By Heidi Trautmann

The second exhibition for the new project of a Museum on the premises of the Near East University has opened on April 05 2018 in the exhibition hall of the near East Hospital just as the first one. See my review under the link http://www.heiditrautmann.com/category.aspx?CID=4313675575#.WsovXi5uaUk

This time we were shown paintings and sculptures by the following artists starting with the year of birth 1944 through to 1977.

Yilmaz Hakeri, born in Limassol in 1944

Salih Mustafa Çizel, born in Larnaca in 1946

Cumhur Deliceirmak, born in Nicosia in 1951

Nilgün Güney, born in Nicosia in 1952

Ilkay Önsoy, born in Bayarmudu in 1953

Aşık Mene born in Nicosia in 1955

Sümer Erek born in Limassol in 1959

Hikmet Olgaçer born in Ozankoy in 1959

Yücel Yazgın, born in Cyprus  in 1960

Mustafa Hastürk, born in Hizarköy in 1961

Hüseyin Özinal, born in Limassol in 1961

Osman Keten, born in Larnaka in 1962

Mehmet Ulubatlı, born in Nicosia in 1966

Feryal Sükan, born in Nicosia in 1963

Ruzen Atakan, born in Nicosia in 1966

Mustafa Öztunç, born in Nicosia in 1966

Serkan Ilseven, born in Paphos in 1966

Birgül Beyazyüz, born in Cyprus

Zehra Şonya, born in Limassol in 1972

Simge Uygur, born in Nicosia in 1977

So I conclude that there will be a third exhibition in the age group starting from date of birth 1977?  I hope so because there are really mention and museum worthy younger artists as well. Also there are more artists missing in the aforementioned groups. But what a great idea to finally start planning an art museum we all have been waiting for so long now.

On the occasion of the second exhibition plans for the museum were presented and I was told that the project should be ready in 2020, that means building will start soon. My congratulations.

‘RETROSPEKTIF 2’ has a well-designed catalogue in Turkish and English in which Dr. Mustafa Hastürk gives a good overview on the development of Turkish Cypriot Plastic Arts.

It was a Saturday morning that I came to see the exhibition and although it was closed to the public I got the permission to see it thanks to a very friendly and attentive guard who got the permission for us to pass. 

The exhibition will be open until May 03, 2018, except weekends.

PS: My interviews with most of the artists exhibited can be read in my books 'Art and Creativity in North Cyprus' Volumes I and II available in all bookstores.