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Jul 2, 2009

Jun 30, 2009

Istanbul-Off-Spaces
Independent Art Spaces in Dialogue Exhibitions and Events

July 4 through August 16 2009
Opening: Friday, July 3, from 7 p.m. Welcome Address: Dr. Franz Schulz, District Mayor Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Istanbul-Off-Spaces exhibition and event in Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien is meant to draw attention to a phenomenon that has arisen in recent years: the increasing number and growing influence of project groups and independent non-commercial art spaces in Istanbul.
In Istanbul, art project spaces act as important locations for social discourse and discussions about civil society. As a result of increasing internationalization, but also as a consequence of growing independence and burgeoning self-awareness, locations, publishers, magazines and players in the field of contemporary visual arts have established themselves as outstanding elements of social and political discourse in Istanbul.
The activities in Berlin are aimed at initiating a dialogue between these projects and their protagonists offering a presentation platform in Berlin.

Stéphane Bauer and Sencer Vardarman

Invited are:
5533, Apartman Projesi, Artık Space, atılkunst, daralan, Hafriyat-Karaköy, Kurye, Masa Projesi, Nomad & Upgrade!Istanbul, Oda Projesi, xurban_collective

A Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien Exhibition, supported by the Capital
Culture Fund, conceived and planned by Stéphane Bauer and Sencer Vardarman

Opening:

Friday, July 3, from 7 p.m. Welcome Address: Dr. Franz Schulz, District Mayor Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Artists and group members attending to the opening:
5533, Nancy Atakan, Volkan Aslan Apartman Projesi, Selda Asal, Serra Özhan Artık Space, Gonca Sezer, Yeşim Ağaoğlu atılkunst, Gülçin Aksoy, Gözde İlkin, Yasemin Nur Toksoy daralan, Dilan Gümüş, Sesil Beatris Kalayciyan Hafriyat-Karaköy, Extrastruggle, Mustafa Pancar Kurye, Irmak Arkman, Ceren Arkman, Mert Şahbaz Masa Projesi, Önder Özengi, Vahit Tuna, Sinem Kurultay Nomad & Upgrade!Istanbul, Basak Şenova, Burak Arıkan Oda Projesi, Seçil Yersel xurban_collective, Güven İncirlioğlu, Hakan Topal

Address: Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien Mariannenplatz 2 10997 Berlin Tube Station: Kottbusser Tor Exhibition: July 4 through August 16 2009, Opening Hours: daily from 12 – 7 p.m.

Programme:

Saturday, July 4th 2009:

4 p.m.
Talk by Deniz Erbaş, art worker from Istanbul, on organisation and working and conditions of artists and initiatives in Istanbul.
(in English)

4:30 p.m.
Presentation of the participating groups and works and discussion on situation of alternative art in Istanbul with guests from 5533, Apartment Project, Artık Space, atılkunst, daralan, Hafriyat-Karaköy, Kurye, Masa Project, Nomad, Upgrade!Istanbul, Oda Projesi und xurban_collective
Moderation Deniz Erbaş
(in English)

7.30 p.m.
Barbeque on the balcony

8 p.m.
Panel discussion on Berlin / Istanbul in comparison, with
Nancy Atakan (5533, Istanbul), Deniz Erbaş (Istanbul), Stephan Kallage (Westgermany, Berlin) und Antje Weitzel (Uqbar, Berlin)
Moderation: Stéphane Bauer, Sencer Vardarman

Paralel Event:

Saturday, July 4th:

6 p.m.
Video Screening
„Be a Dream!/ Sei ein Traum!“ von Selda Asal & Serdar Ateser (Apartment Projekt);
Digital Film
concept+camera+post production: Selda Asal
Music Production: Serdar Ateser
2009, Berlin
6 min.
Gallery of the Ballhaus Naunynstraße within the scope of „mehr PomPoms!“ - Berlin’s Young Culture Weekend, July 3 to 5 2009 www.ballhausnaunynstrasse.de

Accompanying Projects:

„Be a Dream!/ Sei ein Traum!“ Selda Asal & Serdar Ateser (Apartment Projekt);
Lyrics & performers: Cemre Ceylan, Şirin Gercek, Sandra Hallman, Havin, Havva, Nalan Kılıç, Kubra, Rada Mavinkovic, Ljiridon Meldii, Danijela Nitz, Gamze Ozan, Okan Seven, Toki, Natalija Wutke, Ziad

