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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…
Speculation Now
I contributed to the book “Speculation, Now: Essays and Artwork” with a glossary entry titled “Intentional Failure” – What needs to change in our understanding of reality for reality to change? In…
