After the failed military coup of 2016 in Turkey, Iristay designed 55 rehals (the x-shaped bookrests for the Quran) and filled them with small minarets. Titled “Oku | Read,” the rehals are covered with military cards used by soldiers to keep track of their service days. The translucent cast-resin minarets are in jumbled disarray. The piece, part of the San Diego Art Institute’s exhibition “Beyond the Age of Reason,” warns of ignorance.
Hello All. We’d love to share our latest press release with you, a listing of some of our upcoming events. However, since we sent out this post, we also learned that we will be exhibiting at Oceanside Museum of Art in early 2018! Hope to see you at some of these events!