Müze Evliyagil in Ankara announced Petrikor for its tenth anniversary, with a programme running from November 8 to July 11, 2027. Artist Ferhat Özgür curated the collection exhibition around relationships between body, memory and nature. Works from the museum and private collections bring together different generations, including Eşref Üren and Turan Erol.
Müze Evliyagil, a contemporary art museum in Ankara’s İncek district, announced Petrikor as its tenth-anniversary exhibition. The published programme runs from November 8 to July 11, 2027. Artist Ferhat Özgür curated the show. It combines works from the museum’s collection with private loans and contributions by invited artists, bringing several generations into the same selection.[1], [2]
The title refers to the smell of earth after rain. Özgür describes an approach that gives artists’ individual practices room rather than fitting each into a predetermined theme. Relationships between body, memory and nature form the curatorial focus. The exhibition also connects İncek’s landscape with the steppe tradition represented by the work of painters Eşref Üren and Turan Erol.[1]
Loans come from the collections of Banu and Hakan Çarmıklı, Tansa Mermerci, Agah Uğur, Ayşe Umur and Ulaş Değirmenci. Artists represented include Semiha Berksoy, Altan Gürman, İnci Eviner, Canan Tolon and Kutluğ Ataman. Alongside Üren and Erol, their works form part of a selection drawing on different periods and artistic practices, with the museum’s own holdings remaining central to the anniversary programme.[1]
