When does the exhibition Make Sense take place?

The exhibition begins on November 20, 2026, at 12 pm at Anna Laudel in Düsseldorf.

Where does the exhibition take place?

Make Sense can be seen at Anna Laudel in Düsseldorf.

Is the exhibition free of charge?

Information regarding the admission price will follow.

What art does Oğulcan Kuş display?

Works from a neo-pop oriented practice that combines painting, graphic aesthetics, geometric forms, pop culture, and personal image signs will be shown.

Is the exhibition accessible for people with mobility restrictions?

Information regarding accessibility will follow.

Oğulcan Kuş' Make Sense: A Fascinating Journey through Color, Signs, and Memory

Name: Oğulcan Kuş: Make Sense
Start: 2026-11-20T12:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-20T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Anna Laudel

Oğulcan Kuş: Make Sense – Between Pop Aesthetic, Memory and Hidden Image Worlds

With Make Sense, Anna Laudel presents in Düsseldorf the second solo exhibition of Oğulcan Kuş with the gallery and also his first presentation in Germany. The exhibition opens a concentrated look at an artistic practice where painting, graphic aesthetics, pop culture and personal memory merge into multifaceted image spaces.

A Visual Language between Geometry and Pop

Oğulcan Kuş, born in 1993 in Istanbul, studied Studio Art and Communication at Marymount Manhattan College in New York. His works move between painting, sculpture, material experimentation, and cinematic imagery. In the exhibition, precise forms, intense colors, and familiar signs from everyday visual culture encounter each other. Geometric patterns and ornamental structures merge with a neo-pop shaped visual language that is both accessible, ironic, and occasionally disconcerting.

The Familiar Appears in a New Light

Kuş draws from the visual repertoire of media, graphic design, cartoons, and American pop culture. Familiar image motifs gain a new tension: they initially appear clear and immediate but unfold additional layers upon prolonged viewing. Between luminous color fields, controlled composition, and deliberately placed breaks, an aesthetic experience emerges that intertwines perception and memory.

The White Glove as a Recurring Motif

A recurring element in Kuş’s work is the white glove. The motif refers to the often invisible processes behind art: its production, transportation, presentation, and institutional order. At the same time, the glove appears as an anonymous actor with a theatrical, humorous, and slightly authoritarian effect. From a functional object, it becomes an image sign that raises questions about authorship, visibility, and the value of art.

Between Turkish Roots and American Visual Culture

The art of Oğulcan Kuş arises from a cultural connection that brings together Turkish origins and American popular culture. Historically, his work connects to the development of pop art and to graphic as well as geometric tendencies since the 1970s. At the same time, he expands this tradition through personal symbols, color-intensive surfaces, and an open approach to different materials. His image worlds combine order and play, ornament and figure, directness and ambiguity.

An Artistic Experience for Curious Eyes

The exhibition atmosphere of Make Sense promises an encounter with art that unfolds its effect through color, rhythm, and visual repetition. Visitors experience works that initially appeal through their clear surface and subsequently invite deeper contemplation. Thus, the exhibition opens a space for cultural education, precise perception, and a personal engagement with contemporary painting.

Conclusion: Contemporary Art Between Signs and Meaning

Make Sense presents Oğulcan Kuş as an artist of a fluid, media-aware present. His works combine neo-pop aesthetics, geometric construction, Turkish identity, and American visual culture into an independent visual cosmos. Those who want not only to observe contemporary art but experience it in its sensual and conceptual impact should witness this first presentation of the artist in Germany live.