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 its trees. Frustrated and angry, I created a…
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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, 2015. 5:50PM-7:30PM****University Center, 65 Fifth Ave. Basement floor,…
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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 the face of radical uncertainty, an awareness that…
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CLUSTER: Urban Planning, Pedagogy and Activism in Post-Revolution Cairo Wednesday, November 12, 5:30 pm
Supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation, Omar Nagati and Beth Stryker of CLUSTER (Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research), an organization created in the wake of Egypt’s 2011 revolution to establish a critical space for…
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The Overlooked Besieged Alternative in the Middle East: The Rojava Cantons
In my previous article I wrote about how both soft and hard Islamists render a very dark future for the Middle East. I finished my article by stating that the Kurdish Movement may provide a salient alternative for the whole region. However,…
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Utopias and Realities
Monday, September 29, 2014 6:30-8:30pmAnthology Film Archives32 Second Ave, New York, NY 10003CATALOGAdmission Free http://transborderart.com/index.html Curated by Graciela Cassel, TransBorder presents an international panel of artists to discuss current positions relating to reality and utopias as well as individual and…
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THE ULTIMATE CAPITAL IS THE SUN
20 September – 16 November 2014Opening: 19 September 2014, 19hr nGbK / neue Gesellschaft für bildende KunstOranienstrasse 25, 10999 Berlin http://www.ngbk.dehttp://theultimatecapital.orgFacebook event page Artists: Pedro Barateiro, Ricardo Basbaum, Paolo Bottarelli, Anne Dukhee Jordan, Wietske Maas, Amina Menia, Yves Mettler, Pratchaya Phinthong,…
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CONVERSATION: Starting from Zero: Art, Harmony, and Innovation
Thursday, September 18, 4:30 pm at the Neuberger Museum Join a fascinating conversation among scholars, conservator and curator about the technological and conceptual innovations of Group Zero, an international movement of artists. Participants: Elizabeth Berkowitz, adjunct professor of Art History, Purchase College;…
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I participated to “Whose Terms?” with the topic of “Research”
newmuseum: “Whose Terms?” was conceived as a dual-form project the Department of Education and Public Engagement started in late Spring to look at some of the conditions, agendas, and priorities that operate in social practice art. Part 1 of the…
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Turkey and Syria: On the Bankruptcy of Neo-Ottomanist Foreign Policy (June 4, 2013)
I wrote this piece just before the Gezi protests and repression in Turkey. It provides a perspective for understanding those events, as it highlights the tragedy of Syria and how Turkish policy is implicated. At the end of May, the…
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