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18.09 – 28.09 2005

Opening Reception: “Party Faux Real”,@ Cambaz ( Istiklal cad. Imam Adnan sok. 25 beyoglu) with djs Cenker Kökten &Cihan Sondoğaç and video screening by Neriman Polat
Participating Artists: Gülçin Aksoy, Elmas Deniz, Minna L. Henriksson, Yasemin Özcan Kaya, Dirk van Lieshout, Neriman Polat, Tom Schreiber

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  • Category: Texts
  • Added: 13/05/11

Art Could Not Left Unchallanged

Turkey’s new emergence on the cultural map after many tumultuous years has provided the country’s artists not only with a sense of legitimization but also a wealth of historical experience from which to draw from.

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  • Category: Texts
  • Added: 13/05/11

On Trends: Where Does Turkish Art Stand Today?

The article Has been published on  www.turbulens.net with images of works of the mentioned artists. The part of the article has been published in the exhibition catalogue Fokus Istanbul: Urban Realities, Martin Gropious Bau, 2005. The part of the article on the artists have been published in Tema Celeste, 2006 issue 141.

The need to define and evaluate in concrete terms has been a necessary and sufficient aspect of language and culture.

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