Kröller-Müller Museum exhibits Eylem Aladogan

Saturday, 02 February 2008 01:15

Otterlo, Netherlands - From 21 February until 8 June there is an exhibition of installations by Eylem Aladogan (1975) in Kröller-Müller Museum’s large sculpture gallery.  Eylem Aladogan makes monumental installations characterised by a dynamic interplay between architectural and more organic elements. The artist is preoccupied with the real world, nature and science. The exhibition includes older work and a new installation: Before Departure (all my changes were there ), inspired by the artist’s recent travels through the deserts states of Arizona, Utah and Nevada.
 
This was an extraordinary and spiritual journey which has not only led to the new art work exhibited here, but has also left an indelible impression on the development of her work towards a more abstract symbolism in which there is a stronger role for her personal experience.
 
Before Departure (all my changes were there) consists of various associated sculptural components. Each form within the installation has a visual and meaningful connection with the others. The combination of the individual components strengthens their visual impact and creates a new meaning and experience. The use of certain materials and techniques plays an essential role within Aladogan’s work. The new installation contains walnut, ceramics, metal, felt and leather. For Aladogan it was inspiring to work with new materials and explore (craft) techniques. The inherent qualities and limitations of the materials literally become part of the content of her installations, defining the work’s state of mind.
 
In 2005 Aladogan was awarded the ABN Amro Art Prize for the remarkably topical and extremely personal oeuvre that she produced at such an early age.
 
The Kröller-Müller Museum is named after Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939). Helene Kröller-Müller collected almost 11,500 art objects with the help of her advisor, H.P. Bremmer. The purchases were paid for from the capital accumulated by her husband Anton Kröller as director of Wm. H. Müller & Co.

Helene Kröller dreamt of a ‘museum-home’, a dream that came true in 1938 when the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller opened its doors. Helene Kröller-Müller was its first director.

After her death in 1939 the museum building underwent a few expansions with the addition of a congress wing and sculpture gallery in 1953 and a whole new wing between 1970 and 1977. This wing served as a suitable accommodation for the growing collection of modern sculpture. The museum’s sculpture garden has increased in size over the years and is now one of the largest in Europe.
 
Visit The Kröller-Müller Museum at : www.kmm.nl/?lang=en