The Pill Gallery Explained

The Pill Gallery is a contemporary art gallery based in the historical peninsula of Istanbul, Turkey. It was founded and is directed by Suela Cennet, operating as a platform that brings together local and international artists.[1]

History

The Pill was founded in January 2016 by Suela Cennet who had previously worked with Daniel Templon in Paris and Brussels.[2] Its inaugural exhibition was a solo presentation by French artist Daniel Firman, followed by a solo presentation by Eva Nielsen.[3]

Since its opening, the gallery has established itself as one of the "most influential" players in the region and a "reference to discover the emerging artistic scene".[4] It was featured in the Istanbul City guides published by Phaidon for Wallpaper as well as Louis Vuitton as one of the most cutting-edge galleries in the city.[5] [6]

The Pill was among the institutional partners of Bourse Emerige Révélations in 2017 and 2018, a prize and long-term support mechanism for emerging French artists.[7] [8] It has participated in leading international art fairs such as ARCO Madrid, Material Art Fair Mexico City, Expo Chicago, Untitled Miami, 1:54 New York, Art-O-Rama Marseille, Paris Photo, FIAC Paris and Contemporary Istanbul. The Pill's art fair participation has been awarded multiple times, winning the Opening Award for best stand at ARCO Madrid 2021[9] and Best Booth Design Award for Contemporary Istanbul in 2016.[10] Its participation at Future Fair 2021, New York, was deemed "standout" by multiple reviews.[11] [12]

In 2022, "New Art Scales", a book revisiting the gallery's first seven years of programming, was published by JBE Books with contributions by art critic Ingrid Luquet-Gad and Suela Cennet.[13]

Artists

The following artists have been exhibited at the gallery:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yerebakan . Osman Can . 2023-07-26 . How Istanbul Gallery THE PILL® Became a Tastemaking Force . 2024-09-20 . Artsy . en.
  2. News: Levain. Myriam. May 16, 2016. Suela Cennet a quitté Paris pour ouvrir une galerie d'art à Istanbul. Les Inrockuptibles. February 17, 2021.
  3. Web site: Tok. Aylin. 2019-05-03. Genç kuşak galericiler VIII. 2022-02-17. artunlimited. tr.
  4. News: Padjemi. Jennifer. September 13, 2019. Où est le cool à Istanbul ?. Les Inrockuptibles. February 17, 2021.
  5. Book: Moreno, Shonquis. Istanbul. 2017. Phaidon. 978-0-7148-7377-0. London. 998701951.
  6. Book: Istanbul. 2018. Louis Vuitton. 978-2-36983-149-5. Paris. 1085381122.
  7. Web site: Prix Révélations Emerige, incubateur de talents. 2022-02-17. L'Officiel de la Couture et de la Mode - Paris. fr.
  8. Book: Ackermann, Julie. Outside our : [exposition, Paris, Villa Emerige, 7 novembre - 2 décembre 2018|date=2018|others=Marine Relinger, Marion Zilio, Gaël Charbau, Mathilde Mazau, Villa Emerige|isbn=978-2-9542676-6-1|location=[Paris]|oclc=1066694655].
  9. Web site: Balance ARCOmadrid 2021 IFEMA MADRID. 2022-02-17. www.ifema.es. en.
  10. Web site: Contemporary İstanbul'da En İyi Stant Tasarımı Ödülü The Pill'in. 2022-02-17. Artfulliving.
  11. News: Mitter. Siddhartha. 2021-09-09. At Future Fair, Discovering Emerging and Undersung Players. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-02-17. 0362-4331.
  12. Web site: Juxtapoz Magazine - Preview: Inside Future Fair 2021 @ The Starrett-Lehigh Building, NYC. 2022-02-17. www.juxtapoz.com. en-gb.
  13. Book: Luquet-Gad, Ingrid . New Art Scales . JBE Books . 2022 . 9782365680646 . English.
  14. Web site: The Pill ®. 2022-02-17. www.artforum.com. en-US.
  15. Lavrador. Judicael. March 2021. Peintres de la vie quotidienne. Beaux Arts Magazine. 49.
  16. Web site: 2019-07-19. Under one lamp by day, and billions by night: Pablo Dávila. 2022-02-17. Based Istanbul. tr-TR.
  17. Web site: Hanson. Matt. 2021-01-18. On language and food: Love of hors d'oeuvres at 'Salad Cake'. 2022-02-17. Daily Sabah. en-US.
  18. Web site: 2018-08-31. Apolonia Sokol. 2022-02-17. artpress. fr-FR.

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