A new exhibition featuring works by Japanese multimedia artist Yoko Ono opened at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) in Istanbul on Wednesday with a private reception attended by leading figures from business, arts and society.
Titled "Yoko Ono: Insound and Instructure,” the exhibition is hosted by Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum with support from Turkish lender Akbank and in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art of Castilla y León (MUSAC) in Spain.
A portrait of Japanese artist Yoko Ono. (Photo courtesy of Sakıp Sabancı Museum)
The opening event took place at the museum’s campus in Istanbul’s Emirgan district and was hosted by Akbank Chairwoman Suzan Sabancı, Akbank CEO Kaan Gür and museum director Ahu Antmen.
Guests included prominent Turkish business and cultural figures such as Güler Sabancı, Çiğdem Simavi, Melisa Sabancı Tapan, fashion designer Dilek Hanif, photographer Arslan Sükan, Tansa Mermerci and Esra Civelek.
