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‘Temporary Assembly of Living Things’ Exhibition at Depo Istanbul
May 12 – July 2 Opening: Thursday, May 12, 18:00 You can download the exhibition booklet from here. Depo Istanbul presents a solo exhibition by Hakan Topal, entitled Temporary Assembly of Living Things. Topal’s…
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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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HAKAN TOPAL İLE KAVRAMLARDAN SANATA: Toplum için topluma karşı
Söyleşi: Eren Barış 27 Mart 2021 “1990’ların ODTÜ’sünde önce fotoğrafla, sonra güncel sanatın yeni imkânlarıyla tanışan Hakan Topal, Amatör Fotoğrafçılık Topluluğu’ndan GİSAM’a, körotonomedya’dan xurban_collective’e çeşitli kolektif ve tekil çalışmaların ardından New York’a…
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Sandra Noeth/Omar Dewachi/Hakan Topal (Berlin/New York)
In Conversation #2: Social Wounds >> Unversehrtheit: Conversations on the Integrities of the Body << >> Digital Mousonturm << >> corponomy << The second conversation on the integrities of the body looks at what it means for an…
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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 Conference at Akademie Schloss Solitude
Organized around the book presentation Bodies of Evidence (published by Passagen Verlag in 2018), the event will illuminate how the body appears as witness, document, and agent as it moves across borders drawn by…
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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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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…
