coordinates:39.9219°N 32.8553°W
Owner:Ankara Metropolitan Municipality

TaşAnkara is a sculpture located in Çankaya, Ankara. It was created by Danish sculptor Jørgen Haugen Sørensen and completed in 1992. As part of the city's public art, the sculpture was placed in Sakarya Street.

History

Sculptor Jørgen Haugen Sørensen had visited Turkey to attend an exhibition in 1991. During the same period, there was a pedestrianisation project in a certain area of the city center and the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality was aiming to ornament public spheres with several artworks.[1] In this scope, Sørensen received an invitation to attend an international workshop in which many artists from abroad were also convoked. By accepting the offer, he came to Ankara again and started his works.[2] The work, completed in 1992 and named as "TaşAnkara" by the artist, was initially located at the intersection of Sakarya Street and Selanik Street, where pedestrian traffic was relatively dense. Because of the renovation works carried out around the street area in 2019, the sculpture was removed from there and placed on the side of the road facing Mithatpaşa Street.

Notes and References

  1. Utku . Coşkuner . Urban Form, Public Life and Urbanity: A Study on Sakarya Pedestrian Area in Ankara . 2021 . 203–205 . 3 December 2022 . Kent Formu, Kamusal Hayat ve Kentsellik: Ankara'da Sakarya Yaya Alanı Üzerine Bir Çalışma . . . English .
  2. Web site: TaşAnkara Heykeli . Koç Üniversitesi Digital Collections . . Turkish .