The Pill Gallery

Contemporary art gallery in Istanbul, Turkey

The Pill Gallery is a contemporary art gallery based in the historical peninsula of Istanbul, Turkey. It was founded and is directed by Suela Cennet, operating as a platform that brings together local and international artists.[1]

## History

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The Pill was founded in January 2016 by Suela Cennet who had previously worked with Daniel Templon in Paris and Brussels.[2] Its inaugural exhibition was a solo presentation by French artist Daniel Firman, followed by a solo presentation by Eva Nielsen.[2][3]

Since its opening, the gallery has established itself as one of the "most influential" players in the region and a "reference to discover the emerging artistic scene".[4] It was featured in the Istanbul City guides published by Phaidon for Wallpaper as well as Louis Vuitton as one of the most cutting-edge galleries in the city.[5][6]

The Pill was among the institutional partners of Bourse Emerige Révélations in 2017 and 2018, a prize and long-term support mechanism for emerging French artists.[7][8] It has participated in leading international art fairs such as ARCO Madrid, Material Art Fair Mexico City, Expo Chicago, Untitled Miami, 1:54 New York, Art-O-Rama Marseille, Paris Photo, FIAC Paris and Contemporary Istanbul. The Pill's art fair participation has been awarded multiple times, winning the Opening Award for best stand at ARCO Madrid 2021[9] and Best Booth Design Award for Contemporary Istanbul in 2016.[10] Its participation at Future Fair 2021, New York, was deemed "standout" by multiple reviews.[11][12]

In 2022, "New Art Scales", a book revisiting the gallery's first seven years of programming, was published by JBE Books with contributions by art critic Ingrid Luquet-Gad and Suela Cennet.[13]

## Artists

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The following artists have been exhibited at the gallery:

* Soufiane Ababri[14]
* Ozlem Altin
* Mireille Blanc[15]
* Pablo Davilá[16]
* Berke Doganoglu
* Elif Erkan
* Louis Gary
* Leyla Gediz
* Irem Günaydin[17]
* Eva Nielsen (artist)
* Elsa Sahal
* Ugo Schiavi
* Apolonia Sokol[18]
* Marion Verboom

## References

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1. ^ Yerebakan, Osman Can (2023-07-26). "How Istanbul Gallery THE PILL® Became a Tastemaking Force". Artsy. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
2. ^ a b Levain, Myriam (May 16, 2016). "Suela Cennet a quitté Paris pour ouvrir une galerie d'art à Istanbul". Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
3. ^ Tok, Aylin (2019-05-03). "Genç kuşak galericiler VIII". artunlimited (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
4. ^ Padjemi, Jennifer (September 13, 2019). "Où est le cool à Istanbul ?". Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
5. ^ Moreno, Shonquis (2017). Istanbul. London: Phaidon. ISBN 978-0-7148-7377-0. OCLC 998701951.
6. ^ Istanbul. Paris: Louis Vuitton. 2018. ISBN 978-2-36983-149-5. OCLC 1085381122.
7. ^ "Prix Révélations Emerige, incubateur de talents". L'Officiel de la Couture et de la Mode - Paris (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
8. ^ Ackermann, Julie (2018). Outside our : [exposition, Paris, Villa Emerige, 7 novembre - 2 décembre 2018. Marine Relinger, Marion Zilio, Gaël Charbau, Mathilde Mazau, Villa Emerige. [Paris]. ISBN 978-2-9542676-6-1. OCLC 1066694655.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
9. ^ "Balance ARCOmadrid 2021 | IFEMA MADRID". www.ifema.es. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
10. ^ "Contemporary İstanbul'da En İyi Stant Tasarımı Ödülü The Pill'in". Artfulliving. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
11. ^ Mitter, Siddhartha (2021-09-09). "At Future Fair, Discovering Emerging and Undersung Players". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
12. ^ "Juxtapoz Magazine - Preview: Inside Future Fair 2021 @ The Starrett-Lehigh Building, NYC". www.juxtapoz.com. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
13. ^ Luquet-Gad, Ingrid (2022). New Art Scales. JBE Books. ISBN 9782365680646.
14. ^ "The Pill ®". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
15. ^ Lavrador, Judicael (March 2021). "Peintres de la vie quotidienne". Beaux Arts Magazine: 49.
16. ^ "Under one lamp by day, and billions by night: Pablo Dávila". Based Istanbul (in Turkish). 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
17. ^ Hanson, Matt (2021-01-18). "On language and food: Love of hors d'oeuvres at 'Salad Cake'". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
18. ^ "Apolonia Sokol". artpress (in French). 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2022-02-17.

## External links

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* Official website