Yağız Özgen, who has been continuing his work at the Cité Internationale des Arts Türkiye Workshop Residency Program since April 4, 2024, is opening his studio to visitors on June 5, 2024.
The artist’s work, which is a continuation of his solo exhibition Painter (2013), is based on the formal and cultural structure of the studio where he lived and worked throughout the program. Observing the renovation of the Cité Internationale des Arts building in Marais, the artist is presenting a performative workshop looking at working conditions of his living environment.
Özgen’s performance, which begins by improving the working conditions at the Cité, continues by focusing on the natural light reflected on the white walls of his studio. In this work, the artist carries out a performance where he finds various colors on the white walls under natural lighting by removing the curtains of the studio space in which he lives. The performance establishes a historical bond with the Impressionists, who abandoned the easels in their studios and began painting outdoors at the beginning of the 19th century.
Since it takes place under lighting conditions specific to Paris, it emphasizes that the studio space -in terms of its formal and historical memory- is an environment in constant interaction and change, which cannot be limited by being externally closed.
The open studio event titled “Türkiye Workshop” will take place on June 5, 2024 between 18.00-21.00.
