Semiha Berksoy's Self-Portrait is Donated to the Istanbul Modern Collection

During a special tour held as part of the ongoing Semiha Berksoy: The Aria of All Colors exhibition at Istanbul Modern, the artist's daughter, Zeliha Berksoy, made an important donation announcement. Berksoy's 1998 oil-on-fabric work titled Ariadne auf Naxos (Self-Portrait) will be donated to the museum collection.

The exhibition Semiha Berksoy: The Aria of All Colors, which continues to draw intense interest from art lovers at Istanbul Modern and brings together the artist's production spanning over 70 years, can be visited until November 22. Following the special tour held with the participation of theater artist Zeliha Berksoy within the scope of the exhibition, the meaningful donation announcement was made.

With the donation announced by Zeliha Berksoy, the 1998 work Ariadne auf Naxos (Self-Portrait), which is one of the important examples of the artist's original bedsheet paintings series, will be included in the museum collection. Istanbul Modern Chairman of the Board Oya Eczacıbaşı emphasized the importance of this donation in transmitting the artist's production to future generations, while Zeliha Berksoy expressed her happiness for the work to be brought into the museum collection. The exhibition, curated by Öykü Özsoy Sağnak and Deniz Pehlivaner, is located at Istanbul Modern.