Abidin Dino
Abidin Dino was born on March 23, 1913, in Istanbul. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Geneva in the same year, and later to Paris in 1920. In 1925, the family returned to Istanbul, where he attended Robert College for two years. However, his education was cut short as his interest in art took precedence.
In 1933, he became one of the founding members of the Yeniler Grubu (The Newcomers Group), which played a significant role in the development of modern art in Turkey. After returning to Turkey in 1938, he contributed further to the group's formation and the advancement of contemporary art. In 1939, he was responsible for organizing the Turkish pavilions for the New York World's Fair.
In 1944, his play titled Kel (The Bald One) was censored and banned. In 1952, he relocated to Paris again, continuing his artistic career there. In 1966, he directed the documentary film Goal!, which focused on the FIFA World Cup held in London that year. In 1968, he exhibited his ceramic mural works at the Henriette Gomez Gallery. The same year, he led the exhibition Homage to Parisian Peasant, dedicated to Louis Aragon, with contributions from artists such as Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso.
After settling in Paris, his first exhibition in Turkey took place in 1969 at Galeri Bir. In 1979, he was awarded the honorary presidency by the French Union of Plastic Arts (UNAP).
In addition to painting, Abidin Dino produced works in various disciplines including illustration, caricature, ceramics, sculpture, and cinema. He also made intellectual contributions through numerous articles he wrote on art and politics.
The artist, who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1990, passed away in Paris on December 7, 1993. Their body was brought to Istanbul and buried in the family grave at Aşiyan Cemetery.
