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ITUNEZ: A PLAYLIST PROJECT FOR RADIO MATERIALITY
Continuing Vessel’s contribution to Publishing As Protocol, this new essay by Hakan Topal reflects on his “Radio Materiality” project ‘iTuneZ’ imagined as a direct gesture to point out an extra-legal space to…
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Beyond the Controversies, Documenta Is a Remarkable Gathering of Voices
The 15th edition of the international art exhibition is a gathering of potentialities, a careful alignment of militant particles, and an assembly of thousands of diverse voices. Beyond the Controversies, Documenta Is…
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Reasons for Optimism in Istanbul’s Art World
The new generation of artists and curators is eager to explore alternative organizations and to tackle current social inequalities and issues. Reasons for Optimism in Istanbul’s Art World
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What Happened to the Hagia Sophia Is a Terrible Shame
I recently visited the Hagia Sophia for the first time after its conversion and felt overwhelming sadness. What Happened to the Hagia Sophia Is a Terrible Shame
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Reimagining Museum Design, With Education at the Forefront
My text at Hyperallergic on museum design, education, and a decolonization program. Reimagining Museum Design, With Education at the Forefront
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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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Contribution to Serhh Journal (In Turkish)
Serhh is one of the best well-edited cultural journals in Turkey. It is run by an amazing team of young and engaged intellectuals, including Eren Barış, Alper Göbel, Emre Koyuncu. For its…
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The Art of Civil Action: Political Space and Cultural Dissent
How arts and culture can offer the building blocks for a strong civil domain Social scientists, cultural theorists, activists and artists discuss different artistic platforms, activist groups and new forms of citizen…
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Urban Discharge: A Manifesto*
By xurban_collective, 2017 * Text written as part of Harbor exhibition on view at Istanbul Modern. * Turkcesi asagida (Turkish version is below). Between 2000 to 2012, as xurban_collective we researched the…
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MaHKUscript, Journal of Fine Art Research issue 2: “Critical Spatial Practice”
My contribution to MaHKUscript, Journal of Fine Art Research issue 2: “Critical Spatial Practice”: Artistic Responses to Natural Disasters: The Case of New Orleans About the Issue: The second issue of MaHKUscript focuses…
