Akbank Sanat "Contemporary Art and Curatorship" Seminar

Akbank Sanat "Contemporary Art and Curatorship" Seminar Series January 2020 Program

Akbank Sanat and Open Dialogue Istanbul have announced the January program for the "Contemporary Art and Curatorship" seminar series, organized in cooperation and running for 7 months. The seminar series, which started in November and is coordinated by Billur Tansel, welcomes important figures such as Emre Zeytinoğlu, Başar Ünder, Rahmi Öğdül, Andrew Finkel, Ayşe H. Köksal, Hasan Bülent Kahraman and Bige Örer from different areas of contemporary art and curatorial practice in January. Conducted in Turkish and English with an educational, practice-based and research-oriented approach, the series also includes case studies related to biennials, galleries, museums and art fairs. The January 2020 Program is as follows: "Contemporary Art and Curatorship" Seminar Series Coordinator: Billur Tansel November 2019 – May 2020   Friday, 3 January 2020, 18.00 – 21.30 Seminar Topic: Art and Globalization Speaker: Emre Zeytinoğlu   Saturday, 4 January 2020, 16.00 – 19.30 Seminar Topic: Sound Art: A Historical Perspective Speaker: Başar Ünder Friday, 10 January 2020, 18.00 – 21.30 Seminar: Writing, Art and Body Speaker: Rahmi Öğdül Friday, 17 January 2020, 18.00 – 21.30 Seminar: Writing About Art: Does Art Journalism Differ From Other Forms of Journalism? Speaker: Andrew Finkel Saturday, 18 January 2020, 16.00 – 19.30 Seminar: Memory, Art and Museum Speaker: Ayşe H. Köksal Saturday, 25 January 2020, 16.00 – 19.30 Seminar: Popular Culture and Contemporary Art in Turkey Speaker: Hasan Bülent Kahraman Friday, 31 January 2020, 18.00 – 21.30 Seminar: Istanbul Biennial: Conceptual Framework and Curatorial Strategies Speaker: Bige Örer Event Venue: Seminars are held every Friday at Open Dialogue Istanbul and every Saturday at Akbank Sanat.