"The country, not the bird": Turkish Art Videos
Free Screening!
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Özkan Cangüven is an independent curator, originally from Turkey who is currently living and working in New York. Graduated from Bard College Center for Curatorial Studies last summer where he curated his thesis show "We Love Cinema" with artists appropriating cinema in their works. Cangüven previously worked at New Museum of Contemporary Art and at Scenic as curatorial assistant to curators Simon Watson and Craig Hansela. He has recently curated a film screening with Shirin Neshat and Matthew Barney at the IfIstanbul Film Festival in Istanbul and is currently working on other curatorial projects.
“This screening consists of a selection of videos that impressed me as a curator and as an avid video art fan. With their aesthetic creativity and technical execution, they are among the most impressive of the last couple of years. “
Osman Bozkurt's documentary video "auto-park" reflects the urban struggle of an every growing city where people create their own ways of leisure in places they are not supposed to be.
Köken Ergün's "I, Soldier" is a voyeuristic look at to a nationalistic ceremony where the "sacred" identity of being a soldier has been reaffirmed and celebrated.
Sefer Memisoglu "Untitled" has a nonlinear narration, presenting a brief, psychological story rife with ambiguous readings and interpretations.
Ahmet Ögut's "Cut it out" a fictional re-creation of a familiar reality of our times, in a disturbing but ironic approach.
Fahrettin Örenli's video "Shadows of Dust(Episode III.)" overlays a segment of a traditional shadow puppet show with a current speech about money, connecting the past to the present.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 | ||
6:00 pm - Art in General |
RSVP to curatorial@artingeneral.org, Curator in Attendance "The country, not the bird" Turkish Videos Curated by Özkan Cangüven Directed by Köken Ergün Turkey / 2005 / 7:14 mins / Video "The country, not the bird" Turkish Videos Curated by Özkan Cangüven Directed by Osman Bozkurt Turkey / 2003 / 15:50 mins / Video "The country, not the bird" Turkish Videos Curated by Özkan Cangüven Directed by Sefer Memisoglu Turkey / 2005 / 6:38 mins / Video "The country, not the bird" Turkish Videos Curated by Özkan Cangüven Directed by Ahmet Ögüt Turkey / 2004 / 2:17 mins / Video "The country, not the bird" Turkish Videos Curated by Özkan Cangüven Directed by Fahrettin Örenli 2004 / 4:00 mins / Video | |
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