The exhibition, brought together by independent curator and art critic Gabi Scardi, opened on Thursday and runs until Sept. 11, the İstanbul-based Outlet Art Center said in a written statement.Atay’s solo show at Viafarini includes his video work “Tinica,” made in 2004 and exhibited as part of the 10th İstanbul International Biennial, as well as “Gooaall” (2009), one of the latest productions of the artist, which focuses on the conflict between tradition and modernity. The artist’s brand new photography project, “the country for old man!” also premieres in the Milan show, the statement said.
The 34-year-old Atay has held solo shows at prestigious contemporary art spaces including Bonner Kunstverein in Germany, Site Gallery in the UK, Hammer Projects in Los Angeles, la Maison de l’Architecture in Paris, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León in Spain and the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, among others. He participated in the international biennials of Lyon, Alexandria, Sydney, İstanbul and Cetinje. Atay’s work is included in the collections of several prestigious galleries worldwide, including the Tate Modern.
Conceived as a “project room,” the Viafarini exhibition space has been promoting Italian contemporary art since 1991 through solo and group shows. Viafarini aims at strengthening the position of Milan as a production center for contemporary art by hosting Italian artists as well as producing site-specific projects of internationally recognized artists, among them Martin Creed, Adrian Paci and Julian Opie, who was in İstanbul early last month for his first ever show in Turkey.
