From Ennigaldi-Nanna to Pericles, from Gaius Clinius Maecenas to the Medici, from Pierre Crozat to Paul Durand-Ruel, from Ambroise Vollard to Peggy Guggenheim, and extending to contemporary times, the history of “patronage” and “collecting” in Western art will be evaluated in parallel with the sociological, political, and commercial developments of historical processes. What is “philanthropy”? How does it transform and structure societies? These questions will be explored. The issue of “art production” will be analyzed by comparing Europe and Turkey within these contexts.
Ebru Nalan Sülün graduated from the Department of Art History at Hacettepe University. She completed her master’s degree in the Painting Department and finished her doctoral studies in Art History with a thesis titled “Contemporary Art Collecting in Turkey (1990-2010).” Sülün is a faculty member in the Department of Basic Education at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Marmara University, where she teaches courses related to Western art and contemporary art.
Sülün has held roles such as coordinator, curator, and art director in numerous national and international biennials, festivals, and art events. She has participated in national and international scientific events, written art critiques for national and international art journals, and prepared scientific book chapters, artist books, and monographs.
Ebru Nalan Sülün, who has authored four books: “Habip Aydoğdu – RED,” “The Cultural and Artistic Environment of the Early Republican Period in Antalya,” “Contemporary Art Collecting in Turkey,” and “A Self-Narrative: Naile,” is a member of UNESCO’s International Association of Art Critics (AICA-TR) and served on the board of AICA-Turkey from 2014 to 2018.