„tongue“ a Project of Oda Projesi und Nadin Reschke in Public Space
will start during Istanbul Off Spaces and go on within the scope of
beyond belonging:translokal
1. bis 21. November 2009
www.ballhausnaunynstrasse.de

„Special Days and Weeks - Berlin & Istanbul“ 5533
common project with participating groups
from Istanbul: Altı Aylık, Apartment Project, Artık Space, atılkunst, Bas, Caravansarai, daralan, Hafriyat, Galataperform, Kop-Art, Masa, Nomad, Pist, Oda Projesi, Videoist,
from Berlin: arttransponder, Art Laboratory, copyright, Kulturpalast Wedding International, Mai Foto, no gallery, TÄT, Uqbar, Visite Ma Tente, Westgermany

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Kurye Video Organization
Members: Irmak Arkman*, Ceren Arkman*, Mert Şahbaz*
*: Will be present by the opening.

Kurye Video Organization is the sole independent, international organization operating in the field of video art in Turkey. Through the concept of "Kurye" (Courier in Turkish), the organization takes the side of the image, which is ever circulating and accessible in our day, and develops a stance against the system of curators and galleries that separates the art world into those who choose and those who are chosen. Kurye Video Organization operates as an archive, meaning that rather than using theme specific works for one event only, it opens its doors to videos of every style and content, archiving videos coming from various countries and organizes events suitable to the works it has in its archive. Currently, the archive includes more than 620 videos by 250 artists from 32 countries and the numbers are increasing by the day. Kurye also works as an agency in representing some of the artists and works in its archive. Kurye organizes international festivals, film screenings, exhibitions, web exhibitions, visual events in live music venues and audio-visual performances.

Kurye Video Organization has been organizing Kargart International Video Festival for the past three years; Kurye will continue organizing its international festival, starting with its forth edition this year, under its own name in Akbank Sanat and Bilgi University Santral Campus. The main aim of Kurye International Video Festival is to promote the rising stars of the contemporary art scene, video art and new media, and to turn Istanbul into an attraction center as an international festival location.

The festival will focus on specific genres every year and also host certain countries and acclaimed international festivals. Extended by the inclusion of numerous side events, the program of the festival this year includes Stelarc as the guest of honor; Mulleras as performance guest; a conference entitled “Body and Technologies” and workshops on Czech animation.

The other plans of Kurye for the years 2009-2010 include: the organization of international video exchange festivals; the organization of periodic seminars on video, new media, performance, archiving and art management; the creation of a public access archive venue; and the development of the Taking Action exhibition coterminous with the Istanbul Biennial in public space.

Exhibited Project

Video screening
everyday 12:00-19:00

(26 artists)
Bengisu Bayrak, Candaş Şişman, Deniz Kader, Denizcan Yüzgül, GER GER, Digimind, Ece Kalabak, Gözde İlkin, Gökhan Okur, Mert Öztekin, Neriman Polat, Onur Sentürk, Mert Kizilay, Ozan Adam, Sena Basöz, Ali İbrahim Öcal, Şinaşi Güneş, Neşe Dijlay Akbaş, Lokman Dogmus, Erkan Esenoğlu, Swamm, Kinki Texas, Thorsten Fleisch, Funda Özgünaydin, Astrid Rieger

Kurye will present works by Turkish and German artists in its archive at the Istanbul Off exhibition and realize special screenings at the exhibition venue.

