Press Release
Berlin, 2011.01.07
Extension and Finissage of the exhibition „Vorsicht Glas! Fragile Art 700-2010“
Berlin, Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamonmuseum
10. September 2010 – 13. February 2011
Due to large visitor interest, the exhibition „Vorsicht Glas! Fragile Art 700-2010“ may still be seen until 13 February 2011.
A
finissage will take place on 10 February. On this occasion the Turkish
glass artist Felekşan Onar will give a lecture on her works. The
following reception will be accompanied by music of Stefan Lischewski.
Exhibition
The
show, which opened in September 2010, is dedicated to 1400 years of
creativity and design of glass from the Middle East. Arranged into five
topics – colour, transparency, lustre, fragility and decoration – the 61
glasses from the collection at the Museum of Islamic Art are displayed
in an axis. They are encircled by eight contemporary glass sculptures
from the Berlin gallery
New Glass Art & Photography. The glasses are displayed in illuminated showcases, giving the illusion that the objects are floating on a sea of light.
The
exhibition offers the public a fascinating view of the glass collection
at the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin. Well-known pieces from the
permanent collection are presented in a new light. However, the majority
of the glasses have either never been displayed, or only seldom been
seen. The high quality of glasses are to be admired, from mass produced,
functional objects to luxurious wares commissioned by the elite.
Artists
from Lebanon and Turkey show us that glass is used in contemporary art.
Juxtaposed to these works are sculptures by North American and
Australian artists who have been influenced by their travels in the Near
East.
Finissage
10.2.2011, 7pm in the Mschatta Hall in the Pergamonmuseum
Talk: Felekşan Onar, Turkey: „Glass…my companion“
Music: Stefan Lischewski, Berlin „Vasculum, a sound environment 2010“
With the generous support by the
Freunde des Museums für Islamische Kunst im Pergamonmuseum e.V.
Organization:
Berlin, Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum
In cooperation with the gallery
New Glass Art & Photography, Berlin
Exhibition design concept: Youssef Khoury
This exhibition is held under the patronage of the German Commission for UNESCO.
Venue:
Museum of Islamic Art
Pergamonmuseum
Am Kupfergraben 5
