Biografi
Born in Istanbul, Kirkor Sahakoglu studied at the Getronagan High School, after which he graduated from the School of National Applied Fine Arts Advertising Graphics Department. Later he received his master’s degree at Istituto Europeo Di Design in Milan. He also studied at Domus Academy and participated in workshops.
In 1985 he started at the position of art director working for some of the prestigious advertising agencies in Turkey and then became a creative director. In 1995 he established his own agency. He worked with local and international companies helping them with their branding and products being rewarded with many Crystal Apple awards for his works. He teaches at Graphic Design Department at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Marmara University since 2000 and has been working as a freelance consultant to several companies and agencies since 2010. He also gives seminars and runs workshops at various universities and institutions including Bilgi University, Yıldız Technical University, Izmir Economy University, Faculty of Fine Arts at Dogus University, Faculty of Fine Arts at Bahcesehir University, Eskisehir Anatolian University and Turkish Advertising Foundation.
In 2013, Kirkor Sahakoğlu curated the exhibition titled “Bearing Witness to the Lost History of an Armenian Family Through the Lens of the Dildilian Brothers (1872-1923)” at Tütün Deposu (Tobacco Warehouse) in 2013. The artist who took part in various exhibitions, opened his first solo exhibition titled “ABSENT” at Tütün Deposu in 2015. His second solo show “UTOPIA” was held in 2017 in Galata Greek School halls. In 2019, the artist opened his personal exhibition titled “PASSION” at Milli Reasürans Art Gallery. In the same year, his works were exhibited in an interdisciplinary exhibition titled “Shhh.!: SILENCE” which took place in Istanbul Bilgi University Santralİstanbul.
In 2021, more than 35 of Kirkor Sahakoğlu's recent works, questioning the relation between time and space were presented under his solo exhibition titled “Timeless” in a 200-year-old derelict building, which was originally an old wine warehouse in Karaköy and scheduled to be transformed into the new exhibition space of Galeri 77 after an extensive restoration following the exhibition.
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Sergiler
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Soyut madde
Galeri 77 4 July - 3 August 2024Galeri 77, yeni grup sergisinde neredeyse tamamen soyut eserler üreten yedi sanatçıyı bir araya getiriyor. Armen Gevorkian, Hamlet Hovsepian, Mesut Karakış, Armén Rotch, Kirkor Sahakoğlu, Tigran Sahakyan ve Arman Vahanyan’ın...Daha fazla bilgi edinin -
Sonsuz Döngü
La Casa Dell'arte, Bodrum 6 September - 8 October 2023Galeri 77, temsil ettiği sanatçıları daha geniş kitlelere ulaştırma hedefiyle başlattığı ve galerinin kendi mekânı dışındaki tüm sergilerini kapsayan “Galeri 77 Shows” projesinin Infinite Loop isimli ikinci sergisi Casa dell’Arte...Daha fazla bilgi edinin -
Journey
The Stay Warehouse, Alaçatı 27 July - 27 August 2023The Stay Warehouse, Galeri 77’nin yurt içi ve yurt dışından temsil ettiği 12 sanatçının farklı eserlerini bir araya getiren “Journey” (Yolculuk) sergisine 27 Temmuz - 27 Ağustos tarihleri arasında ev...Daha fazla bilgi edinin -
Selections I
12 January - 19 February 2023The increase in production resources and the societal changes mankind underwent as a result of the Industrial Revolution caused overt changes in art just as it did with every other...Daha fazla bilgi edinin
Fuarlar
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Contemporary Istanbul 2024
19th Edition 23 - 27 October 2024Galeri 77, yurt içi ve yurt dışından temsil ettiği 28 sanatçının ekspresyonizmden sürreal işlere, neo pop-art’tan deneysel sanata, fotogerçekçi, soyut ve hatta minimalist eserlere uzanan...Daha fazla bilgi edinin -
CI Bloom 2024
3RD EDITION 25 - 28 April 2024Galleri 77, 2024 CI Bloom edisyonuna katılımını duyurmaktan mutluluk duyar. Çağdaş sanatın çeşitli alanlarından yeni, yakın tarihli ve ikonik eserlerin zarif sunumu için bizi LK-29...Daha fazla bilgi edinin -
ART SHOW: Galleries United 2024
1st Edition 21 - 25 February 202424 çağdaş sanat galerisinin bir araya gelerek organizasyonunu üstlendiği, 20 Şubat 2024’teki ön gösterimle açılacak Art Show: Galeriler Buluşması, 21-25 Şubat 2024 tarihleri arasında The...Daha fazla bilgi edinin -
Contemporary Istanbul 2023
18th Edition 26 September - 1 October 2023Galeri 77, yurt içi ve yurt dışından temsil ettiği 27 sanatçının ekspresyonizmden sürreal işlere, neo pop-art’tan deneysel sanata, soyut ve minimalist eserlere uzanan geniş yelpazede...Daha fazla bilgi edinin