What determines the selection of particular artists by gallerists? And what are their perceptions of art and society? Kerimcan Güleryüz and his co-gallerist, collector Dario Beskinazi at Gallery x-ist, opened a pandora’s box of young Turkish artists on the discovery road. In Güleryüz’s words, Gallery x-ist provides an alternative space to the ‘status quo’ of the established gallery circuit in Turkey.
Kerimcan Güleryüz reveals insights into what drives his decision-making in selecting artists to work with in an international art situation fraught with commercialism and competitiveness. At Gallery x-ist, young artists have been pledged camaraderie and support in negotiating the art world. Here is a gallery whose approach is refreshing, whose priority is to inform, question and create a space to challenge existing norms.