"Regret"
PILEVNELI Mecidiyeköy
September 10 - October 27, 2019
PILEVNELI Gallery is pleased to present Tobias Rehberger's "Regret", an installation work which invites its viewers to a shadow play, and another installation made of tiles, at its Mecidiyeköy location in Istanbul between September 10 - October 27, 2019. These works will be on view alongside the artist's exhibition "Sometimes It's Better Than Ever", which will be taking place in the gallery's Dolapdere location between 9 September - 2 November, 2019.
Tobias Rehberger brings the experience he has invited his viewers to take part in Dolapdere to Mecidiyeköy. With his piece "Regret", exhibited in Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt in 2014, the artist wants his audience to create their own meanings of the sculpture. The artwork made out of old neon tubes, fairground and advertisement lights, steel, creates a game of light-and-shadow. Rehberger intends to not let the audience understand what the main artwork is; is it the steel sculpture or the shadow on the ground?
Tobias Rehberger also presents his installation in PILEVNELI Mecidiyeköy. The artwork, which was exhibited first in Fondation Beyeler and then brought to Art Basel Miami Beach in 2015, seems metaphorically critical of the contemporary media, who is seen as the "ethical" protector of the public. By approaching contemporary media as an inconsistent channel which "pixellates" and at the same time exposes images that are abundant in our daily lives, Rehberger encourages his viewers to leave the exhibition with new questions on their minds.
Realized with the support of Fairmont, PriveePR, Jotun, Nespresso, Kalebodur and Mutlubiev.