Gönül Sen-Menzel: Memories of an Unforgotten Artist

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Cologne West. “Unvergesslich” – or, in Turkish, “unutulmaz” – is the title of the current exhibition at the Kunsthalle in the district town hall (Aachener Straße 220). The show presents paintings and sculptures by 15 German and Turkish artists.

What the works have in common is the overarching theme “unforgettable”. Each artist has interpreted the term differently. A painting by Hildegard von Scherer, for example, shows the unforgotten actress Audrey Hepburn, while Berna Özdemir’s delicate glass sculpture depicts Medusa from Greek mythology. Curator Nuray Turan presents a picture of a veiled woman with a penetrating gaze. “With this exhibition I want to commemorate the recently deceased artist Gönül Şen-Menzel, who is unforgettable to me,” says Turan.

The painter was born in Turkey and has lived in Germany since the 1980s. Among those who traveled to the opening were the artists Aydin Muşkara and Elif Onaran.

The Turkish Consul General Hüseyin Emre Engin and district mayor Helga Blömer-Frerker also gave introductory speeches at the opening of this interesting exhibition.

The exhibition at the Kunsthalle in the district town hall runs until November 2, Tuesdays to Fridays from 3 to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. To close the show, an art market will take place at the district town hall from October 31 to November 2, open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (af)

Original captions: Paintings by Gönül Şen-Menzel, who died in March, are also on display. – Curator Nuray Turan dedicates the show at the district town hall to the late Turkish artist Gönül Şen-Menzel.