January 24 - March 25, 2007
In 2007, the galleries of Pera Museum hosted the works of outstanding artist Ivan Chermayeff and his esteemed partner Tom Geismar, who were the distinguished guests of the Museum and of Turkey. Considered as one of the most brilliant graphic designers of the 20th century, Ivan Chermayeff has created a number of truly memorable designs with his partner Tom Geismar and has honored our country several times with his presence. Through his unique and exceptional work on the emblem, logo and corporate identity designs of Koç Holding and various other Koç companies, he has made it possible for the names of these institutions, and by extension that of Turkey, to be acknowledged by the world of design.
In 2006, Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar created the emblem, logo and corporate identity designs of the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation, as well as the Pera Museum. The two designers' artistic creation of over fifty years was displayed at the Pera Museum.
Since its founding in 1957, Chermayeff & Geismar has pioneered a transformation in the practice of graphic design. Located in New York but working for clients in many countries, especially Turkey, they have pursued a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach across a broad range of projects and disciplines, from the development of scores of famous trademarks to the design of notable museum exhibitions, from hundreds of imaginative posters for cultural events to large-scale artworks for distinguished architectural projects.
Throughout all these tasks, Chermayeff & Geismar's work has remained consistent, not in style, but in its approach to design. Accepting the Modernist ideal that design is a problem-solving discipline, they have sought to humanize that ideal through humor, artistic invention and an entrepreneurial spirit.
"As duos go, in the design world at least, Chermayeff and Geismar are as familiar as Lennon and McCartney, with almost as many greatest hits to their names, including some appearing in this catalogue. After starting their partnership in 1960, they established themselves as undisputed masters of late-twentieth-century American modernism."
Steven Heller,
Art Director
The New York Times Book Review
Exhibition Catalogue
Considered as one of the most brilliant graphic designers of the 20thcentury, Ivan Chermayeff has created a number of truly memorable designs with his partner Tom Geismar. Through his...
This life-size portrait of a girl is a fine example of the British art of portrait painting in the early 18th century. The child is shown posing on a terrace, which is enclosed at the right foreground by the plinth of a pillar; the background is mainly filled with trees and shrubs.
Pera Museum presents an exhibition of French artist Félix Ziem, one of the most original landscape painters of the 19th century. This week we are sharing Ziem’s work inspired by Istanbul and “the East”!
As artisanship became a part of artistic practices with the blurring of art and craft, the use of traditional motifs has also flourished. In this context, how are these motifs currently structured or designed beyond their traditional connotations?
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
