Kasa Galeri will be hosting “Social Bits İstanbul” between dates 14 May and 19 June 2010. (http://socialbits.org | http://twitter.com/socialbit) Linz based, international research group Social Bits aims to reintroduce Istanbul, European Capital of Culture through new and different channels. It focuses on transforming the thoughts and comments of people living in İstanbul, which shared through…
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My Voice, My Weapon of Choice
Caner Aslan Dineo Seshee Bopape Curator: Övül Durmuşoğlu Sesim silahimdir/ My voice, my weapon of choice takes its title from the opening line of ‘This is’ by the cult disco queen Grace Jones. She was on tour last year for her recent album titled Hurricane, which includes the particular song. When she announces this line,…
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Slought – Istanbul
Slought Foundation (http://slought.org/) is a non-profit organization based in Philadelphia that engages the public in dialogue about cultural and socio-political change. It collaborates with a range of partners including artists, communities, universities, and governments to encourage cultural inclusiveness and social activism. Culture means more than preservation or presentation; it means the exchange of ideas, the…
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10 years at Kasa
Kasa Gallery of Sabanci University at Karaköy, is what its name implies. When you take the narrow stairs down to the vault, it is possible that you experience a slight claustrophobia. However, the feeling, as you enter the vault,, that you are about the share in or about to see something that no one else…
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