Kurye Video Screening

1. Gözde İlkin | Frequented | 1’06’’ | 2008
2. Bengisu Bayrak | Fast İmam | 10’31’’ | 2003
3. Mert Öztekin (Hazavuzu) | Dear President | 4’43’’ | 2007
4. Gözde İlkin | ID ripper| 7’43’’ | 2009
5. Neriman Polat | Bad Tempered and Sweet Woman | 3' 47'' | 2007
6. Neriman Polat | Crazy Love | 4'47'' | 2008
7. Sean Başöz | Nobody is Irreplacable | 3’35’’ | 2007
8. Neşe Dijlay Akbaş | Finally we are no one | 3'41'' | 2009
9. Ozan Adam | İstanbul | 8’ | 2007
10. Şinasi Güneş | Batumi | 03’24’’| 2008
11. Astrid Rieger | The Expendition to the south pole | 2'15'' | 2002
12. Astrid Rieger | Mammal | 7'25'' | 2007
Kurye Animation Videos Screening
1. Gökhan Okur | Mobilisation Exercices | 1'55'' | 2008
2. Ece Kalabak | Love Styles | 3'04'' | 2004-08
3. Digimind | The Fall | 3’24’’| 2006
4. Deniz Kader & Candaş Şişman | Surface | 2’29’’ | 2008
5. Mert Kızılay | Lover | 5'57'' | 2007
6. Denizcan Yüzgül | Aquarium | 5’15’’ | 2007

Music Videos and Experimental Works

1. Ece Kalabak | Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling into Place ( Unofficial)| 1'27''
2. Astrid Rieger | Rimbaud | 5'34'' | 2004
3. Candaş Şişman | Retory | 3’17’’ | 2007
4. Lokman Doğmuş & Erkan Esenoğlu | None | 4’18’’ | 2007
5. Onur Şentürk, Mert Kızılay & Ömer Fasımoğlu | Iskat | 3'34 | 2007
6. Candaş Şişman | Edicisum | 3’38’’ | 2008
7. Thorsten Fleisch | Energie! | 5’ | 2007
8. Kinki Texas | Untitled Clips | 6’40’’ | 2006-08
9. Swamn | Niestroy: Frustration | 1'19’’| 2008
10. Swamn | Untitled | 1'29’’| 2007

Performance Videos

1. Funda Özgünaydın | Displacement of a cultural self portrait: Cem Karaca - Funda Özgünaydın | 4'12''| 2007
2. Ger Ger | Black Balloons | 4'26'' | 2008
3. Ger Ger | Play! | 2'04'' | 2007

www.kuryevideo.org

Stand design for Kurye: Tuğçe Demirağ

Jun 27, 2009

the pure morning.

Istanbul 2009.

Soon, Berlin/Faaborg/Copenhagen/Malmö!!

Jun 25, 2009

today.

Istanbul 2009.

Jun 8, 2009

as warm as winter.

Denmark 2006/Istanbul 2009

Jun 1, 2009

if green were sad.

Istanbul 2009.
Amylin.

I know you.

Istanbul 2009.

May 23, 2009

Kurye Uluslararası Video Festivali

KURYE, ULUSLARARASI VİDEOLARI İSTANBUL’LA BULUŞTURUYOR

2-12 Haziran tarihlerinde İstanbul’da düzenlenecek Kurye Uluslararası Video Festivali’nin onur konuğu dünyaca ünlü sanatçı Stelarc olacak.

Çağdaş sanatın ve yükselen iletişim mecrası ‘yeni medya’nın vazgeçilmezi videolar, 2 - 12 Haziran tarihleri arasında düzenlenecek Kurye Uluslararası Video Festivali’nde İstanbullu sanatseverlerle buluşacak. Kurye Video Organizasyonu’nun düzenlediği ve uluslararası bir video seçkisinin yanı sıra kapsamlı yan etkinlikleriyle de İstanbul’un dikkatini video sanatı ve yeni medyaya çekmeye hazırlanan festival, Akbank Sanat ve Bilgi Üniversitesi Santral Kampüs’te gerçekleşecek.

Kurye Uluslararası Video Festivali’nin onur konuğu, görüntüleme sistemleri, protez, robotik ve sanal gerçeklik kullanarak işler üreten Avustralyalı ünlü sanatçı Stelarc olacak. İnsan bedeninin sınırlarını keşfetmek amacıyla yola çıkan, insan bedenini ve sanatı, teknoloji ve tıpla birleştirerek gerçekleştirdiği çalışmalarla dünya çapında ses getiren sanatçı Stelarc, 5 Haziran 2009’da Akbank Sanat’ta gerçekleştireceği konuşma ile İstanbullulara yeni bir dünyanın kapılarını aralayacak.

