Artist Talk Elif Saydam

Elif Saydam – Gemälde mit rotem X auf beigefarbenem Hintergrund, darauf drei lilafarbene, kreisförmige Objekte mit arabischem Text; Schatten im Vordergrund.

On the occasion of the Tiemann-Preis 2026, artist Elif Saydam joins curator Charlotte Knaup for a public conversation at Hamburger Bahnhof. The Tiemann-Preis is an acquisition prize awarded to museums in Germany to support the purchase of works by contemporary painters. With the 2026 prize, Hamburger Bahnhof is acquiring a group of six works by Elif Saydam from the series Späti Paintings.
Born in Calgary in 1985 and based in Berlin, Saydam has recently presented solo exhibitions at MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, Kunsthal Thy, Denmark, and Oakville Galleries, Toronto, and participated in the 18th Istanbul Biennial. The conversation will focus on Saydam’s artistic practice and the newly acquired works.
The talk will be held in English.

Price info: Admission to the events is free. Registration not required.

Next date:

• Date Friday, 30/October/2026 16:00 bis 17:00
• Venue Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart
• Address Invalidenstraße 51, 10557 Berlin-Tiergarten