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DUTY
We are indeed living in dark times: racists/fascists are exerting tremendous pressure to silence dissenting voices, thereby threatening the very foundations of our fragile democracies. In the face of extreme polarization and…
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Bodies of Evidence – Ethics, Aesthetics, and Politics of Movement (Passagen Verlag, 2018)
This book focuses on the human body in, of, and as evidence. It illuminates how the body appears simultaneously as witness, document, and agent as it moves across borders drawn by vectors…
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ODTÜ GISAM 1999
Ali Mahmut Demirel’in 16 Mart–15 Temmuz 2018 tarihleri arasında Arter’de yer alan “Ada” başlıklı sergisi kapsamında, sanatçının pratiğinin şekillenmesinde rol oynayan akademik ve kültürel ortama odaklanan iki buluşma gerçekleşecek. Bu buluşmalar,…
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TALKS & PRESENTATIONS
// TALKS GRAFT FORECAST Ali Taptik, Aslihan Demirtas, Evren Uzer, & Hakan Topal Tuesday, February 6th, 1-3PM The Orozco Room Alvin Johnson / JM Kaplan Hall #A712 66 West 12th St, New…
ARTISTS-IN-DIALOGUE: Confronting Disaster
Join this stimulating conversation with two artists working on the cutting edge of the visual arts and environmental justice. Munemasa Takahashi is the artist of Lost and Found, a project featured in…Exhibition: Unrelated Matters
Unrelated Matters: Fantazistan (2015) & Uniform Cut (2015) by Hakan Topal Ongoing Open Studio & Installation: June 23rd – July 9th Exhibition Opens: July 7th, 2015 Reception: July 9th, 6-8 pm 3331 Arts…
Conference: MUSEUMS, COASTLINES AND THE SEA
I participated a conference at Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich between 20 – 22 May 2015. This conference explored the role and potential of the museum in relation…
Gezi Uprising Anniversary
Exactly two years ago, on May 31, 2013, I woke up to the news of brutal police violence in Gezi Park, Istanbul. Some of my friends were occupying the park to protect…
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Teach-in: What binds us together?
The University of the Commons RIT (Research Institute on Turkey) www.riturkey.org Teach-in: What binds us together? Solidarity and New Institutional Horizons Michael Hardt with Nidhi Srinivas & Hakan Topal Thursday, April 9th,…
