A review of my architectural intervention, Sandima Modern, just came out at Dwell magazine. https://www.dwell.com/article/construction-diary-hakan-topal-sandima-modern-brutalist-home-country-retreat-3e663820
[[ I wrote a large portion of this text for a roundtable discussion organized at the 2015 Creative Time Summit in Venice, and I wanted to revisit and update my position.]] As I…
Forty years ago, in their influential article ‘The Fine Art of Gentrification’ (published in October Magazine, Winter 1984), Rosalyn Deutsche and Cara Gendel Ryan explored the complex political economy of gentrification and…
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…
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…
Question the notion of man-made borders in nature by examining the plight of the Kelaynak with a poetic installation by Hakan Topal. Showing June 11–November 13, 2022 Location: 1st Floor Exhibition Gallery…
“Bodies, un-protected” was initiated by Mousonturm and curator Sandra Noeth before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out – an experience that has placed the question of what various different bodies need to be…
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…
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…
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