Değerlendirilmeye alınan üç yüzü aşkın video arasından seçilen Kurye Uluslararası Video Festivali Gösterimlerine yirmi iki ülkeden altmış sanatçı katılacak. Festivalde; animasyon ve türleri, müzik videoları, deneysel çalışmalar ve performans videoları başlıkları altında gösterimler sunulacak.

1999 yılında kurulan ve geçen seneler içinde altmış şehre yayılarak en geniş dijital film festivali haline gelen One Dot Zero Festivali’nden üç seçki; yirmi dokuz şehri bünyesinde barındıran Upgrade International’ın bu seneki Venedik Bienali Türk Pavyonu küratörü Başak Şenova küratörlüğünde gerçekleştirilen 2008 seçkisi; Avrupa çapında prestijli mekân ve film festivallerini bir arayan getiren tek eşzamanlı kısa film yarışması Betting on Shorts şeçkisi; uluslararası arenada oldukça geniş bir ağa sahip olan ve Kurye Video Festivali için Essence/Borders başlığı altında hazırlanan International Art Expo gösterimi; Ukrayna’da başlayan genç bir festival Wiz Art Festivali sunulacak gösterimler arasında yer almakta.

Festival ayrıca Çek Cumhuriyeti ve İsveç’ten özel seçkiler sunacaktır. Çek Cumhuriyeti’nin animasyon ve sinema alanında uzmanlaşan prestijli okulu Film School Zlin çalışmaları ve Swedish Film Institut tarafından derlenen İsveç animasyonları ile izleyenler bu iki ülke animasyonlarını mercek altına alacaklar.

Festivalin en renkli konuklarından biri de Cie Mulleras Dans Topluluğu olacak. İnternette dansın ilk temsilcilerinden olan Cie Mulleras Dans Topluluğu’nun dans, müzik, video ve multimedyanın birbirleriyle etkileşimini öneren “İzler: 96 detay” projesi boDig ortaklığıyla gerçekleştirilen gecede İstanbullu sanatseverlerin karşısında olacak.

Animasyon konusunda dünyanın önde gelen ülkesi Çek Cumhuriyeti’nin animasyon ve sinema alanında uzmanlaşan saygın okulu Film School Zlin ögrencileri ve eğitmenleri tarafından verilecek workshoplar ile Garry Hall, Kirk Woolford, Lanfranco Aceti, Tuna Erdem ve Stelarc’ın katılımıyla gerçekleşecek “Beden ve Teknolojiler” başlıklı konferans festivalin en ilgili çekici etkinlikleri arasında yer alacak.

Kurye Uluslararası Video Festivali on bir gün sürecek ve etkinlikler Akbank Sanat, Bilgi Üniversitesi Santral Kampüs ve Talimhane Tiyatrosu’nda gerçekleşecek.

Festival ile alakalı bilgi ve kapsamlı festival programı için: www.kuryevideo.org

Festival Programı:

Açılış Partisi: 2 Haziran 2009, 21.00, Dirty

Akbank Sanat Video Gösterim Seansları: 3/4/5/9/10/11/12 Haziran 2009, 12.00- 19.30

Santral Kampüs Video Gösterimleri: 6-12 Haziran 2009, 12.00-18.00, E1 Binası- 306

Çek Animasyon Workshopları: 2-4 Haziran 2009, 13.00-18.00, Santral Kampüs E1 Binası- 306

Stelarc Semineri: 5 Haziran 2009, 19.00, Akbank Sanat

“Beden ve Teknolojiler” Paneli: 6 Haziran 2009, 12.00, Santral Kampüs, E4 Binası 305

Cie Mulleras Performansı: 10 Haziran 2009, 20.00, Talimhane Tiyatrosu

Kurye Video Organizasyonu Hakkında:

Kurye Video Organizasyonu, sadece video üzerine faaliyet gösteren Türkiye’deki tek bağımsız ve uluslararası organizasyondur. Arşiv sistemiyle çalışan Kurye Video Organizasyonu, aynı zamanda yerel ve uluslararası alanda ajans olarak da çalışmaktadır. Arşivinde hali hazırda kırk iki ülkeden iki yüz elli sanatçıya ait altı yüz yirmi video bulunan organizasyon, geçtiğimiz üç yıl içerisinde üç uluslararası video festivalinin yanı sıra sayısız sergi, özel gösterim ve görsel-işitsel etkinliğe imza atmıştır.

