Demet Müftüoğlu
Demet Müftüoğlu Eşeli (born 1974) is a curator, creative director and the co-founder of ISTANBUL’74.[1][2][3][4][5] Since 2010, she has been the Creative Head of Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival[6] (IST. FESTIVAL) which she produced with Alphan Eşeli for the festival founder Liberatum and Pablo Ganguli. [7]
Background & Early Life
[edit]Demet Müftüoğlu-Eşeli studied Business Administration at Bilkent University, followed by a move to New York where she studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology.[8]
ISTANBUL’74 and Career
[edit]In 2009, Müftüoğlu-Eşeli co-founded ISTANBUL'74 with her husband Alphan Eşeli, an independent platform that has been organizing cultural events[9] festivals, exhibitions[10] and artistic collaborations[11] with creative thought leaders[12] from around the world.[13] ISTANBUL’74 has collaborated with leading international galleries such as Lehmann Maupin[14] Gagosian[15] , Hauser and Wirth[16] as well as designers and artists including Sandro Kopp[17] Tracy Emin, Alex Prager, Angel Otero, Robin Rhode, JR, Idris Khan, Jonah Freeman & Justin Lowe, José Parlá, Inez & Vinoodh, Anton Corbijn, Defne Koz, Kezban Arca Batıbeki, Mehmet Ali Uysal, Diana Al-Hadid, Delfina Delettrez, André Saraiva, Robert Montgomery[18] Stephen Jones, Sandro Kopp, Waris Ahluwalia amongst others.
In 2010, Müftüoğlu-Eşeli produced the Istanbul International Arts and Culture Festival, (IST. Festival) for Liberatum and festival creator Pablo Ganguli.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ BARIŞ, Aslı. "Zamansız ve sade". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ Kate Havard (July 21, 2014). "Cool Istanbul: Bright young things of the Bosphorus". The Weekly Standard. Washington D.C. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "A New Yorker Festival on the Bosphorus?". BLOUINARTINFO. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Turkish Delight". W Magazine. September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "DEMET MUFTUOGLU ESELI". Style Map. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ Magazine, Wallpaper* (2010-06-29). "'Istancool' cultural festival to open in Istanbul". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ 'LIBERATUM ISTANCOOL', 'Liberatum'
- ^ "Kandilli'de alt katı New York üst katı İstanbul olan bir ev!". Emlakkulisi.com (in Turkish). 16 October 2011.
- ^ Magazine, Wallpaper* (2015-05-27). "Hollywood glam: Alex Prager takes on Istanbul's Arts and Culture Festival". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ "Watch How José Parlá Creates His Abstract Mixed-Media Artworks". HYPEBEAST. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ Cavanagh, Alice (2016-06-15). "A Fendi Family Trip to Istanbul". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ "the entitled punk maharaja waris ahluwalia of house of waris at ISTANBUL '74". designboom | architecture & design magazine. 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ Binlot, Ann. "Istanbul74 Opens Robert Montgomery's First Solo Show In Turkey". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ "Istanbul '74 Presents Sandro Kopp - There you are - Exhibitions - Lehmann Maupin". www.lehmannmaupin.com. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ "Kült İkili İstanbul'da". Vogue (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ "George Condo: Drawings For Distances Figures". ISTANBUL'74. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ "STILL TIME TO CATCH : ISTANBUL'74 presents Sandro Kopp's 'Mediated Presence Skype Portraits & Animal Companions" Exhibition". FAD Magazine. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ "Robert Montgomery, Türkiye'deki ilk kişisel sergisini gerçekleştiriyor". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ 'NOWNESS', 'Istancool Diary'