.artSümer, founded by Asli Sumer in Istanbul, 2005, focuses on showcasing cutting-edge contemporary art by local and international artists. The gallery is known for introducing emerging artists most of whom have held their first shows here. Represented artists in the early-mid stages of their career path have diverse practices including painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, video and new media. Quite unique and varied from each other’s practices, the works are playful, poetic and thoughtprovoking which is a conceptual common ground defining the gallery’s character.