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KURYE, TO BRING INTERNATIONAL VIDEOS TO ISTANBUL

The guest of honor for Kurye International Video Festival, which will take place between June 2-12, will be world renowned performance artist Stelarc.

Videos, the rising stars of the contemporary art scene and new media alike, will meet art-lovers of Istanbul between June 2-12 at Kurye International Video Festival. Organized by Kurye Video Organization, the festival is preparing to draw Istanbul’s attention to video art and new media with a wide selection international of videos and extensive parallel events. The festival will take place in Akbank Sanat, Bilgi University Santral Campus and Talimhane Theater.

The guest of honor of Kurye International Video Festival will be the renowned Australian artist Stelarc, who utilizes medical monitoring technologies, prosthetics, robotics and virtual reality in his works. Setting out to examine the limits of the human body and gaining renown with his works that bring together human body and art with technology and medicine, Stelarc will open up new horizons for the people of Istanbul with his speech on June 5, 2009 at Akbank Sanat.

From among more than three hundred videos submitted for the festival, Kurye team chose works by 60 artists from 22 countries for screening. These videos, grouped under the main headings of animation, music videos and performance videos, will be screened in seven different sessions (Kurye Animation Selections, Kurye Music Videos and Experimental Works, Kurye Performance Video Selections, Kurye Video Selections) while the festival will also feature selections from numerous international video festivals and organizations.

Animations and music videos from the 2009 selection of the biggest digital film festival of the world, One Dot Zero festival, extending its activities to cover 60 countries since its inception in 1999; 2008 selection of Upgrade International, a network operating in 29 countries, curated by Başak Şenova; 2008 selection of the only synchronized short film festival of the world taking bringing together prestigious film festivals and art venues from Europe and beyond, Betting on Shorts; selection entitled Essence/Borders prepared specifically for Kurye Video Festival by Art Expo; selections from a young festival from Ukraine, Wiz-art Festival are all among the screenings devoted to our global partners.

The festival will also feature special screenings devoted to Czech Republic and Sweden. Works from the renowned Czech animation and cinema institution, Film School Zlin and Swedish animations selected by Swedish Film Institut will give the audience a chance to focus on the animation scene of these two countries.

One of the most colorful guests of the festival will be Cie Mulleras Dance Company. One of the first representatives of dance on internet, Mulleras Dance Company will present its new project synthesizing dance, music, video and multimedia, “Traces 96 Details”. The event will be realized in collaboration with boDig.

One of the leading countries of the world in the field of animation, Czech Republic will be presented by workshops given by instructors and students from the prestigious Film School Zlin. The seminar on “Body, Technology and Art”, which will be realized with the attendance of Gary Hall, Kirk Woolford, Lanfranco Aceti, Tuna Erdem and Stelarc will be yet another highlight of the festival.

Kurye International Video Festival will last 11 days and will take place in Akbank Sanat, Bilgi University Santral Campus and Talimhane Theater.

For more detailed info about the festival and screening program: www.kuryevideo.org

Festival Program:

Opening Party: June 2, 21.00, Dirty

Akbank Sanat Video Screenings: June 3/4/5/9/10/11/12, 2009, 12:00- 19:30

Bilgi University Santral Campus Video Screenings: June 6-12, 2009, 12:00-18:00, E1 Building – Room 306

Czech Animation Workshops: June 2-4, 2009, 13:00-18:00, Santral Campus, E1 Building – Room 306

Stelarc Seminar: June 5, 2009, 19:00, Akbank Sanat

“Body, Technology and Art” Panel: June 6, 2009, 12:00, Bilgi University Santral Campus E4 Building – Room 305

Cie Mulleras Performance: June 10, 2009, 20:00, Talimhane Theater

About Kurye Video Organization:

Kurye Video Organization is the only independent and international organization focusing exclusively on video in Turkey. Operating as an archive, Kurye Video Organization also works as an agency both locally and internationally. Currently, the archive includes 620 videos by 250 artists from 42 countries. Over the past three years, Kurye organized numerous exhibitions, special screenings and AV events alongside three international video festivals.

*Poster Design: Onur Can Çoban